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Writing a Thesis from a Writing Prompt

Writing a Thesis from a Writing Prompt. Who knows how to write a thesis from a prompt?. Not me!. Writing Unit. Evaluating the Prompt. What type of essay are you writing? Persuasive or Informative What is the task?

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Writing a Thesis from a Writing Prompt

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  1. Writing a Thesis from a Writing Prompt Who knows how to write a thesis from a prompt? Not me! Writing Unit

  2. Evaluating the Prompt • What type of essay are you writing? Persuasive or Informative • What is the task? Key Words: explain, convince, identify, suggest, persuade, inform • What are some advanced vocabulary?

  3. Practice! • Environmental concerns have become a major issue in our society. Think about the environment issues facing society today and what can be done to help. Write to explain what you can do to help the environment. • Type of Essay? • What is Task? • Vocabulary? Informational/Expository Explain what you can do to help the environment. Issues, facing, society, help, environment

  4. Due to the increasing number of environmental issues in our society, there are many solutions to fix each issue.

  5. Practice! • Many people accuse fast food companies of being responsible for the problem of obesity in America. Think about whether fast food restaurants or consumers are responsible for the increase in obesity. Convince the reader who is more responsible for the problem of obesity in America—fast food restaurants or individual consumers. • Type of Essay? • What is Task? • Vocab? Persuasive Convince reader who is more responsible for obesity—fast food restaurants or consumers Responsible, problem, obesity, individual consumer, fast food restaurants

  6. Obesity in America is created solely from an individual consumer’s choice.

  7. Practice! • All of us have favorite people in our lives. We tend to like them because of specific qualities they have or because of specific things they have done. Why has one person you know become one of the favorite people in your life? Explain the qualities and interests that make you like this person. • What Type of Essay? • What is Task? • Vocab? Informative/Expository Explain what qualities/interests make you like this person and explain why Favorite, person, specific, qualities, interests, like

  8. Practice! • You have a major project due in one of your classes. After talking with several classmates, you discover that almost no one in the class will be finished on time. You have been chosen to share this concern with your teacher and ask for an extension. Why should your teacher consider extending the deadline? Convince your teacher to extend the project deadline for the entire class. • What Type of Essay? • What is Task? • Vocab? Persuasive Convince teacher to extend deadline and explain why Teacher, extension, deadline, project, class

  9. Tips and Tricks • Do exactly what prompt says • Use vocab to develop thesis statement • Re-read prompt • Write in correct mode

  10. Any Questions Turn in 4 thesis statements before leaving class

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