Friday, September 28th

1. Review THESIS/CLAIM statements.

2. As a group, indicate whether each thesis statement below is good or not. Discuss what would be the research question that the statement is answering. Explain why it is a good or a bad thesis, using the checklist, formula, etc.  If it is not an effective thesis, work on rewriting it as a group.

THESIS EXAMPLES:

• This essay will examine the effects of prohibiting fishing in the Otonabee River during spawning season.
• The development of steel was very important in the growth of a distinctively new architecture both in Europe and in North America.
• Every socioeconomic group in North America has suffered adverse effects from the growth of technology over the past century and a half.
• Both in terms of major energy production, such as the generation of electricity for cities, and in terms of localized energy needs, such as the fuel for a single automobile, hydrogen is the power source of the future.
• Shakespeare’s King Lear is pervaded by images of animals, of torture, and of clothing. 

2. When you are done as a group, you will individually need to write a research question and the coinciding thesis/claim for the following subjects. Once you have written your thesis, go over the checklist and post WHY it is, indeed, a thesis.
 Post in Schoology by 7:30 AM on Monday, October 1st.

• Professional Athlete Salaries 
• Social media
• Public libraries
• Vaping 

3. You will have a QUIZ over the following on MONDAY: Art of communication, Bloom's taxonomy, InSIGHT annotation, Ethos, pathos, logos, Socratic seminars, types of communication, Steps 1-4 of writing.