8Y 03-29-2017 Wednesday Essay Basics Objective: Describe the basic parts of an essay. Apply this to my essay in Computers/History Project. Agenda: Prayer Do Now: What is a thesis statement? What is its purpose? In a basic essay, where should the thesis statement be located? What is a topic sentence? What is its purpose? In a basic essay, where are topic sentences located? What is a claim? How can you tell if a sentence in an essay is a claim? What do you expect to follow a claim? Essay work and one-on-ones Homework: Work on your research and essay formats!