Lesson # 4 – Thesis Statement & Introductory Paragraph Unit # 1: Introduction to World History

Agenda Warm Up Notebook Set Up Thesis Practice Introductory Paragraph Analyzing Cause & Effect (if time)

Thursday, August 29 Bell Ringer: What is the different between a primary and secondary source? Objective: SWBAT… Use Historical Interpretation to reconstruct meaning, differentiate between facts, and analyze source Use Historical Analysis and Interpretation to identify past problems, consider multiple perspectives, analyze cause-effect relationships, evaluate narratives and influence on past events Homework: Complete Introductory Paragraph

Notebook Set Up Documents that you will need: Syllabus Primary/Secondary Sources worksheet Writing Packet (3 sheets of either green, pink, yellow or gray) Constructing History (Bias worksheet) Yesterday’s Bell Ringer/Objective/Homework Sheet Today’s Bell Ringer/Objective/Homework Sheet You will put the PAGE # in the top Right Hand corner of EVERY page

Page 1 Your Syllabus should be attached to the first page.

Page 2 Writing Resources (the stapled document) should be attached to your second page.

Page 3 Introduction to World History – Writing (the document where I hand wrote your name) should be attached to your third page.

Page 4 Introduction to World History – Writing (the rubric) should be attached to your fourth page.

Page 5 Attach yesterday’s Bell Ringer/Objective/Homework

Page 6 Attach yesterday’s worksheet: Constructing History (Bias)

Page 7 Attach today’s Bell Ringer/Objective/Homework sheet

Page 8 Attach Speed Thesis Writing

Everyone is now set up for success in World History!

Back to the Writing Packet… Turn to Step # 5:Thesis

A thesis is the most important part of your paper…sort of A thesis statement must include the three reasons to justify the claim in order to be a strong thesis. Question: What is the best high school in Charlotte? Thesis: Phillip O. Berry is the best high school in Charlotte because the students are intelligent, the teachers are caring, and students from all over want to go there. Let’s Practice! Turn to Page 8 in your notebook for Speed Thesis Writing

Write a thesis in which you examine three negative effects of college athletes getting paid. Write a thesis in which you defend three effects (either positive or negative) of students using laptops in class. Write a thesis in which you examine three positive effects of requiring students to have service hours in order to graduate. Write a thesis in which you identify three causes for a student (Marco) to be failing math class. Write a thesis in which you identify three negative effects of removing the athletics program from Phillip O Berry. Step 5: Writing a Thesis Speed writing practice

Now write a thesis for your topic. Ask yourself… Does the thesis restate the question / make a claim? Does the thesis justify itself with 3 provable reasons? Step 5: Writing a Thesis Apply what you’ve learned!

Step 6: Introductory Paragraph Written in Three Parts 1. Attention Grabber What an AG is: short quote, fact, bold statement What an AG is not: question, generalization/vague statement, opinion 2. Background Information 2 or three details about the topic 3. Thesis statement Always goes at the end of the introductory paragraph Now you try!...If you don’t finish in class…It is homework!

Let’s end the week with a smile… Good things? A Day Made of Glass

Analyzing Cause and Effect Take 5 minutes and write a one paragraph summary of your life. Include 3 key events that have shaped who you are as a person Step 1: With a partner, share your one paragraph mini biography that you wrote for your bell ringer Step 2: Identify the three events from your partner’s story (annotate: highlight, underline, star, etc.) Step 3: Identify the cause and effect of each event and complete the chart. Identify key transition words Step 4: Explain the difficulty in understanding cause and effect