1. Creating a Thesis Statement
In four steps!
Mr. Cuevas- 7th ELA

2. Step 1: Turn the write statement into a question.
WRITE an essay explaining how another person’s knowledge or experience can be a valuable resource.
Question: How can another person’s knowledge or experience be a valuable resource?

3. Step 2: Answer the question with your claim.
Ex. Other people’s experiences can be a good learning tool.

4. Step 3: Provide reasons to support your claim.
Ex. They can guide you through similar situations, show you a situational outcome, and expose you to unfamiliar situations or events.
B- books
E- experience
N- News
T- Technology
S-Science
H-history
O- Observation
P- People
Use BENT SHOP to help you brainstorm ideas.

5. Step 4: State your claim
State(your positon/belief) + reason(s)or evidence.
Then create your thesis statement.
Claim: Other people’s experiences can be a good learning tool.
Reasons: They can guide you through similar situations, show you a situational outcome, and expose you to unfamiliar situations or events.
Thesis: Other people’s experiences can be a good learning tool because they can guide you through similar situations, show you a situational outcome, and expose you to unfamiliar situations or events.

6. Where will I see this?
College applications: updates/common-application-announces essay-prompts Apply Texas Prompts User Manuals:

7. Applying the thinking behind Expository Writing.
Common job interview questions:
Why should we hire you?
What is your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it? 
Can you describe a time when your work was criticized? 
How would you go about establishing your credibility quickly with the team?

8. Works Cited
Peterson, Thad. 100 potential job interview questions, Web. 16 December