2. Persuasive essay this week
Title
Hook
Thesis Statement
Claims

3. Lets check your progress
Title Example: School Uniforms Squash Creativity Share yours:

4. Lets check your progress
Hook Example: “Don't these schools do enough damage making all these kids think alike, now they have to make them look alike too? ― George Carlin

5. Thesis Statement

6. #2 Thesis statement: Simply and clearly state your position on the issue
1. Take a stand
2. Propose a solution
3. Evaluate something
4. State its position clearly and exactly
5. Arguable
6. Stated positively, i.e. is it a statement rather than a question

7. Lets check your progress
Thesis Statement
Student need to express themselves freely, uniforms do not offer students and expression of their individualism. Schools should give students the liberty of expressing themselves with an objective and realistic dress code that reinforces good manners, good taste and a realistic view of how to prepare them for college and work environment.
Does this statement meet the standards?

8. Thesis Statement Transitions Words
First and foremost, student need to express themselves freely. Secondly, uniforms do not offer students and expression of their individualism. In fact, Schools should give students the liberty of expressing themselves with an objective and realistic dress code. Specifically, a dress code that reinforces good manners, good taste and a realistic view of how to prepare them for college and work environment.
What rules can you identify about using transition words?

9. Thesis Statement Transitions Words
TRANSITION WORDS
What are transitions and how are they used?
Look in the saved sites folder for a list of transition words
They are also in the class website!!

10. Claims you should two strong claims in your introduction (This is where your sources come in)

11. Claims you should two strong claims in your introduction (This is where your sources come in)
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12. Claims
First and foremost, student need to express themselves freely. Secondly, uniforms do not offer students and expression of their individualism. In fact, Schools should give students the liberty of expressing themselves with an objective and realistic dress code. Specifically, a dress code that reinforces good manners, good taste and a realistic view of how to prepare them for college and work environment. I would like to share with you a eight year study published as the book The School Uniform Movement and What it Tells Us About American Education (2004) from the University of Missouri-Columbia, which claims the following; that uniform policies don’t curb violence or behavioral problems in schools. They don’t cultivate student self-esteem and motivation. They don’t balance the social-status differences that often separate students. And they don’t improve academic achievement.
How did I do? Are my claims well based? How did I do it?

13. Claims
What sources are you going to se in you claims?
Where should you look?
Where shouldn’t you look?
Did you know I have a list of the best sources guide in our class site!!!