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3. Her Suggested Solutions Honing the central idea/controlling idea/thesis statement Writing “narrow and deep” Teaching the difference between personal anecdote that explains and personal anecdote that doesn’t L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College

4. Develop Specific Secondary Support for Each Primary Support Find Primary Supports for the Thesis Declare a Focused Thesis Analyze/Understand a Writing Assignment L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College

5. Declare a Focused Thesis Analyze/Understand a Writing Prompt L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College

6. From an old TASP Test Prompt Is some form of government regulation needed to limit the violence shown on TV? Many people today are saying that there is too much violence on TV. They believe that the amount shown causes children, especially, to be too violent. Opponents believe that this is censorship and even violates the First Amendment right to free speech. They believe that the market should determine whether a show stays on the air or not. Write a persuasive essay taking a stand on the issue of whether the government should regulate TV violence. Your audience is a classroom instructor. Be sure to explain and defend your position with appropriate examples and logical arguments. L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College

11. Find Primary Supports for the Thesis Declare a Focused Thesis Analyze/Understand a Writing Prompt L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College

13. Gretchen Bernabei’s outline of a sample STAAR response to the English III persuasive writing prompt L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College

14. Sample Brainstorming L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College

15. Develop Specific Secondary Support for Each Primary Support Find Primary Supports for the Thesis Declare a Focused Thesis Analyze/Understand a Writing Prompt http://www.lirvin.net/WGuides/S Support.htm L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College