1. The Thesis Statement

2. What does College Board say? Begins your essay “States a thesis that directly addresses all parts of the questions. The thesis must do more than restate the question.” (college board rubric) Must answer prompt About 3 sentences Sets up the topics you will cover for the reader

3. Thesis Formula X. However, A,B, and C. Therefore, Y. X- Contradictory side or background information A,B, and C- Your main ideas of your three body paragraphs. This lets the reader know exactly what you will be discussing in your essay. Y- Your main point of your argument

4. Practice #1 (as a class) Analyze the cultural and economic responses of TWO of the following groups to the Indians of North America before 1750. British British French French Spanish Spanish

5. First steps Tear apart the prompt What does it mean to analyze? Which of the two groups do you know more about? Apply to the thesis format