What are the parts and purposes of my research paper?
Who am I as a writer?
In reflecting on yesterday, I hope each person had an opportunity to consider the organization of and relationship between essential terms and concepts for arguments. One clear takeaway should be the ability to arrange paragraphs and identify the purpose for each one. Before getting too far into that process, it is important to have a clear thesis to direct the argument.
GATHERING: Circle Up! Sentence Starts
- The most important thing about my topic is...
- After reading my research paper, I want people to feel/think ... about ...
THESIS WORKSHOP: Respond to each prompt in order to develop a thesis statement for your research paper. This can be done on the hard copies or a google document in your Project Block folder.
STUDIO: Identify immediate priorities for research and writing. As a group, identify steps taken in the past ten days to get to a working thesis statement. Clarify these steps for all students and work together to make sure each person knows which step is the next they need to take.
REFLECTION: Pair-Share working thesis statements, having a very brief conversation to identify areas where clarity is still needed.
