Curated OER
Let Me Convince You
Students examine the elements of a persuasive speech and brainstorm topics related to school that they think should be changed. They compose and deliver a three to five minute persuasive speech to their classmates using the key...
Curated OER
Take a Stand
Students defend their stances regarding topics. In this writing process lesson, students read The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal and participate in writing activities that require them to determine how the feel about a...
Curated OER
Let Me Convince You
Students discuss the purposes of persuasive speaking and writing with emphasis upon what makes them different from other kinds. They brainstorm and discuss ways to select "The Greatest American Who Ever Lived" and prepare a persuasive...
Curated OER
Essay Writing
Learners complete essay writing activities. In this essay writing lesson, students use an outline activity to learn about the advantages and disadvantages for various essay writing types. Learners also break down the paragraphs into...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Critical Reading: Identifying Thesis Statements
This lesson focuses on identifying thesis statements including explicit and implicit thesis statements, "How to Identify the Thesis Statement" (video), topic sentences, paragraph parts graphic, and a self-check activity.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Academic Argument: Argumentative Thesis Statements
This lesson plan focuses on argumentative thesis statements and on recognizing an arguable thesis.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Academic Argument: Practice: Argumentative Thesis Statements
This practice exercise focuses on recognizing and evaluating argumentative thesis statements.
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
Teaching History: Teaching Guides: Stating Your Case: Writing Thesis Statements
Lesson plan on writing thesis statements specifically addresses writing essays on historical subjects and themes, particularly essays written in response to document-based questions (DBQs). Walks students through identifying clear thesis...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communications: Establishing a Purpose and a Thesis
This instructional activity focuses on establishing the purpose and thesis of your speech. It includes information about both a general and specific purpose of the speech and developing a thesis statement that clearly articulates the...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Analysis: Analytic Thesis
This activity focuses on the forming an analytic thesis statement that includes the how, why, and so what of the subject. It also discusses the need to let the thesis develop naturally and be sure that the main claim is reasoned.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Critical Reading: Summary Skills
This lesson focuses on how to write a summary including strategies for annotation, paraphrasing the thesis statement, distinguishing major ideas from minor ones, and picking appropriate quotes. It also provides videos including "How to...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Process: Organizing
This lesson focuses on the organization of your paper including how to write a thesis statement, the elements of an effective paragraph, patterns of organization, transitions, and conclusions. It also provides a video of the Toulmin...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Process: Prewriting
This lesson focuses on prewriting including the purpose and characteristics of prewriting, prewriting strategies, the rhetorical context, and developing a working thesis statement. It also includes a slide show about author, audience,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: English Mentor: How to Write a Career Research Paper
This structural design will guide students in writing a career research paper from start to finish. They will gather information; cite sources MLA style; develop a thesis statement, outline, and paragraphs; and create a research paper...
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