May 14th: Classwork and Assignments

In-Class:

• Journal: After learning the 4 rules for a semi-colon, correct the five sentences on the overhead projector and list which rule applies to each one.
• We discussed what a thesis statement is (powerpoint presentation) and analyzed some of the thesis statements students brought in for homework.
• I handed back the thesis statements and had students correct them based on what they learned about what a thesis statement is.
• We had a Socratic dialogue about the issues surrounding dress code.

Homework:

• Write down at least three powerful arguments that support your thesis and which will serve as the skeleton for your paper.