Thesis or Occasion Position
What should your thesis address?
Your side of the prompt.
What in an intro should you use to get the reader's attention? Hint: Think of fishing
The "hook"
What are the 2 parts of a prompt?
1. Background
2. Question(s)
What is the topic sentence in your body paragraphs for?
The topic sentence is for giving/introducing your reason for your evidence
When you find evidence in a passage, what should you do?
Underline and make an annotation
What is the purpose of a thesis?
To address your stance on the prompt
What should you put into your intro before your occasion/position or thesis that lets the reader know what you are talking about? Hint: These are the facts on the subject told to you in your prompt.
The Background in the intro
How should you answer the question on a prompt?
Any way you want as long as you PICK A SIDE!
What is context?
Background that introduces your evidence (e.g. the who, what, when, and where)
What is an annotation?
A quick note to explain how something supports your side of the argument
Where in your intro paragraph should your thesis or occasion/position statement be placed AND how many sentences should it be?
1. The last sentence or the end
2. Only 1 sentence
What is the first sentence of your conclusion? Hint: _________ your thesis or occasion/position
Restate or reword
After you've chosen a side, what should you do with the background documents?
Read them and underline evidence that supports your side of the argument
What is the most important part of your body paragraph?
EVIDENCE
What is the purpose of using evidence in a historical essay?
To support your thesis or occasion position statement (AKA the side of the argument you are taking)
What phrases should you begin an Occasion/position statement or thesis with?
Subordinate Clauses (e.g. Despite, although, when, if, unless, throughout, etc.)
The bulk of your conclusion should be __________ your topic sentences.
Restating or rewording
Label the parts of this prompt as background and prompt question:
In the late 1800s, the United States economy was changed by new inventions, remarkably rapid growth, and new forms of transportation and communication. What benefits did these changes bring about or what problems did they cause?
1. First sentence=background
2. Second sentence= prompt question
After giving your evidence in a body paragraph, what should you do?
Give explanation as to why your evidence supports you thesis
What are three types of evidence you can use in an historical essay?
1. Quotations
2. Events
3. Experiences
(If any other valid examples are given=teacher's discretion)
Create a thesis for this prompt question: Should Brenna eat pancakes for breakfast? Why or why not?
Multiple answers
If my topic sentences are:
1. Pancakes are good because they soak up the syrup
2. Pancakes are the champion of breakfast because they are filling
3. Pancakes are better than waffles because the fluffy texture is better than crunchy textures
How could I reword these for my conclusion?
Multiple possible answers
Which parts of this background document support the viewpoint that the industrialization caused many problems for people?
Historian Sandy Lydon, describing the lives of Chinese immigrants who worked on California railroads, in Chinese Gold (1985)
“Between 1875 and 1880 the Chinese built three separate railroads, laid forty-two miles of track, and drilled 2.6 miles of tunnels to stitch Santa Cruz County together and attach it permanently to the world beyond the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Chinese contributed not only their sweat and their muscle, but their lives. At least fifty Chinese were killed in accidents while building those railroads . . . Chinese railroad workers on the Santa Cruz Railroad worked six ten-hour days a week and were paid one dollar a day. Two dollars per week [were] deducted from their pay for food, while expenses such as clothing and recreation chipped away at the remaining four dollars.”
Anything about unsafe conditions, death, and/or little pay.
What are the 5 parts of a body paragraph?
1. Topic sentence
2. Context/ Background for your evidence
3. Evidence
4. Explanation as to why your evidence supports your thesis
5. Concluding sentence
Make this saying by Brenna into a correctly punctuated quotation:
Pancakes are my favorite breakfast food
"Pancakes are my favorite breakfast food," said Brenna.
Brenna said, "Pancakes are my favorite breakfast food."
*Periods, commas, and quotation marks all need to be in the correct places.