Strategies and Materials
Strategies and Materials
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Objective 1: After reading the textbook and attending the lecture, students will understand that a thesis is argumentative.
Objective 1: After reading the textbook and attending the lecture, students will understand that a thesis is argumentative.
(Pre-instructional activity) Students will complete the pre-assessment in which they choose the stronger of two thesis statements. Then, they will read the chapter on argument in the textbook The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing. Students will also read the sample essay “The ‘I’ in Internet.”
Week 1 – Students will meet as a class on Zoom. The instructor will lecture on the elements of a strong thesis statement, using four “rules” as a guide for students to follow and modeling the revision of thesis statements. Students will be divided into breakout groups to identify the thesis of “The ‘I’ in Internet.” After breakout groups, each group will present findings to the class and explain why.
Materials: Google form survey, textbook, "The 'I' in the Internet," Zoom, computers with microphones and cameras.
Objective 2: After attending lecture and practicing in groups, students will remember the “rules” regarding argumentative thesis statements.
Objective 2: After attending lecture and practicing in groups, students will remember the “rules” regarding argumentative thesis statements.
Week 1 – Students will participate in a Blackboard discussion forum. The students will evaluate a music video of their choosing. The short evaluation will begin with a thesis statement that provides an overall judgment on the video. This will be modeled by the instructor in a way that demonstrates the four rules. Students will then evaluate each other’s short paragraphs.
Materials: Computers, Blackboard, YouTube
Objective 3: Given examples of thesis statements and a discussion board, students will evaluate the strength of thesis statements.
Objective 3: Given examples of thesis statements and a discussion board, students will evaluate the strength of thesis statements.
Week 2 – Students will be given an essay assignment. As a class, the students will discuss ways to answer the essay assignment, using the four rules. The class will discuss ways to ensure that they are meeting all of the rules requirements when they write their own thesis statements. In groups, students will revise thesis statements from the Week 1 discussion board.
Materials: Computers, Blackboard, Zoom, computers with microphones and cameras
Objective 4: Given an essay assignment, students will produce their own thesis statements.
Objective 4: Given an essay assignment, students will produce their own thesis statements.
Week 2 – Students will write their thesis statement and outline in response to the essay assignment and post it on the discussion forum. Then, students will provide feedback to one another on the discussion forum.
Media: Computers, Blackboard
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