Drafting the Thesis and Outline: February 27, 2020

Focus: How do we build a strong foundation for our critical review essays?

1. Warming up with our Valentine of the Day and Grammar You Must Know #8

2. Offering you a little inspiration from your classmates: A mini thesis lecture using a few thesis drafts you sent me and my responses

3. Composing and revising your own thesis statements

• Remember to e-mail me your thesis as soon as you have a draft. Feel free to e-mail me with revised thesis statements as well.

4. Figuring out to structure your essay and composing an outline (whiteboard or Google doc)

Back row: Please leave your notebooks for me so I can finally finish Notebook Check #1! Sheesh!

HW:
For FRIDAY:

• Prepare to deliver your book talk if you have not done so.

• E-mail me your thesis if you have not done so.

• Finish your outline by the end of class tomorrow. (If you're absent, you will need to take care of this over the weekend).