Thesis Builder

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Activity Description

This activity will help higher level students: find a topic, create a thesis, and generate an outline. They will use an online thesis builder tool to accomplish this task.

Preparation

1. Play with the input boxes in order to learn how your words will form the thesis.
2. Learn the rules about not adding a period at the end of the sentence or using capital letters in the beginning and be prepared to explain to your students.
3. Here is an article discussing Thesis Statements and giving examples to try in the classroom.

How-To

The steps may be adapted for a computer lab or a one computer/projector classroom.

1. Demonstrate how to build a thesis by showing the question boxes to students.
2. Let the students help you fill up the answers by asking them what to write.
3. Explain that they should not put a period at the end of the answer or a capital letter in the beginning.
4. Select Build a Thesis to see the first paragraph completed.
5. Make changes if necessary.
6. Select Make an Online Outline to start the second and third paragraph.
7. After completing one set of steps with the students, let them create their own thesis and outline (if you have a computer lab).

Teacher Tips

• If you teach in a classroom with a computer/projector, print the box questions (select Print Screen on your keyboard or if you have Windows 7 use the Snipping Tool) in order to print your screen) and let the students write their answers. Then choose a few students to input their answers in your computer.
• Project the result to students.

More Ways

Discuss the graphic The Thesis Statement Dissected (above).

Program Areas

• ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

• High

Subjects

• Reasoning Through Language Arts
  • Essays

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