I'm hoping that you all had a nice reprieve from the daily grind, and that your return to classroom life has been smooth and joyful.
As you transition back, I'd like to share with you my thesis template.
Getting out of the gates strong in composition is essential, so hammering the thesis is instrumental.
And here's the kicker - my thesis template can be applied across the expository modes.
What a student does for literary analysis ... they do for rhetorical analysis, synthesis, argument, persuasion ... even research.
All the typical guesswork is out of the equation ... the process is immediately demystified!!
To illustrate how to pull the strings of my thesis template for literary analysis, I often use Oscar Nominated Shorts to solidify the concept with quick-writes.
Here are a few new writing workshop videos I made over the break to help you and your students out.
And for rhetorical analysis, I like to use classic television commercials.
Here are my latest writing workshop videos.
Per usual, in each writing workshop video, I get to the proverbial canvas and easel and "Bob Ross" how to construct the thesis by providing a number of models and exemplars.
Here's to crushing the thesis point!!
Wishing you all a prosperous, happy, and healthy New Year!
Happy teaching and happy writing!
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