In this particular writing workshop video, I have students tussling with a pithy essential question: should your district adopt a four-day school week?
While the Socratic Seminar was hotly contested, the writing was even better!
Embracing my inner-Bob Ross of Composition, I "paint" how to cobble together the introductory paragraph several times while employing my inverted and declarative thesis heuristic.
After seeing me at the helm a few times, the process should be completely demystified for your students.
From here, we look at how to construct the body paragraphs with the syllogistic method heuristic.
In these exemplars, you and your students can see firsthand how to sustain cogent lines of reasoning all while seamlessly incorporating the source material.
And for good measure, we even model how to tag a conclusion paragraph.
By the end of the video workshop (just by hitting pause and play), your students will have a full knowledge of how to construct a super engaging synthesis essay.
All the slides featured in the video, plus the source packet, are available for grabs (free). Just scroll down the video description.
Happy writing and happy teaching!
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