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Social Studies Gateway Review Day 1: Organization and Thesis Statements

Social Studies Gateway Review Day 1: Organization and Thesis Statements. Overview of the Gateway Essay. Social Studies essays will be graded on: How well you answer the question, support your ideas, and make connections ( focus, development, analysis )

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Social Studies Gateway Review Day 1: Organization and Thesis Statements

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  1. Social Studies Gateway Review Day 1: Organization and Thesis Statements

  2. Overview of the Gateway Essay • Social Studies essays will be graded on: • How well you answer the question, support your ideas, and make connections (focus, development, analysis) • How well you used documents and outside information as factual support (knowledge) • How well you organize, use transitions, and develop an intro/conclusion (organization) • How well you use grammar, spelling, punctuation, citations (conventions)

  3. What is life like for a typical American teenager?Be sure to discuss the following topics: * School * Home * Leisure Time Sample Gateway Topic: Use the prompt and develop an outline,outside information, and thesis statement

  4. What is life like for a typical American teenager? * School * Home * Leisure Time Document B Document A * U.S. high school students spend an average of 180 days in school * Japanese students spend on average 220 days in school * German students spend 240 days in school on average Document C“My mom makes me take out the trash and clean the dishes after dinner every night.—Nick, 14 year old

  5. Develop a thesis and outline for the following prompt

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