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Thesis Practice

Thesis Practice. APUSH. AP Website (College Board). “Write More Often” “AP students need to write, and to write often. This practice is an excellent way to develop the skill of casting a thesis statement and marshalling evidence in support of a valid generalization.”. In Class Practice.

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Thesis Practice

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  1. Thesis Practice APUSH

  2. AP Website (College Board) • “Write More Often” • “AP students need to write, and to write often. This practice is an excellent way to develop the skill of casting a thesis statement and marshalling evidence in support of a valid generalization.”

  3. In Class Practice • AP students will practice developing writing skills with timed exercises • Writing Samples will be kept in a 3 ring binder in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER • These samples will provide evidence of each student’s progress

  4. In Class Practice • Start every entry with a “thesis-like” topic sentence • Practice • Practice • Practice • ……will NOT make you perfect…it will make you better

  5. In Class Practice • From the AP website “have a guiding organizational principle or a stated agenda for making your point” • (this means that you should always strive to MAKE A POINT) • Make sure that your thesis matches what the prompt is assessing AND your knowledge…..cont’d…

  6. Writing the Thesis Statement • (UNC Chapel Hill writing tips) The Thesis: • tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion • is a road map for the essay/response • directly answers the question asked of you • a single sentence that presents your argument to the reader

  7. STRONG vs. Weak Thesis • Ask yourself, “Self……” • Do I answer the question? • Have I taken a position that others might challenge or oppose? • Does my thesis pass the 'So What?/Rocks are Hard” test

  8. STRONG vs. Weak Thesis • Example: “Compare and contrast the reasons why the North and South fought the Civil War.”

  9. STRONG vs. Weak Thesis • “The North and South fought the Civil War for many reasons, some of which were the same and some different.”

  10. STRONG vs. Weak Thesis • THAT thesis stinks because it • restates the question without providing any additional information. • "What reasons? How are they the same? How are they different?" • What can you do to make it BETTER?

  11. STRONG vs. Weak Thesis • push your comparison toward an interpretation

  12. STRONG vs. Weak Thesis • “While both sides fought the Civil War over the issue of slavery, the North fought for moral reasons while the South fought to preserve its own institutions.”

  13. STRONG vs. Weak Thesis • OR…. • “While both Northerners and Southerners believed they fought against tyranny and oppression, Northerners focused on the oppression of slaves while Southerners defended their own rights to property and self-government.”

  14. STRONG vs. Weak Thesis • final thesis presents a way of interpreting evidence that illuminates the significance of the question. • There is NOT ONE right answer • There are only STRONG and WEAK thesis statements and strong and weak uses of evidence

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