Wednesday, 6 February 2019

Eng 12 Thesis statements

Thesis statement - thesis - "idea"
Main sentence in multiparagraph writing

several paragraphs - essay 

essay - five-paragraph essay (CWS pp4-5)
IKEA essay, basic model of an essay
good "go-to" model

essay - thesis - main idea of the essay
the opinion

"Do you agree that marijuana should be legal in Canada?"

State your thesis- sentence

Model the question - key words

"Do you agree that marijuana should be legal in Canada?"

mirror the vocab of the question, OR use synonyms

marijuana - Mary Jane (slangy), cannabis, pot, weed, 420?
 
agree - approve, believe, consider, concur, support, accept, consent

legal - allowed, permitted, authorized, accepted, 

Canada - our nation, our country, Native land, Great White North, our second home, my adopted home ? 


Very useful tool - thesaurus.com


"Do you agree that marijuana should be legal in Canada?"


THESIS STATEMENT
I support the Canadian government's decision to legalize marijuana for recreational use purposes.

Thesis - "idea" - sets the directions for your essay, writing


Why did the main character in "Regret" cry at the end of the story?

No I




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