With their first big writing assignment coming up, we spent Friday working on thesis statements with THESIS THROWDOWN. Students were given a prompt and, within their groups, they had three minutes to come up with the best thesis statement to respond to that prompt. Our first prompt was...What is the best dessert? After coming up with their entry for the competition, each group wrote their prospective thesis on the whiteboard for judging. We walked through each one, making edits where necessary and highlighting what we liked and what could use some revision. The first winner was crowned--congrats to Noah, Morgan, and Ava! Then, with the feedback from Round One, students were given a second prompt selected by Ms. Slama's TA...What is the most useful household appliance? Armed with their newfound of knowledge of what to do and pitfalls to avoid, the Round Two thesis statements were much stronger and right on target. We walked through them all again, and the winner will be crowned on Monday! The competition is fierce, and in case you were wondering, apparently the pizookie is the best dessert. As for most useful household appliance, the majority of students argued the refrigerator is the best, but I think the toaster oven had the strongest thesis. And last but not least, here are the winners of today's caption contest! This competition is fierce. “It’s not bring your kids to work day.” - Giselle C.
“A multi-layered case.” - Thor D. “I narrowed it down to one suspect and then five more popped out...” - Morgan F. “You said the suspect was a narcissist, Russian nesting dolls are so full of themselves.” - Jessica N. “That the most I can make them open up.” - Trevor S. “Over time you’ll start to fit in…" - Noah W.
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