Thesis vs. Hook

Goal: Keep writing our performance task piece with a special focus on thesis and hook

Agenda: 
Journal
Thesis Planning
Thesis vs. Hook
Writing the Body of Your Work

1. Journal 
How do you define failure?

2. Thesis Planning 
Planning your thesis is very important. Use the organizer that looks like this to help you solidify your thesis:

3. Thesis vs. Hook
Yesterday we began to discuss the difference between a thesis and a hook. Today, you will be crafting the rest of your writing so I want us to identify the difference between a hook and a thesis in Pérez's work:

• The hook is always the part that grabs our attention. It's at the very beginning of the piece and tells a story that gets us thinking, "Hmm, tell me more."
• A thesis is the part that says, "Here is exactly what I'm going to write about. You can expect to know more about these exact ideas by the end of this piece." 

4. Planning Your Claims and Evidence
I have another document to help you identify your claims and evidence. When you have this complete, you are ready to write on your own!

5. Writing the Body of Your Work 

• The rest of the time is yours to actually write
• Remember, your letter is to a specific audience. Do not lose sight of that.
• Use your thesis planning document from yesterday to help you write. 
• You can also use the document in Google Classroom if you prefer to jump right online. 

Remember, the question you are answering is:

How does experiencing failure actually help the journey toward success?

Reminders: 
I will not be here tomorrow because I'm taking students on a field trip to Miramar College. However, you still have writing to complete and get ready because we are doing peer review when I get back on Friday!