ALS Session 6

• Academic Language Skills
• HBO
• Studiejaar 1

Learning objectives...

At the end of this session, you...

Are able to identify a "good" thesis statement

Are able to write a strong thesis statement

Have been able to work on your essay outline, thesis statement, finding sources, paraphrasing and APA

Plan

1. Review homework

2. Instructions on essay outline

3. Instruction on learning stations

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4. Learning stations

5. Evaluate own learning objectives

Original: English words can sometimes replace local words.
At times, English expressions can take the place of local ones. This expression is:

1. A correctly written quotation
2. A correctly written paraphrase
3. A comma splice

In a 5 paragraph essay, many thesis statements have

1. 3 main points
2. 2 main points
3. 5 main points

Thesis statement: Young workers expect to have access to social networking sites, cell phones and internet 24 hours a day. Which of the following would NOT feature in the essay?

1. Young workers' expectations about salaries
2. Young workers and social networking sites
3. Young workers and cell phones

The thesis statement contains...

1. A list of main ideas
2. The main topic of the essay
3. Information that gets the reader's attention

Which sentence is the most appropriate hook for an essay about new biometric technologies?

1. There are many kinds of biometric technology
2. Biometric technology is changing life as we know it
3. Fingerprinting is one kind of technology

Questions?

What do you already know about....

A hook?

A topic sentence?

A thesis statement?

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Where is the hook?

Where is the thesis? Topic sentence?

What have we covered so far in ALS?

Use the flow chart to help you!

What did you learn/work on today?

We meet again after the autumnbreak!

Homework is on BrightSpace:

- watch this video on writing your thesis statement and outlining your essay

- finish writing your outline and plan to bring to class for feedback.

- complete Unit 28 on analyzing an essay in your book.

- watch this video on the basics of academic writing.