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Write a Thesis Statement for Argumentative Text

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Write a Thesis Statement for Argumentative Text

TEKS ELA: 8(8)(D)(i)

8(8)(D)(i) Analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including the controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence.

This writing strategies lesson focuses on writing a coherent thesis statement. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the topic of the text and the controlling impression. Then, they read the remaining sentences to determine the author's reasoning as seen in supporting details. Finally, they combine the topic, controlling impression, and reasoning into a coherent thesis statement. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review modeled on current adaptive testing methods.

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TEKS ELA: 8(8)(D)(i)

8(8)(D)(i) Analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including the controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence.


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