Answers for week 3....

Hi all, here are the answers for week 3:
1. 3 elements of a full thesis:
~thesis
~points that can be made against your thesis
~points that can be made for your thesis

2. These 3 elements are or should be present in any argument, whether in writing or in real life. By including points that others will make against your arguement and then showing them why you are right,in a respectful manner, will more than likely allow you to persuade them to your side.

3. You should keep your thesis in full view while you're writing so that you can be sure to include all your points. What can be easier than a card in your face as a reminder?

4. You should follow your full thesis pretty closely. Not all points need to be included in your "Thesis statement" in your introduction, but the pros and cons need to be addressed somewhere in the body of the essay. It's Ok to wander off track a little. Many new ideas occur this way. Just be sure the new idea somehow relates to one of your points. If it's too much a rabbit trail, consider addressing it in another essay.

Examples of a full thesis statement for:
The search for popularity can limit a student's personal growth.
~Thesis: the search for popularity can be detrimental to a student's personal growth.

~Pros: Students may not develop their natural talents if they aren't mirrored by members of the in-crowd.
Students may pretend to be someone they're not in order to fit in, while ignoring the important adolescent task of self-discovery.
Otherwise intelligent students may pretend to be less smart in order to fit in with the average teen.
Popularity in of itself, does not lend itself to personal growth, but rather to following predetermined standards of style and behavior.

~Cons: Less fortunate students may aspire to higher things by following the in crowd.
Peer pressure can motivate teens to perform better than when left to their own devices.
One can still develop personal growth while appealing to the in crowd.

Vocabulary:
1. Adolescent: teen
analogy: comparison
Belligerent: furious
Concede: forfeit
Flourish: fanfare
Groveling: crawl
Incoherent: disjointed
Irrelevancy: inmaterial
Modify: change
preamble: prologue
propound: proposition
Relevance: applicable

2. I'll leave you all to the creation of sentences.