English 12A: If you were absent today, here's what you should do:
1. Read through all the information collected on your index cards. What does the information tell you?
2. Based on what the information reveals, form a thesis statement. A thesis statement is a short, defensible argument about your topic supported by the information you have collected. It is NOT a question, nor a simple restatement of some of the information collected, nor a vague statement unsupported by evidence.
For example, when you look on my index cards and see that 68,000 teenagers die every decade in car accidents, that 16 year olds are three times more likely than any other age group to suffer an automotive fatality, and that the part of our brain that enables us to drive safely isn't fully developed until age 25, it's likely you would craft a thesis statement that looks like this: The driving age should be raised at least to 18.
Come to class Tuesday with your index cards and your thesis statement fully formed. Bring any sources you may have.
CNF: Today in class we did the Pepsi Challenge and discussed the right, and wrong, way to figure out what people want.
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