1. ENG 100 Week Eight

2. INDEPENDENT WORK Practice Writing Thesis Statements for the Following Prompts (Pick two). Should schools start later in the day? Should schools ban the sale of junk food in school? Should college athletes be paid for playing? Should students be paid for having good grades? Should students have to pass a basic skills test to graduate high school?

3. INDEPENDENT WORK Pick up the handout from the bookcase. Label the following Thesis Statements in the following way: Draw a square around the topic. Put a check mark above the arguable adverb. Underline the claim. Circle the universal theme or idea (what is it that everyone can relate to?) Number the points with a 1,2, and 3. Then make notes about how to improve the thesis under each.

4. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Review – 1 st Pd. Obviously, students should get payed for having good grades, because they try hard and should be rewarded for their efforts, it will make them try harder, andpay attention in class. COMMENTS: payed = paid, parallelism

5. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Review – 1 st Pd. Schools should start later in the day because; kids will learn more, kids will be more energized, and there wont be any stupid breaks. COMMENTS: Adverb? Why the semicolon? Parallelism. Stupid?

6. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Review – 1 st Pd. Schools shouldnt ban the sale of junk food in school. Obviously, its the childs decision to get the food, not the schools fault that they decided to get it. If they banned junk food in school, there wouldnt be anything for kids with extracurricular activities after school, the school would lose money from the sales and I believe if they want to buy it, they should be able to because its their decision.

7. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Review – 1 st Pd. Schools shouldnt ban the sale of junk food in school. Obviously, its the childs decision to get the food, not the schools fault that they decided to get it. If they banned junk food in school, there wouldnt be anything for kids with extracurricular activities after school, and the school would lose money from the sales and I believe if they want to buy it, they should be able to because its their decision.

8. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Review – 1 st Pd. Students should clearly pass a basic skills test to graduate high school. Some students dont know anything, but still pass with a low D. Some teachers dont like teaching the student regardless of their grade, they will pass them. And finally, some people will go and work at jobs when they graduate but never know what to do.

9. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Review – 1 st Pd. Students should clearly pass a basic skills test to graduate high school. because Some students dont know anything, but still pass with a low D, Some teachers dont like teaching the student and regardless of their grade, they will pass them, and finally, some people will go and work at jobs when they graduate but never know what to do.

10. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 1 st Pd. College athletes certainly should not get paid for playing because its playing for a school,thats and unfair method of recruitment, and if they are good enough to be paid in college, they can just go to a professional team.

11. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 2 nd Pd. Incentivization for grades seems to undermine the system as a whole, thus, I stand in opposition of the idea of paying fro grades as it makes grades inept, inaccurate, and furthermore a nasty- Americanized way of __________ gratification versus that of actual knowledge.

12. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 2 nd Pd. If school started later in the day students would be more likely to have a better attitude and be more attentive in class because they would not be tired.

13. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 2 nd Pd. Schools shouldnt ban the sale of junk food because it takes away from choices, it limits the profits of the school, and it restricts the less fortunate.

14. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 2 nd Pd. Students should have to pass a basic skills test to graduate high school because thats what all your schools have prepared you for, the basics, and if you cant pass it then how could you pass real life basic tests? The students who actually gave forth effort have the right to move on because they would pass.

15. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 2 nd Pd. College athletes should not be paid because, one, many schools, like MSU, cannot give their teachers raises, and two, it is a sport for fun and if athletes are paid they will devote more time to sports and less to classes.

16. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 2 nd Pd. Schools should not start later in the day because some kids would get home very late, there would be no time with families, and there would be no time with families, and we would not get enough time for homework.

17. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 3 rd Pd. Students should clearly get paid for having good grades because those kids try the hardest in classes, the kids with good grades try their best so they can get scholarships and grants for college and they are better behaved than other students.

18. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 3 rd Pd. Schools should clearly start later in the day, because studies show students will get higher grades, kids will be well rest for school, and kids will not be as angry to go to school.

19. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 3 rd Pd. Absolutely, schools should not ban the sale of junk food in school because students should be able to choose what they want to eat, the food is bought by the student which means someone else shouldnt decide if they should or should not by that food, and just because the schools ban junk food, doesnt mean that will made the students healthier.

20. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 3 rd Pd. Students should absolutely have to pass a basic skills test to graduate because theyll have to know basic skills in the real world, theyll need some way to know which skills they need to work on, and theyll need to know what theyll be good at.

21. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 3 rd Pd. College athletes should clearly not be paid for playing because it would be expensive, it isnt necessary for them to play, and it warps the purpose of college.

22. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 3 rd Pd. Obviously college athletes shouldnt be paid for playing. They already have scholarships that pay for tuition anyway, if they go pro they will make way more money that most people, and its just unfair for all the students who have to pay so much for school.

23. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 5 th Pd. Clearly students should be paid for having good grades because they are doing well, they would want to do better if they got paid, and they would feel proud of themselves for doing good.

24. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 5 th Pd. It is extremely practical for schools to start later in the day. Starting school in the day will benefit everyone involved in going to school. Everybody would love to have an extra hour of sleep in the morning Im sure. Starting school later in the day would help kids to think and work more effectively since they could get a little extra, much needed sleep. It would allow for the early morning bus and car rides to be safer since the sun will have already been out. It will also prevent those annoying one and two hour delays in the winter months because of snow because the light snow from the night would have melted already.

25. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 5 th Pd. It is obvious that schools should ban the sale of junk food because its unhealthy, its a inhibitor of appetite for lunch and a destraction form learning.

26. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 5 th Pd. Students obviously shouldnt have to pass a basic skills test to graduate because theyve already passed their classes, it would be a waste of money, and some students arent good test takers.

27. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 5 th Pd. College athletes should definitely not be paid for playing, this would ruin the public view at college and collegiate scores, because by having scholarship athletes are already being payed through education, this would take away from the competitive nature of college spots, and if athletes go payed then emphasis would be switched form having good grades to being athletic.

28. INDEPENDENT WORK Thesis Practice – 5 th Pd. Schools definitely shouldnt ban junk food because their options shouldnt be limited, some people can afford to have it, and it helps wakes people up to do work in school.

29. INDEPENDENT WORK Practice Writing Thesis Statements for the Following Prompts (Pick two). Should students grades in gym affect their grade point averages? Should girls be allowed to play on boys sports teams? Should teenage girls be allowed to get birth control without the permission of their parents? Should school athletes have to be on the honor roll to play in games? Should music with curse words be allowed at school dances?

30. INDEPENDENT WORK Pick up the handout from the bookcase. Label the following Thesis Statements in the following way: Draw a square around the topic. Put a check mark above the arguable adverb. Underline the claim. Circle the universal theme or idea (what is it that everyone can relate to?) Number the points with a 1,2, and 3.

31. INDEPENDENT WORK Practice Writing Thesis Statements for the Following Prompts (Pick two). Should teens be able to buy violent video games? Should boys and girls be in separate classes? Should schools offer fast food options like McDonalds or Taco Bell? Should smoking be allowed at parks and other outdoor public venues? Should cities offer free public wi-fi?