1. MORE INFO ON HOW TO WRITE THEM COMPLEX THESIS STATEMENTS

2. WHAT DOES A CTS DO? INTRODUCES QUICKLY WHAT THE WRITER IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT PRESENTS BOTH SIDES OF AN ISSUE

3. A LOOK AT THE CTS “ALTHOUGH MR. X IS A GOOD TEACHER, HE IS ALSO A BAD TEACHER” IS THIS A CTS? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS?

4. THE PROPER CTS “ALTHOUGH MR. X IS AN ORGANIZED TEACHER AND HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR, HE IS AN INEFFECTIVE TEACHER BECAUSE HE DOESN’T KNOW THE CONTENT, IS RUDE TO STUDENTS, AND GIVES TOO MUCH MEANINGLESS HOMEWORK”. THIS IS A GOOD CTS BECAUSE IT NOT ONLY LETS THE READER KNOW WHERE THE ESSAY IS HEADING, IT ORGANIZES THE ESSAY RIGHT OFF THE BAT FOR THE WRITER.

5. HOW TO ORGANIZE ARGUMENTATIVE PARAGRAPHS “ALTHOUGH MR. X IS AN ORGANIZED TEACHER AND HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR, HE IS AN INEFFECTIVE TEACHER BECAUSE HE DOESN’T KNOW THE CONTENT, IS RUDE TO STUDENTS, AND GIVES TOO MUCH MEANINGLESS HOMEWORK”.’ WITH WHICH ARGUMENT DO YOU START YOUR PARAGRAPH—BLUE OR RED? WHY?

6. CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING & WRITING THE BEST BOXERS DON’T ENTER THE RING WANTING TO GO 15 ROUNDS THE BEST BOXERS WANT TO FLATTEN THEIR OPPONENT ASAP AND PROVE THEY WON I WANT YOU TO WRITE THAT WAY DISMISS THE OTHER SIDE’S ARGUMENT IN THE 1 ST PARAGRAPH AND HIT THEM HARD WITH YOUR BEST CLAIMS BACKED UP WITH EVIDENCE.

7. QUESTIONS? WRITE A CTS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROMPTS: A) WHICH THEME OF GEOGRAPHY IS MORE IMPORTANT IN WORLD HISTORY:  MOVEMENT or HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION? B) MANY BUDDHISTS BELIEVE BUDDHA IS A GOD, SOME BELIEVE HE IS A HOLY MAN.  WHICH BUDDHISTS DO YOU THINK FIND MORE COMFORT IN THEIR LIFE (& EXPLAIN WHY).

8. E-S-P & THE MONGOLS: “WHERE THE TOPICS LIE” E: S: P: