Thursday, January 30, 2014

Blog 3T

Breaking apart a thesis statement:

College students have a higher chance of trying drugs and drinking alcohol because they like party.

  • Make more assertive: will have a ...
  • high/higher is company: will try
  • more assertive: they will try drugs and alcohol
  • more assertive: experiemnt
  • more specific: they are influenced by their peers
Autobiography
  1. Writing about self self=author
  2. Story telling/narration
  3. Example story to support argument or thesis
vs.

Biography
  1. Someone else is writing for you
  2. Plot summary/Context
Read Information
  1. Context: Important ideas
  2. Summarize: Main Idea
  3. Key Terms/Concepts
vs.

Reading for Critical Reading
  1. Ask questions 
  2. Comments
  3. Analyze Meaning
  4. Respond

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