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Warm-Up. Todays warm-up is "what is a thesis statement?"
The answer to the warm-up was, a thesis statement is a concluding sentence at the end the introductory paragraph in your paper that makes the reader want to do something about it.
Now, we are going to take out one of our best bibliography cards that we think that we did. Mrs.Abrams is going to take up our note cards that we did( all 50 of them ) and our "Power Outline". Mrs.Abrams will take up our "Anticipation Guide" another day.
Some people in class are now sharing their middle paragraphs. Mine is under my topic, " Beginning Paragraphs," I actually made a mistake there, it was supposed to be, " Middle Paragraphs."
Today, we will be writing our final paragraph and summarize what you have written so far and turn it into a conclusion. In your concluding paragraph, you will have to summarize each of your key words. This will make it a one sentence summary for the first topic, causes. You will do the same thing with the other key topics/words. In concluding paragraph, if you started your research paper, you will have to answer it in your concluding paragraph. The best way to end the last paragraph is to quote the author of any source and use it in the end of your paper. So basically, end with a "quote."
My last quote will be, "smoking is a health hazard." You were not supposed to have an opinion in you paper. In your last paragraph, you can put in an opinion, but only if it's a fact.

Now we are going to work for the rest of the class on our last paragraph.
Homework tonight will be to read for 30 minutes, fill out your reading log, and finish your anticipation guide if you have to, and finish your final paragraph.

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