Hi kids,
Yesterday was our last full day of in-class research. Today we'll talk not only about our thesis statements (our main points), but also topic sentences (our sub-points or reasons).
So, if you find yourself with extra time this next week, aside from researching, you can start to read your sources and try to categorize your facts around the three sub-points. If a fact can't go with one of the three sub-points, it just won't fit in your paper. You'll be tossing out a bunch of facts, unfortunately; that's why I had you find so much to begin with.
Homework: Due the Monday you get back are your topic sentences
Don't forget these useful news sites:
seacoastonline.com
nytimes.com
bostonglobe.com
bbc.com
cnn.com
necn.com
msnbc.com
npr.org
