Week 21
"Frankenstein's Thesis": construcción de tesis fuerte.

What will we achieve today?

Session Objective: Evaluates and refines thesis statements, transforming weak or descriptive sentences into strong, arguable academic thesis statements.

Community Connection: We will connect this language structure to describe our own life experiences, family stories, and community realities in Popayán and the Cauca region.

Key Concepts

• Weak Thesis characteristics: Too broad (e.g., 'Pollution is bad'), too descriptive (e.g., 'There are three types of pollution'), a simple fact (e.g., 'Cars produce emissions').
• Strong Thesis characteristics: Arguable, narrow, specific, indicating the roadmap of the essay.
• Formula: [Topic] + [Debatable claim] + [Because clauses/arguments].

Practical Challenge: Thesis Surgery

Take 4 weak thesis statements and rewrite them following the strong thesis formula to make them arguable and academic.

Reflection & Wrap-up

Self-assessment Question: Exit ticket: Write the final thesis statement for your academic essay about a global issue.

Remember to register your findings and language achievements in your academic class portfolio.