5. Choosing a Topic

In class

1.  Choosing the Best Topic

1. 1. Share your three brainstormed topics.
   2. Explain your general ideas.
   3. Get feedback from classmates.

2.  How to Create an Outline

• • Google Docs explanation
  • Numbers, letters and parts of an essay

3.  Sentences and Paragraphs

• • • PowerPoint presentation

Homework

Persuasive Essay: Outline  (by Saturday, May 30 @ 8:00 p.m.)

• • Using the same Google Doc…
  • …move your Brainstorm to page 2 (Insert > Break > Page Break)
  • Add Name, etc. to the top right again.
  • Create a working title for your essay based on your topic  (not “Outline”)
  • Write a full outline for your persuasive essay.
    • Try to include 100% of the information that will be in your final draft.
    • Do not write complete sentences, only phrases…
    • …except Thesis Statement.  Write a complete Thesis Statement