
Revising |Thesis Statements & Call to Action: Assignment
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Thesis Statements & Call to Action
By Paige Vetter
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Sentence 4 is not an effective position statement. Which would be better?
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Sentence 4 is not an effective position statement. Which would be better?
Therefore, I believe gun control laws will help keep everyone safe because there are 400 million guns in the U.S.
Therefore, guns need to be outlawed for our safety, and only police and military officials should have access to them.
Therefore, gun control is important because you never know if someone
Therefore, gun control laws will help keep citizens safe from those who are mentally ill and those who are criminals.
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Multiple Choice
What would be the better call to action for the conclusion paragraph?
All criminals who have murdered someone should stay in jail for life.
Guns killed over 45,000 people in the United States in 2020.
Write to your congressman and voice your desire for stronger gun control laws.
If I can understand that guns are dangerous, than you can too!
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Carli needs a thesis statement for her essay. Which would be most effective?
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Multiple Choice
Karli needs a thesis statement for her essay. Which would be most effective?
I hate getting the flu, and I know I will do anything to avoid it.
Preventing all this with the flu shot is not only easy for you, but it is helpful for others.
Avoid getting sick with the flu by getting the shot at your doctor's office.
The flu shot is usually free for people who have medical insurance.
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Multiple Choice
What would be the better call to action for the conclusion paragraph?
Go get your flu shot today to protect yourself and the ones you love.
All students and teachers need to get the flu shot.
I know I am going to go get my flu shot this fall, and you should too!
The flu doesn't seem like a big deal, but it does kill about 61,000 people a year.
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Luis needs a position statement for his essay. Which would be most effective?
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Multiple Choice
Luis needs a position statement for his essay. Which would be most effective?
Littering is common, but it is so disgusting.
Unfortunately, littering needs to be stopped because it costs a lot of money and ruins our neighborhoods.
Littering is something that we need to stop because I don't want to pay for other people's laziness.
People who litter should pay
for clean up and should be held criminally responsible.
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Multiple Choice
Luis needs a call to action for his conclusion. Which statement would be the most effective call to action?
Don’t be lazy and throw your garbage out the window of your car.
Save animals by donating money to a wildlife fund.
Take responsibility and refuse to litter.
Write a letter to the president of the United States about how you feel.
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