TSIA2 Boot Camp - Essay Purpose, Audience & Thesis

Unpack the Assignment (Prompt)

Draft a Strong Thesis

Use Complex Vocabulary

Stick to Structure

Begin writing your final conclusion and closing sentence.

Choose a trophy you would most want to receive.

Read the prompt carefully and choose your position clearly.

Add a bold and creative title at the top of the page.

Plan out every sentence of your essay.

Entertain readers with a personal story written for your friends.

Argue your opinion clearly for a formal audience like a teacher or college reader.

Summarize both sides without giving your own opinion, written for classmates.

Explain your emotions and experiences using informal language for social media readers.

It is vague and general.

It gives two clear points and is arguable.

It is based on personal opinion only.

It is off-topic.

Why kids like trophies

Whether winning is more important than teamwork

If kids should receive participation trophies

How sports build emotional well-being

To summarize both sides without choosing a position

To explain what participation trophies are and how they work

To write a personal story about your experience with trophies

To argue your opinion on whether kids should receive participation trophies.

Trophies are pointless and just make kids lazy, so they should be tossed in the trash.

Kids should get trophies because it makes them feel good and happy, which is obviously super important.

Participation trophies are helpful because they support children’s emotional well-being and encourage teamwork.

I think trophies are cool and kids should totally get one just for showing up and being chill.

All kids should receive participation trophies because they build confidence and promote teamwork.

Kids should only receive awards when they win first place, because that teaches them how to compete.

Participation trophies are harmful because they reward effort instead of results and send the wrong message.

Participation trophies should be replaced with snacks to keep kids happy and motivated.

All kids should receive trophies because they promote effort and emotional well-being.

Kids should not receive participation trophies because it creates entitlement and reduces motivation.

Participation trophies make sports fun and exciting for everyone who joins the team.

Children should be given trophies because they enjoy collecting them and seeing their shelves full.