I was really pleased with the debate yesterday! Both teams were prepared, articulate, and convincing. What I especially enjoyed was the attitude and manner with which you conducted yourselves. One of my prayers has been that each student would feel like he or she was in a safe place in our classroom. That is the best environment in which to be able to think and communicate.
Someone asked me yesterday where I stood on the subject of dating. I have tried really hard to keep my own views out of the picture because I didn't want to inhibit anyone from freely expressing his or her own views. Suffice it to say that I wish Josh Harris' book had been available when I was a teenager. Here's a YouTube of Josh talking about his book today. He is ten years older, of course, so that makes him about 31 years old.
By the way, it seems our debate continues in the comments under this post.
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haha you are right...
when you say thesis statement do you mean like "Dating is not a good choice" or pick one of the debate topics to write about??
Ms. Tenut
Hi Ms. Tenut!
I just posted, so hopefully that will help answer some questions. If you are still unsure about it, be sure to re-read the October post on "Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs." It also has info about how to write your thesis statement.
Your thesis statement can focus on whatever you want it to, as long as you are choosing a side of the dating debate. If you go with "Dating is not a good choice," then you need to specifically sum up the three points you are going to use to prove what you are arguing. "Dating is not a good choice because of [your first point], [your second point], and [your third point]."
Let me know if you have more questions!
Mrs. P
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