Thesis Statements: 140 Characters
Posted in English/Literature, Secondary Education, Writing on March 6th, 2017 by dlbryant.teach
I must say this was the best way to get my students to learn how to compose a strong thesis statement for their opening paragraphs. The students had to compose 140 characters only (with an exception if students used both To Kill a Mockingbird and Requiem for the American Dream in the same statement). This included taking out filler words/writing. I got better written papers turned in. Of course, you would have to have certain teaching methods and techniques to go on with this lesson, but this was definitely my favorite writing exercises. (Click on the images to make them bigger). 
