Interactive Essay Workshop: Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills

Engage in a comprehensive and structured approach to analyzing and synthesizing texts through activities such as quick reading, source analysis, identifying credibility, agreement, disagreement, and connections to personal viewpoints. Develop a strong thesis statement based on a guided process for effective essay writing.

• Essay Workshop
• Critical Thinking
• Text Analysis
• Thesis Development
• Interactive Learning

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1. Synthesis Party! talking with the texts Adapted by Katie Storms

2. QUICKLY QUICKLY READ EACH SOURCE 1. Annotate important and interesting ideas 2. Identify claim 3. How does it relate to YOUR opinion? pre-party

3. ROUND 1 At each source, comment on . . 1. Credibility (how you know) 2. Interesting/important facts 3. 10 word summary

4. ROUND 2 At each source, comment on . . 1. How this source AGREES with another source. 2. Specific detail that you could use to show that agreement.

5. ROUND 3 At each source, comment on . . 1. How this source DISAGREES with another source. 2. Specific detail that you could use to show that conflict.

6. ROUND 4 At each source, comment on . . 1. How this source compliments YOUR viewpoint (either in support or as a counter) 2. Specific detail that you could use to show that connection.

7. Thesis Statement Thesis Statement Develop a thesis that you would use for this essay prompt. Use the guide provided if needed. After-Party