Evaluating Thesis Statements

The story, “Clever Maggie from Tollishill” proves the statement that when Maggie set her mind to a thing, no one could stop her. By showing before she paid her rent, paying off her rent, and when the earl was in prison.

• missing restate of prompt

• missing 3 claims from sort

• incomplete or confusing sentences

• Uses "I, me, my" or evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Is this a complete thesis statement?

The events in the passage prove “When Maggie set her mind to a thing, no one could stop her” to be true by asking for grace for rent, using snow for “rent”, and going on a long  journey.

• YES

• NO

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

The events in the passage prove ‘’when Maggie set her mind to a thing no one could stop her’’ is true. Maggie is determined to ask the Earl for another way to pay the rent, to pay with a snowball in June, and to free the Earl from jail.

• missing restate of prompt

• missing 3 claims from sort

• evidence or "I, me, my"

• Looks like a STRONG thesis!

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

In Clever Maggie Of Tollishill the events prove that maggie set her mid to a thing nobody could stop her. The events in the passage help her be stubborn,unstoppable, and persistent.

• STRONG thesis

• Shows potential, but needs revisions.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In the article “Clever Maggie Of The Tollishill” the author proves the statement “When Maggie set her mind to a thing, no one could stop her.” by showing how Maggie does not give up, Maggie faced many challenges, and Maggie is very clever.

• missing restate of prompt

• missing 3 claims from sort

• gives evidence, I, me or my

• Looks like a STRONG thesis!

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

Is this a complete thesis statement?

This proves she’s clever because when she put coins inside of a bannock she knew, no one would suspect her having coins to free the earl so that's why she put it inside a bannock.

• YES

• NO

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.4

In the passage “Clever Maggie of Tollishill” the author writes, “When Maggie sets her mind to a thing, no one could stop her.” When she writes this, she is talking about how Maggie is stubborn, always perseveres ,and is determined, which is further proven during the events that take place in the passag

• Missing a restate

• Missing claims

• Issues with grammar(capitalization, puntuation, sentence formation)

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Is this a complete thesis statement?

In the passage “Clever Maggie of Tollishill” the author states that “When Maggie sent her mind to a thing, no one could stop her” by using her clever, persistent, & brave skills to show that she was capable of doing anything.

• YES

• NO

Tags

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.4

The events in the passage prove “When Maggie set her mind to a thing, no one could stop her” is true because Maggie was determined and persistent, she wouldn’t give up on trying to pay her rent, and she was kind and determined to help the Earl get out of prison.

• missing restate of prompt

• missing 3 claims from sort

• a little confusing OR incomplete sentences

• Looks like a STRONG thesis!

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

In the story clever maggie when Maggie sent her mind to a thing, no one could stop her.” Write an essay analyzing how the events in the passage prove this statement to be true. This is shown by in the passage Maggie faces many obstacles, but she always perseveres through them, Like how in the beginning when she didn't have enough money she went to earl and he decided she would pay with snow, she found a way. And with the bannock, she disguised it as bread in order to get the earl released.

• STRONG thesis

• Shows potential, but needs revisions.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1