Your Argument & Exhibition Board

Practice Task:

Write your thesis statement in your notebook. Then, directly below it, write the three strongest pieces of evidence you have found that support it, and one piece of evidence or argument that complicates it. This is the skeleton of both your presentation and your

Parent-Teacher Note:

The single most common weakness in student research presentations at this level is the absence of a genuine thesis — students presenting information without making an argument. If your student’s draft thesis sounds like a topic description rather than a claim, ask them: “What do you actually think about this? What has your research convinced you is true?” The answer to that question is usually the thesis. Your job in this lesson is to push until the argument appears.