Growing Statements

TYWLS Harlem ELA teacher Emily Wylie realized her 6th and 9th graders struggled to independently write a thesis statement for essay writing. Emily used Growing Statements to encourage her students to use each other's ideas to eventually pinpoint their own claim. Check out her students in action below.

Growing Statements Lesson Slides

Growing Statements Student Handout

TYWLS Harlem Wylie ELA Growing Statements Lesson Adaptation