How to Do It
On a 3” x 5” card, ask students to:
Explain the most critical part of _________ to a specific audience of your choice in four or fewer sentences.
Examples
Topic: Thesis statements
Audience: Jay-Z
The most important part of a thesis statement is clarity and conviction, so it’s kind of like the hook or title of one of your songs–it delivers the message that the song goes on to explain. Feel me?
Topic: The decision to dump the tea into Boston Harbor
Audience: Sixteen-year-old who just got her driver’s license
The most important factor that made colonists decide to dump the tea into Boston Harbor was that they had to pay for the taxes on tea, but they didn’t have anyone represent them in the government. It would be just like if your parents decided that you needed to get a part-time job to help pay for a car for your older brother, but you weren’t going to be allowed to drive it because you were a girl. Lame! Wouldn’t you throw something, too?
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