What do super heroes believe?

After a wrap up discussion of Rumi's "Wean Yourself" today, we continued our look at this I believe essays. We discussed the "Be Cool to the Pizza Dude" homework and then each student chose an essay from the This I Believe website to analyze. This analysis is due tomorrow.

Start here to choose a "This I Believe" essay to analyze using the questions below.

1) What is the essay’s thesis (main point)?

• Quote it.
• Paraphrase it in your own words.

2) How does the writer support his/her thesis? Think DRAPES (notes in class). Give at least three pieces of supporting evidence the author uses to explain why s/he believes what s/he does.