Incomplete Project Blog Essay

If you do not think you will be able to finish your independent portfolio projects an alternative is to write an analytical essay for your blog to be presented with your senior or junior portfolio. In order to accomplish this you first need to define the thesis of your essay.
The thesis of your essay may be about the project or the subject of your project. For example, Shane would like to interview people about their different experiences in education. He could chose to write his essay about the small school movement in New York City while using some of his research in the paper. For example, asking teachers to compare their experiences between large schools and small schools might become part of his project. The thesis question of his essay might looks something like "Are small schools good for New York City students?" and his answer will depend on how his perspective develops through the research.
The paper is not meant to replace your project, but to help you organize the research you have already conducted about your topic. For example, Kanisha wants to create a portfolio of modeling photos based on Tyra Banks. How could Kanisha develop her knowledge about the model turned talk show host? Her thesis question might be "How did Tyra Banks achieve success through the media?" Again, her answer, will form a thesis statement supported by paragraphs of facts and opinions and a conclusion. Kanisha's thesis might be "Tyra Banks may be the next Oprah Winfrey having transformed her career from a supermodel into a talk show host." Kanisha then would support the statement by analyzing Tyra's rise through the modeling world into a supermodel, her work on America's Next Top Model, and finally her success in day time television.
These are only suggestions and Kanisha might want to write about how Tyra became a model or write a general essay on modeling as a career using Tyra as an example. Shane might want to write his essay about how people experience educations in New York. The topics of your thesis questions should reflect your interests, but develop a deeper academic research connection.
Your first assignment is to really think about your thesis by coming up with five different possible thesis questions. You must email me your list of thesis questions before class next Monday and list them in order of importance. I need to be able to respond to your thesis questions with feedback before you begin to write your essay, and I need to know which one your are most interested in. It has to be a question that will allow you to use your basic research and interviews so that you may begin to form a coherent thesis statement and support it with facts and your own opinions.

The final essay will be posted on your blog supported by relevant images and links to your sources. We want to make the essay and interactive and dynamic text that takes full advantage of the Internet.