Four students drafted an opening about school start times. Which sentence works as a thesis, rather than a topic, a fact or an announcement?

A student drafts four openings about the school phone policy. Which one is an announcement rather than a thesis?

Which of these drafts about cafeteria food is only a topic, with no claim in it at all?

A student is drafting about the athletic participation fee. Which sentence is true but not arguable, so it cannot work as a thesis?

Which draft works as a thesis for an argument about homework?

All four drafts are about school uniforms. Which one states an opinion but attaches no reason a paper could develop?

A student is drafting about working a job during the school year. Which sentence could actually be argued for or against?

Draft thesis: "In this essay I will explain the town's plan to cut the Route 9 bus." What is the problem with it as a thesis?

A student is gathering material about paper waste at school. Which sentence is a fact she could use as evidence, not a thesis she could argue?

Which opening about senior parking takes a position an informed classmate could disagree with?

A student is writing about switching to 90-minute block periods. Which thesis is the most arguable and specific?

Four drafts argue about adding a 5 p.m. activity bus. Which one commits to a claim a paper can defend?

A student has one page for an essay on the athletics budget. Which thesis is narrow enough to support in it?

Which thesis about the summer reading list makes a claim a classmate could reasonably argue against?

A student is drafting about class size. Which thesis names both a position and the reason the essay will develop?

Which draft about the vending machines states a position of its own rather than reporting what other people think?

Which thesis about the graduation service requirement could a classmate write a real rebuttal to?

Four students drafted a thesis on remote snow days. Which one is specific enough that a reader knows what the essay will prove?

A student wants to argue that the school paper should run student opinion pieces. Which draft actually makes that argument?

Which thesis about the dress code takes a side instead of describing the disagreement?

A paragraph reports that the 22-minute lunch period leaves 12-minute lines, that students eat standing at the windows, and that some skip lunch to reach class on time. Which sentence should govern it?

A paragraph says teachers stop class to confiscate phones far less often, that two teachers time their classes starting three minutes sooner, and that students sit down before the bell. Which topic sentence covers all of it?

A paragraph reports that growth spurts force two replacement sets a year, that the resale sale runs only in August, and that the discount fund ran dry in October. Which topic sentence governs it?

A paragraph notes that one in six students has no internet at home, that the buses leave at 3:15, that the building closes at 3:30, and that the public library is a 40-minute walk. Which sentence should open it?

A paragraph says a manager posts shifts Sunday night, changes them midweek, and that students cannot plan study time around them. Which topic sentence governs the paragraph?

A paragraph reports that passes go out by class rank, that juniors with 4 p.m. shifts got none, that the shuttle stops at four, and that three juniors quit jobs. Which topic sentence fits it?

A paragraph reports that two of six titles were checked out more than twice, that book-report grades fell in September, and that students describe reading online summaries. Which sentence should govern it?

A paragraph says three of the last four issues carried no opinion writing, that the adviser reviews every draft, and that two writers pulled columns after edits. Which topic sentence governs it?

A paragraph reports 20 minutes of setup, 15 of cleanup, about 15 minutes of actual work, and two labs split across two days. Which topic sentence should govern it?

A paragraph reports the 7:10 bus arriving after first bell three mornings in five, a tardy policy that counts those arrivals unexcused, and four riders losing exam exemptions. Which topic sentence fits?

A paragraph opens: "The new bottle-filling stations changed how students carry water." Which sentence does not belong under it?

A paragraph opens: "Morning announcements eat into first period." Which sentence breaks its unity?

A paragraph opens: "Freshman lockers are too far from freshman classes." Which sentence should be cut?

A paragraph opens: "The tutoring center's hours miss the students who need it." Which sentence wanders off that topic sentence?

A paragraph opens: "Fundraising for the band trip falls on a few families." Which sentence does not belong?

A paragraph opens: "The gym locker rooms cannot handle a full class period." Which sentence breaks the paragraph's unity?

A paragraph opens: "Closing the courtyard at lunch made the cafeteria harder to sit in." Which sentence should be cut?

A paragraph opens: "The school store's hours make it useless to most students." Which sentence does not belong under it?

A paragraph opens: "The unshoveled sidewalk on Poplar Street forces walkers into the road." Which sentence breaks its unity?

A paragraph opens: "The yearbook's price has cut how many students buy one." Which sentence should be cut?