A.3 According to the chapter, what is a working thesis? What information should you include in a working thesis? How is a working thesis different from a final thesis? Think about an issue with which you are familiar. Write a working thesis statement (with an arguable claim and reasons to support the claim) that you could use if you were getting ready to write about the issue.

Write a five-minute oral presentation about the call of the wild, writing for an audience of your peers. what did you find most fascinating or interesting about the story, and what did you think were its most important points? include one visual element to support your ideas; this may be a short slideshow. then, make small changes to your speech to adapt it to be presented to a formal audience. enter both versions of your speech (informal and formal) in the space below, and include your selected visual element. if possible, present your speech to an audience to receive feedback.