You need to do THREE things for this prompt: (1) pick a side (your position), (2) come up with a reason why you're right, and (3) come up with another reason why you're right. Position statement: It is better to laugh than to cry [this tells the reader which side you picked].

Reason 1: laughing can make a person actually feel happy

Reason 2: laughing is physically good for people.

Then you put them all together into ONE SENTENCE: It is better to laugh than to cry because laughing can make a person actually feel happy and laughing is physically good for people.

For today's Daily Attendance Check, use the formula above to write a one-sentence Thesis Statement on the following prompt in the text entry box (click blue submit assignment button):

Write an essay stating your position on whether online school is or is not beneficial for students.