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Writing Thesis Statement, Outline, and Summary

BY GROUP

Directions: Read the text below. Write a one-sentence thesis statement, then create a topic outline, and a
summary afterward using SAAC method. Write your answer on a whole sheet of paper along with your group
number and members.

Origins of Writing

Ancient civilizations attributed the origins of writing to the gods. For the ancient Egyptians, their
god Thoth was the creator of writing and, in some stories, also the creator of speech. The ancient
Sumerians and Assyrians also believed that writing originated with certain gods, as did the ancient Maya.
In Chinese mythology, the creation of writing is attributed to an ancient sage and was used for
communication with the gods. Clearly, writing was highly valued even by ancient peoples.

Humans began painting pictures on cave walls 25,000 years ago or more, but writing systems did
not develop until groups of people began settling in farming communities. Scholars say that writing
systems developed independently in at least three different parts of the world: Mesopotamia, China, and
Mesoamerica.

The oldest known writing system developed among the ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia around
3000 B.C. Along with the rise of agricultural societies are the development of property ownership and the
need to keep records of it. In early agrarian societies, property consisted largely of land, livestock such as
cattle, and grain. Originally, clay tokens of various shapes were used to count these possessions. From this
developed a system of impressing the shapes onto clay tablets. One of the earliest clay tablets of this type
were found in excavations in Mesopotamia and dates from the time of the Sumerian culture. Scribes then
began using reeds instead of tokens to mark the clay, developing a system of wedgelike shapes to represent
the tokens. This system of writing using wedge shapes is known as cuneiform. It was later adopted by
other cultures and became the basis for other writing systems. Originating in a system that used pictures
to represent objects, cuneiform writing eventually developed into systems that used symbols to represent
the sounds of language.

The oldest form of Chinese writing dates from around 1500 B.C. It is called oracle bone script
because it was carved on animal bones and shells that were used for predicting the future. At a later period,
Chinese writing appeared on bronze vases and later still developed into a system that was used to record
government affairs. The Chinese writing system was also the original basis for both the Japanese and
Korean writing systems.

In Mesoamerica, a region that encompasses parts of Mexico and Central America, it is the ancient
Mayans who are famous for the writing they inscribed on temple walls and other religious structures.
However, scholars believe that writing in that part of the world may have begun before the rise of the Mayan
civilization. The Zapotec culture, centered on Oaxaca, Mexico, was already using writing around 400 B.C.,
or possibly earlier. The Olmec culture may have developed a writing system even earlier than that. Recent
discoveries show that the Mayans may have begun writing around 2,300 years ago. They used a system of
symbols that represented words and syllables to record information about the deeds of their rulers as well
as information connected to their calendar and astronomy. Their system of writing survived until the time
of the Spanish Conquest in the 1500s.

In ancient times, only specialized people such as scholars, priests, or government officials used
writing. Today, close to three-quarters of the world's adult population can read and write, and literacy is
considered a basic skill necessary to function in the modern world.
Example:

Origins of Writing

Thesis Statement: _______________________________________________________________________

I. Main Idea No. 1


A. Supporting Idea No. 1
1. Supporting Detail No. 1
2. Supporting Detail No. 2
3. Supporting Detail No. 3
4. Supporting Detail No. 4
II. Main Idea No. 2
A. Supporting Idea No. 1
1. Supporting Detail No. 1
B. Supporting Idea No. 2
1. Supporting Detail No. 2
III. Main Idea No. 3
A. Supporting Idea No. 1
1. Supporting Detail No. 1
2. Supporting Detail No. 2
B. Supporting Idea No. 2
1. Supporting Detail No. 1
C. Supporting Idea No. 3
1. Supporting Detail No. 1

Summary:

State Assign Action Complete (complete the


(the name of the (the name of the (what the author is sentence or summary with
article, book, or author) doing (example: tells, keywords and important
story) explains) details)

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Deadline: August 30, 2024, Friday


Note: Late submissions will NOT be accepted. Remember to aim for a hundred!

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