Even though inherited traits play a significant role in shaping personality, nurture has more of an impact on a person’s life than nature because environmental factors such as upbringing, education, and social experiences profoundly influence personal development, foster resilience and adaptability, and ultimately shape individual choices and values.
EXIT TICKET: Craft your thesis statement (main claim/argument) for this essay. Yes, you have to pick 1 side.
Prompt: Which do you think has more of an influence on a person’s identity: their environment (nurture) or their inherited traits (nature)? Refer to evidence from the text as well as your own observations and experiences to support your answer.
Thesis statement Template options:
Option 1: [Nature or nurture] has more of an impact on a person’s life than [nature or nurture] because [1,2 and 3].
Option 2: Even though [counterargument], [nature or nurture] has more of an impact on a person’s life than [nature/nurture] because _______________.
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