Sunday, June 6, 2010

June 7

HW: Final Exam Essay Preparation
Task:
1. Craft a thesis in which you compare a character in your group/independent reading book to another character in a different book, film, television show, play, song, poem, or other text.

2. Draft a five paragraph essay in which you identify three similarities between your character and your companion character. Essays should follow the format below.

An introduction paragraph with:

  • Attention grabbing original thought
  • Link with titles and authors/directors
  • Thesis statement in which you make your comparison
Three body paragraphs, each with

  • A topic sentence that introduces a similarity between both works (a similar character, setting, thematic idea)
  • A point or example of how this similarity appears in both works (probably two sentences)
  • One quote from your book and an illustration from the companion text, this does not have to be a quote (probably two sentences)
  • Further explanation of how your quote/illustrations connect to your topic sentence
  • Transition into next body paragraph
Conclusion paragraph with:


  • Restatement of thesis
  • Brief review of one example from each body paragraph
  • Final sentence that connects back to attention grabber
Today:
Final Prep Cards
Catcher in the Rye
The Pact
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Things They Carried
Taking Chance
Fences
Death of a Salesman
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn


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