Jump Off
--Pick up the sheet entitled "Sample Introductions/Thesis Statements for Analysis/Instruction" from the front table.
--Take a laptop from the cart and get yourself logged in.
S. the C.
--agenda/HW
Writing Workshop -- Dragonsong Unit Final Essay
--MLA format instruction (Mr. Martin tweaks sample essay)--jot down format notes for future assignments/tweak your own essay accordingly
DURING THE NEXT BLOCK OF TIME, YOU SHOULD TWEAK YOUR ESSAY BASED ON NEED:
1.) oral reading of first sample introduction--circle what you believe to be the thesis statement--share out/make any necessary thesis statement improvements together
2.) discuss method of hooking and overall effectiveness of introduction--make any necessary improvements together
3.) model topic sentences for body paragraphs based on thesis statement
--repeat #1 and #2 for the remaining introductions
--continue typing your essay--body paragraphs that match up with your thesis statement (topic sentence[s], detail[s]/tieback[s], concluding sentence[s]) and conclusion (which likely addresses the "so what?")--make sure to attend to language use and conventions as you type--can you be totally finished with your essay by the end of the block?
HW
--Next class (Friday), we will have computer access yet again. You will re-access your Word document, add in any necessary references and a Works Cited page, and revise/finish your essay. If you "play your cards right", you will be mostly (or totally!) finished with your masterpiece by the end of Friday's class! "Do what you need to do" between now and Friday in order to be successful. Your final essay is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, May 14th.
