Please have your: Essay Outline & Rough

Draft out and ready! Due Wed 12/15 SEHS;

Thurs. 12/16 CHS: 1.  Final Draft Packet 2.  Quote Chart 3.  Culture Quiz! 4.  Literary Elements Sheet On _WED_ WEAR YOUR UGLY SWEATERS !!!

 Trunk = thesis  Branches = assertions (3)  Twig = introduce your quote (what’s going

on in the book at this point? - 1 per branch)  Fruit = quotes (1 per branch)  Leaves = explanation (how does this prove

your thesis? - 1 per branch)

  I. Introduction   Hook   Background   Thesis + blueprint

  II. Body Paragraph 1 (about assertion #1)   Topic sentence   Evidence with commentary

  III. Body Paragraph 2 (about assertion #2)   IV. Body Paragraph 3 (about assertion #3)   V. Conclusion

  Rephrase thesis   Remind about evidence   Interesting application for the reader   End with GUSTO!

Audience: an average

reader who has not read

the book

NO: “I,” “me,” “my,” etc. USE: the

statement as if it is true!

AVOID: “We” & “You”

USE: “the reader”

 Rounds 1 – 3 ONLY: Create pairs – one from Mix & one from Match Mix & Match Anna Sean Eliot Cameron Marisa Spencer Kelsey Isaac Lillian Megan David Ella Keegan Zoe Zannie Antonia Emma Henry Nathan Kiefah Mckenna Paris Rachel Dahlia Trace Zach Hailey

Create pairs – one from Mix & one from Match Mix & Match Hailey Zach Ella Cameron Isaac Megan Mckenna Nathan Anna Sean Lillian Spencer Eliot Dahlia Zannie Kiefah Kelsey Emma Antonia Paris Henry Trace Zoe David Rachel Marisa Keegan

  Intro  LINK Hook to Book. Make sure your hook and the

next sentence are related.  Background – only what’s relevant to your topic

 Quotes   INTRODUCE!  When Stephen is talking with Sachi after she has

returned toYamaguchi in shame. . .  THEN Quote  When Stephen is talking with Sachi after she has

returned toYamaguchi in shame, he says, “‘There’s a great deal to talk about. Matsu needs you!’” (Tsukiyama 76).

  If you choose to do a Works Cited page (EC +1), you don’t have to write (Tsukiyama #) for each quote; just write “words word words” (#).

 Commentary  Be sure that each example is explained.  How this relates to the thesis  Example: This quote shows that Stephen has

noticed the interdependent relationship that Matsu and Sachi have formed. Even though Matsu seems to get along fine by himself, Stephen notices how Sachi’s absence affects Matsu. He sees how these two people love and support each other.

 Transition – “Given all this evidence . . .” “Clearly, . . .” “It’s not surprising that . . .”

 Echo – don’t copy and paste – thesis  Review main evidence  End with an interesting idea; apply to daily/read

life; make the reader happy that s(he) read your paper!