Tuesday,+October+18

Student Exemplars/Rubric
[|"The Catbird Seat" Sample] [|//To Kill a Mockingbird// Sample]

Organization
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Partner-Pair-Share
Share your thesis statement ideas from your prewriting with a partner. Discuss the organization of your essay and draft a rough outline.

Planning and Ideas: Take 10 minutes to plan your essay and prepare to write.
This is the website that I printed for you. It has excellent suggestions on "hooks" or "lead-ins" for your introductory paragraph. []

Check out the following websites for help on character analysis ideas! You will select a character and write an analysis of this character! [] []

Timed Writing
Write your essay. You will have 40 minutes. ===Prompt: In a well-crafted essay, analyze a chosen character's idea of the American Dream. Think about this character's dreams. How would this character address the question //what is the American Dream//?===