Today in class, we analyzed a sample senior paper, called The Grander Gatsby. As a group, we answered questions about the content of the essay. First, we noticed the MLA format, a feature we will be implementing in our own essays. Then, we answered questions like "What do you like about this thesis statement? What would make it stronger?" and "How does this topic sentence connect to the thesis statement?" We also looked at the evidence, and how the analysis of the evidence connected to the topic sentence. After picking through the sample essay, we turned to our own thoughts and ideas. As a class, we are beginning to craft our senior papers. Today, we continued to think about points of interest in our books/films. These could be similarities, differences, or other observations in our books/films. Mr. Rivers answered many questions the class brought up about what to include in our essays. We determined that trying to fit in every similarity and difference would be too much. Instead, we should focus in on one character, event, setting, etc. and expand. This way, we can really focus in on how film differentiates from text.
The Grander Gatsby:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16OXPZbnhn101C62iux-XmdEAEM0Ily8A5Y9ZC25WUOM/edit
Nice post, Katie. This would definitely help any student who missed yesterday. Consider how you can also model YOUR writing/learning process here too.
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