Tuesday, September 25, 2012

"You're the Teacher" Essay: RD due Friday in JE #9/L & R


Important literary terms we discussed today in class:

  • motif
  • symbol
  • ambiguity
  • ambivalence
  • catalyst



"You're the Teacher" Essay

You are a seventh grade English teacher (!). In a concise five-paragraph expository essay, explain and describe to your class how to write a concise five-paragraph expository essay.

What your seventh graders understand:
  • complete sentences
  • when to indent
  • beginning, middle, end
  • how to write a narrative w/dialouge, characters, etc.



What your seventh graders
do NOT yet understand:
  • expository vs. narrative writing
  • introduction and thesis statement
  • body paragraphs
  • how to write a conclusion
  • what NOT to write in an essay ("Thank you for reading my essay"  etc.)




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