Good morning writers Today is Friday February 8
Good morning, writers! Today is Friday, February 8, 2019 It is a Day 1 B. Ø Reminder Ø On Monday and Tuesday, we will be completing the Bend 2 Assessment, so be sure to have the following completed: Ø Hook Ø B. P. #3 Ø Conclusion Ø Today, you will need: Ø Workshop Notebook and a pencil
The Literary Essay Session 10 First and Lasting Impressions
I can… … craft a conclusion that makes a universal statement about life in order to connect to the essay’s theme at a deeper level.
v. Earlier in the week, we crafted our introductions. We learned that you should… v Lead (or hook the reader) with a universal statement about life. v. Then transition to the text-based claim itself, by narrowing the focus to the particular story you are writing about. Connection
Today I want to teach you that literary essayists draft their conclusions with care so that their final thoughts are powerful. Teaching Point v. Sometimes you put so much work into the essay that you run out of steam for the conclusion. v. This is not a good because final thoughts are really powerful! v. There are many ways to write a strong conclusion. You have choices…
The Rubric Conclusion I can write a conclusion that does all of the following: uses an effective transitional phrase to begin the paragraph; restates the claim in a different way than it has been previously stated in the essay; uses 3 or more sentences that elaborate on theme. How can we effectively do this? Is there more than one strategy for a conclusion?
Suggested Strategies Connect the claim (universal theme) to something else that relates to it: o a world issue; o song lyrics; o a famous person’s quote; o a line from a poem or another book; o a line from a movie Ask the reader an important question that makes them think about the claim (universal theme). Suggest a new way of acting or thinking that relates to the claim (universal Turn and Talk: theme). Restate theforclaim (universal a new way. What is my plan crafting a conclusiontheme) that will in leave a lasting impression on my reader?
As you can see, one of themes in “Raymond’s Run” is that when you build walls around yourself and others, you don’t just end up protecting yourself—you end up closing out the world. There is no guarantee that without walls, you won’t get hurt. But we learn from this story that sometimes the possibility of getting hurt is worth the risk, because you never know how you can grow, or who you can become, or who you can be friends with, without taking a chance. In “Raymond’s Run, ” we watch as Squeaky learns to open up—to stop being so protective that she builds a wall around herself and those she loves. This story teaches us that even a little crack in the wall will do—that a simple smile, or a change in thinking could have big results. We can all learn from Squeaky, even if we are not pushing everyone away all of the time. We can all learn to take a risk in our lives and to open up to others a little bit more. Only then will we see the true smiles all around us.
Link Craft your conclusion using the ideas from the handout. Try out a few different versions, as we did with the hook. Put a * next to your favorite.
Choose your favorite conclusion and share it with the class.
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