1. Agenda Vocabulary 9 Quiz  Due: Unit HW and Frayer Models Completing outline  Introduction  Conclusion Unit 4 Introduction

2. 5 Paragraph Structure Introduction/Conclusion

3. Warm Up/Review: What are the five parts of a five paragraph essay? What does CSQT stand for?

4. What are the five parts of a five paragraph essay? An introduction The first body paragraph The second body paragraph The third body paragraph A conclusion

5. What does CSQT stand for? C  Claim S  Set Up Q  Quote T  Tie In

6. PART TWO: The Five Paragraph Essay Introduction

7. THE INTRODUCTION Consists of: o The Grabber (or HOOK) o Focus statement o A thesis statement including three supporting ideas, all written in parallel structure To teach you these, I’ve developed an introduction for a prompt of “Why does Amir seek redemption?”

8. THE GRABBER Grabber: An opening sentence or two that grabs the reader’s interest and introduces the general topic of the essay Examples:  Question (end with question mark)  Exclamation (end with exclamation point)  Strong statement (end with period)  Statistic  Short anecdote (interesting/humorous)  Famous quote

9. THE GRABBER From the wealthiest neighborhood in Kabul to the poverty of San Francisco, Khaled Hosseini creates a story of redemption that transcends cultures and time in The Kite Runner.

10. PART TWO: The Five Paragraph Essay TOPIC STATEMENT

11. TOPIC STATEMENT What is it? oThe topic or subject of your essay, written as a complete sentence oNot a thesis statement oBroad, general view of the topic oEssentially necessary background information that is a…. oSet-up for your thesis

12. TOPIC STATEMENT From the wealthiest neighborhood in Kabul to the poverty of San Francisco, Khaled Hosseini creates a story of redemption that transcends cultures and time in The Kite Runner. The protagonist, an Afghani-American named Amir, recapitulates the story of his childhood and illustrates the issues and events that he went through that later come to shape the plot of the novel. The predominant issue that shapes the plot of the novel is how Amir seeks redemption for his betrayal of his childhood best friend, Hassan.

13. PART THREE: The Five Paragraph Essay THESIS STATEMENT

14. THESIS STATEMENT What is it? oYour opinion about the topic oMust be an opinion and a complete sentence oShould be debatable Where does it go? oLast sentence of introductory paragraph

15. THESIS STATEMENT DEVELOPMENT First, I identify topic Then developed point of view on the topic Indicate support for thesis State thesis in a single sentence

16. Thesis Because of his cowardice during Hassan’s rape, his betrayal of Hassan after the incident, and his committing of the vilest sin in Afghani culture, Amir must depart on a long and debilitating journey for the ultimate goal of total redemption that will take him back to his violent and war-torn homeland and beyond.

17. Full Paragraph From the wealthiest neighborhood in Kabul to the poverty of San Francisco, Khaled Hosseini creates a story of redemption that transcends cultures and time in The Kite Runner. The protagonist, an Afghani-American named Amir, recapitulates the story of his childhood and illustrates the issues and events that he went through that later come to shape the plot of the novel. The predominant issue that shapes the plot of the novel is how Amir seeks redemption for his betrayal of his childhood best friend, Hassan. Because of his cowardice during Hassan’s rape, his betrayal of Hassan after the incident, and his commitment of the vilest sin in Afghani culture, Amir must depart on a long and debilitating journey for the ultimate goal of total redemption that will take him back to his violent and war-torn homeland and beyond.

18. Conclusion Reverse of introduction Start with modified focus Next is modified thesis End with a challenge  Challenge?  Provocative question, quotation, vivid image, call for action, warning, or suggestion to reader  Leave reader thinking about the essay  Similar to grabber

19. Conclusion Do not restate introduction word for word Never say “in conclusion” Typically 3-5 sentences

20. Work on: Write your introduction and conclusion for your paper Once your outline is completed, resubmit for me to look at briefly tonight Rough Drafts TYPED – Friday Final Copy TYPED – Monday Vocab Unit 10 – Monday (plan accordingly)