Objective: To draft conclusions that summarize the essay’s main point and offer a personal insight related to the story’s theme. Focusing Question: How.

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Objective: To draft conclusions that summarize the essay’s main point and offer a personal insight related to the story’s theme. Focusing Question: How can you write a conclusion that clearly connects the story’s theme to your ideas about life? Strategy: To draft a thought- provoking conclusion by incorporating a personal insight that relates to the theme statement. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Draft a Conclusion

The conclusion matches the introduction and is also a chance to make a personal connection to the story you are writing about. Sharing insight into the story means thinking deeply about how the story changed the way you think about the world. Conclusions should: –Revisit the theme statement –Share a new insight/connect the literature to your own life. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Mini Lesson

1.Talk with a classmate about how the story relates to your own life. 2.Retrieve your draft from the Online Classroom and save it with today’s date. 3.Review the introduction and body of your essay. 4.Craft a conclusion that: –revisits your theme statement –shares new insights about life –connects the theme statement from the story or stories to your life. 5.Resave and submit your work in Step 3 of the Online Classroom assignment Submit Your Draft Essay. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Writer’s Work Time

How can you write a conclusion that clearly connects the story’s theme to your ideas about life? Review the essay with the Literary Essay Rubric. Give the essay a title. Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary