1. Pick 5 terms to Define.

3. Introduction Catch your readers attention
Startling bit of information or fact
Dialogue between characters or a quote
Universal ideas
Description of the setting
Rhetorical question
Your thesis statement (from the handout)
Essential background
Introduce characters you discuss
Setting

4. 3 Body Paragraphs The support paragraphs of your essay
Topic sentences (from handout) with transition
Supporting details
Lead in to textual evidence
Quote
Explanation/commentary
Minimum of 5 sentences

5. Conclusion
Echoes your thesis statement without repeating it word for word.
Answers the “so what” question after the reader reads your essay
Should do one or more of the following
How does your essay reflect on the literature?
Was the author successful in meeting his goal?
Give a personal statement about the topic
Give a prediction
Connect back to your creative opening
Give your opinion of the literature’s significance

7. FINE ARTS
SPREAD PLANNING FOR MANUSCRIPT AND ILLUSTRATIONS DUE BY THE END OF CLASS TODAY. YOU NEED YOUR RUBRIC AND SPREAD PAGES TURNED IN AND STAPLED TOGETHER WHEN THE BELL RINGS, POINTS COME OFF EVERY DAY IT IS LATE.