Last week, students wrote the body paragraphs for an essay on the ways in which Poe uses setting details and language elements to create the mysterious and suspenseful mood in his writing. This week, they will tackle the introduction and conclusion paragraphs. Today we examined a sample introduction and identified the three main parts: hook, background information, and thesis statement. Then, students completed an organizer of these parts for their Poe essay, and proceeded to type it up. Tomorrow, we will follow the same process to examine, brainstorm, and write a conclusion paragraph. Final steps will be to assemble the paragraphs, edit one last time, and tweak formatting as needed. Students will submit their final drafts on Google Classroom.
Next up--back to reading! We'll consider the themes of fate and free will in another story with a twist: "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs.
Homework:
Tuesday: finish drafting introduction paragraph; edit with checklist
Wednesday: finish drafting conclusion paragraph; edit with checklist
Thursday: finish final editing and formatting; submit to Classroom
Friday: none! :)
Introduction/Conclusion instructions/organizer
