Monday, Feb. 26Beginning of 3rd Trimester Business
Tuesday, Feb. 276 Steps for Great Compare and Contrast Essays 1. Carefully consider the two things (characters) you're being asked to write about. 2. Make a Double Bubble Map of the key similarities and differences. 3. Isolate the most important points. These will be your central ideas. 4. Make a Tree Map that will form the skeleton of your essay. 5. Fill in textual details as you write your essay. 6. Edit! As a class we discussed these six steps and began the process with Holmes vs Watson
Wednesday, Feb. 28After isolating the most important points, create a Tree Map.
Sample Essay from teacher -- Write the essay: Write an informational compare/contrast essay about two characters in class text or literature. Carefully consider the two things (characters) you’re being asked to write about. Note how similar the two are, but also point out their significant differences. Your essay should show how these similarities and differences define their relationship. Use a Double Bubble Map to brainstorm the similarities and differences. Isolate the most important similarity and difference. These are your central ideas. Use a Tree Map to organize your thinking before you begin writing. As always, use text evidence to support your ideas. Document the evidence with the appropriate tags. Read, discuss and EDIT essay. Thursday, March 1Discuss Holmes and Stapleton
Write an informational compare/contrast essay about two characters in class text or literature. Carefully consider the two things (characters) you’re being asked to write about. Note how similar the two are, but also point out their significant differences. Your essay should show how these similarities and differences define their relationship. Use a Double Bubble Map to brainstorm the similarities and differences. Isolate the most important similarity and difference. These are your central ideas. Use a Tree Map to organize your thinking before you begin writing. As always, use text evidence to support your ideas. Document the evidence with the appropriate tags. Friday, March 2Continue typing Compare/Contrast Essay
FYI - many students turned in incomplete Detective Notes. They will not be graded unless they are complete. Come in during PEAK or after school to complete your packet!
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