Writing Day Informative Essay Day 1

Do Now: Power Write Power Write for Writing Fluency: (3-1 minute timed free writes. Students should count the number of words written after each one.) Topic 2: Patriotic (Love of one's country) Topic 3: Honor Topic 1: Casualties of war

I DO Introduction Attention getter: It is important to honor people that have died. Purpose: The 9/11 memorial in NYC honors people that have died in tragedy. Topics to be Discussed: The architecture of the memorial. Every life lost is remembered in the memorial Controlling Idea/ Thesis Statement: The 9/11 memorial is a piece of architecture that honors the lives of the people that died there. he National September 11 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993.The Memorial’s twin reflecting pools are each nearly an acre in size and feature the largest manmade waterfalls in the North America. The pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood. Architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker created the Memorial design selected from a global design competition that included more than 5,200 entries from 63 nations.The names of every person who died in the 2001 and 1993 attacks are inscribed into bronze panels edging the Memorial pools, a powerful reminder of the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil and the greatest single loss of rescue personnel in American history.

BODY Body First Topic: The architecture of the memorial is very unique. A.Evidence that supports the Topic: The Memorial’s twin reflecting pools are each nearly an acre in size and feature the largest manmade waterfalls in the North America. The pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood. B. Evidence that supports the Topic: Architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker created the Memorial design selected from a global design competition that included more than 5,200 entries from 63 nations.

WE DO Introduction Attention getter: Purpose: Topics to be Discussed: Controlling Idea/ Thesis Statement:

THEY DO For 10 minutes read article and write the intro in your outline with the person sitting next to you. http://www.virtualwall.org/aboutwal.htm PROMPT: Write an informative essay about the Vietnam Veteran Memorial in Washington D.C

YOU DO Students will begin to write their own outlines for the Vietnam Veteran Wall by completing the body of the outline.