T HE GREAT GATSBY ESSAY DAY 1 Juniors

SWBAT WRITE A THESIS STATEMENT FOR THEIR GG ESSAY DO NOW: TAKE OUT BRAINSTORM WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WRITING A THESIS STATEMENT?

W EEK AHEAD TUESDAY : THESIS STATEMENT. HOMEWORK COME IN WITH A QUOTE TO SUPPORT EACH OF YOUR IDEAS. YOU NEED TO HAVE PAGE NUMBER AND EXACT QUOTE. THIS HW COUNTS AS A QUIZ GRADE! THURSDAY : TOPIC SENTENCE SUPPORT AND PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT. FRIDAY : CONCLUSION SUPPORT. ESSAY WILL BE DUE EITHER TYPED OR HANDWRITTEN ON MONDAY!

W HAT A THESIS STATEMENT SHOULD DO ? The thesis statement is a single statement that states the main idea of your paper. You will support this thesis with a combination of your own ideas textual evidence from the text. As you draft your paper, your thesis statement will probably change. At this point in the writing process, it (thesis statement) gives your ideas focus and enables you to organize them into an outline.

EXAMPLE: I S D AISY A VILLAIN, OR VICTIM ? Daisy’s a coldhearted villain that aided in Gatsby’s death. She carried on an affair with Gatsby leading him to believe that she would leave Tom She let Gatsby take the blame for Myrtle’s death She left town and did not even call when Gatsby died BODY 1 BODY 2 BODY 3

Y OUR TURN Write your thesis statement on the index card and your three ideas that will help you prove your statement.