1. Warm Up 10/13
Find/open up your paragraph (complete it if you haven’t yet).
Read it over. Does it seem cohesive? What larger idea (like, main idea, or thesis idea) could it support?
(You have 10 minutes to complete this INDEPENDENTLY. When you finish, please prepare these printed materials, in this order):
Proposal Form (no name on front, but, your initials and class period on back: Carrie Allen is CA-6)
Mentor Agreement form
Parent Acknowledgement form
Background form (please check to make sure that they have entered their (student) name and your name in the top space that says, “Office Use Only.”)
Technology form

2. Learning Targets
To write a paragraph that incorporates some of the class’s findings in order to make a statement or draw a conclusion about O’Brien’s writing style (per. 2);
To use the assignment sheet for the essay on The Things They Carried as a guide for our work.
To write an OUTLINE for this essay.
If there’s time, to begin our Rough DRAFTS.

3. Task Today:
Create an outline for your essay (use the format on slide 5). Do this on Google Docs and call it LASTNAME TTTC Essay.
As you work independently, I will come around and collect your materials.

4. Outline
Intro – Thesis statement: what are you saying about O’Brien’s writing style, and how will you prove it? (Remember, when you write out this essay, please include a quick synopsis of the book in your intro. All you need here is the thesis).
Body (do this with each body paragraph, so, 3x):
Main idea of paragraph (ts)
Quotation to support it (cd)
Quick summary of commentary /connect to thesis (cm)
Conclusion – restate thesis, using new words. Then, think of a way to wrap up for idea.

5. Homework
Finish outline!! It needs to be ready to go on Monday, 10/17.