1. Warm Up 1/4
Select a paragraph you’d like to develop. Then, answer these questions:
Why this paragraph? Does it play to your strengths? How so?
Does it clearly support your thesis? How do you know?
What will you do with the content beyond what you’ve already done in the outline?

2. Learning Targets
I can add finishing touches to my work in order to submit a complete outline, accompanied by one fully developed body paragraph, by midnight tonight.

3. To develop your body paragraph,
Look over what you’ve got drafted.
Write out a formal topic sentence (but be explicitly OR implicitly linked to thesis)
Ask yourself this: what language is needed to fully connect your quote to this topic sentence? Add that.
What language is needed to add full context (i.e., bring the reader back to that moment in time in the play) for the quote you’ve chosen?
For the commentary, strive to add depth to the analysis: what language from the quote specifically supports the topic sentence? How does it do this? How do both the quote AND the topic sentence connect to the thesis?

4. OUTLINE FORMAT Conclusion –
Introduction (label which organization format you chose) –
Write out a rough idea that you might want to use based on one of these strategies:
make a connection to the readers
appeal to them
anticipate their needs
orient them in the direction of the "journey”
your main focus within your topic (thesis)
Body Paragraphs (do this for each of the four/five) –
Topic idea
Context
Quotation
Commentary: Pull out discrete words, phrases, etc. which illustrate the conclusion you’ve drawn. Then, connect the dots for the reader and prove your assertion/conclusion valid.
Conclusion –
Write out a rough idea that you may use based on one of these strategies:
mark the destination of the journey
provide a reflection
Close your idea, but make sure this paragraph is still "meaty"

5. Writing Timeline TIMELINE:
December 13: Notes on structure/brainstorming
December 14th: Complete essay outline (with rough thesis idea) by midnight on Wednesday.
January 3rd : Complete essay outline, improve thesis statement.
January 4th: Write rough draft of one developed paragraph
January 5th: Revise the outline/paragraph. Be sure that organization is best to serve the essay; complete associated reflective writing.
January 6th: Polish your work (perfect both the thesis and the developed body paragraph).

6. Homework Complete and LOG 5 hours by next Thursday, 1/12.
To LOG properly, for each session you work toward completing your project, list out – with as much detail as possible – every task you complete.