1. Warm Up 1/18
Identify AND justify the organizational structure that you chose for this “essay.”
Do you think the essay/outline that you write will be a sufficient measure of your learning in this unit? Why/why not?
On a scale of 1-10, how confident do you feel about completing this assignment? What support do you need in order to feel more confident?

2. Learning Targets
To build an outline for my Hamlet essay.

3. 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"

4. Writing Timeline
NOTE: Anything that cannot be completed during this timeline shall be completed AT HOME.
TIMELINE:
Wednesday, January 17th: Receive the prompt; Begin thinking, planning, gathering, outlining.
January 18t : Complete outline (with rough thesis idea) due by midnight.
January 19th:  Complete essay outline, improve thesis and write rough draft of one developed paragraph.
January 22th: Revise the outline/paragraph, submit by midnight today.