1. Bell Ringer Come and choose a red, green, and yellow colored pencil.
Then, get out your essays and set them on top of your desks.
DO NOT HAND THEM IN YET.
Take the green and highlight:
The thesis statement
Topic sentences for every body paragraph
Concluding sentences for every body paragraph
Wait for more instructions.

2. Second Color Continued
Then, choose yellow and outline your Concrete Details.

3. Third Color Continued…
Then, use your red color to bracket your BEST paragraph. On the back page of your paper, write 2-3 sentences why.
Paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here paragraph here

4. Reflection continued
Also on the back of your paper (in a new paragraph), please write 3-4 sentences telling me about how you feel about this writing style at this point.
What do you still struggle with?
What is easy for you?
This is a reflection, so of course, I won’t grade you based on grammar, spelling, etc. 

5. Opening Thought (in composition books)
Do you think that hatred is nature or nurture? How can you tell? In what context have you seen this to be true?

6. Reading TKAM 25-26
Post-it Note Annotations

7. Character Analysis

8. Closure
Show and Tell
Students will share their cell phone analysis; with other students with the same character. Compare and Contrast