1. What is the structure of an essay?
Objective: Understand the structure of an essay by identifying and organizing its parts.
Here are some essay parts:
* counterclaim
* body
* introduction
* evidence
* hook
* conclusion
* thesis
What is the structure of an essay?
Essay Parts
Subcategories
Beginning
Directions:
Each team gets essay part strip(s).
Discuss with your team the most organized place for your stip.
Subcategories are things that go inside certain essay parts.
Put subcategories next to the essay parts they should go inside.
End

2. Objective: Understand the structure of an essay by identifying and organizing its parts. Let’s practice organizing this mixed up intro. 1. Count off Your number is the sentence you’re responsible for. 3. Discuss the order of your sentence with your team. 4. On a sticky note, write: Sentence ____ should be _______. 5. Now, let’s identify what these parts are.
1 Teen suicide is a terrible thing that people have been romanticizing for a long time now.
2 Romeo and Juliet for example, a classic story of two young teenagers who fall in love over night, and due to there great love for each other and some obstacles they commit suicide. 3 One person in particular has enough evidence to prove he is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s suicides, Friar Laurence. 4 Friar Laurence doesn’t think things through he just does/say things without actually thinking them through all the way. 5 These qualities make Friar Laurence most culpable for the teenage suicides of Romeo and Juliet.   
____ 1. Romeo and Juliet for example, a classic story of two young teenagers who fall in love over night, and due to there great love for each other and some obstacles they commit suicide.
____ 2. These qualities make Friar Laurence most culpable for the teenage suicides of Romeo and Juliet.   
____ 3. One person in particular has enough evidence to prove he is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s suicides, Friar Laurence.
____ 4. Teen suicide is a terrible thing that people have been romanticizing for a long time now.
____ 5. Friar Laurence doesn’t think things through he just does/say things without actually thinking them through all the way. 2 5 3 1
1st, 2nd, etc. 4
What is this sentence doing?
This sentence is explaining the topic broadly.
Where should a sentence like that go?

3. Objective: Understand the structure of an essay by identifying and organizing its parts. Let’s practice organizing this mixed up body paragraph. 1. Count off Your number is the sentence you’re responsible for. 3. Discuss the order of your sentence with your team. 4. On a sticky note, write: Sentence ____ should be _______. 5. Now, let’s identify what these parts are.
1 As a result of Friar Laurence not thinking things through he married Romeo and Juliet knowing that their families are enemies and it would end in a catastrophe. 2 In the quote “In one respect I’ll assist be,/For this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.”(Shakespeare 2.3) 3 Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he would marry Romeo and Juliet because it would bring the families closer together. 4 If you read this scene you see that he never took even a second to think about marrying Romeo and Juliet, he just says yes without thinking about the consequences that might come their way. 5 Friar Laurence should not have married Romeo and Juliet because he should of seen how immature Romeo is and how Juliet was supposed to marry Paris.
____ 1. In the quote “In one respect I’ll assist be,/For this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.”(Shakespeare 2.3)
____ 2. Friar Laurence should not have married Romeo and Juliet because he should of seen how immature Romeo is and how Juliet was supposed to marry Paris.
____ 3. As a result of Friar Laurence not thinking things through he married Romeo and Juliet knowing that their families are enemies and it would end in a catastrophe.
____ 4. If you read this scene you see that he never took even a second to think about marrying Romeo and Juliet, he just says yes without thinking about the consequences that might come their way.
____ 5. Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he would marry Romeo and Juliet because it would bring the families closer together. 2 5 1 4
1st, 2nd, etc.
What is this sentence doing? 3
This sentence is telling a little about part of the passage.
Where should a sentence like that go?

4. Conclusion counterclaim evidence thesis
Objective: Understand the structure of an essay by identifying and organizing its parts.
Directions:
1. Arrange yourselves
into groups of 5 people each.
2. Each group needs:
an envelope
5 dry erase markers (1/person)
3. Count off 1-5 in your team.
4. Use your dry erase marker to write on your
desktop:
5. Distribute the envelope’s strips like you’re
dealing cards.
6. Find the sentences for your part of the essay.
7. Arrange them on your desk so that they show good organization in writing.
8. On the side of each strip, write to identify them with your dry erase marker. 1
Introduction 2
Body 1 3
Body 2 4
Body 3 5
Conclusion
Conclusion
blahblahblahblahblahblah
counterclaim
evidence
blibbetyblibbetyblahblah
blorbbeepboopblopsbups
thesis

5. Objective: Understand the structure of an essay by identifying and organizing its parts.
Read over your Romeo and Juliet essay, including all the work you did to complete it:
4 square planning sheet,
rough draft,
peer feedback/essay checklist,
and final draft.
Read the rubric, your PFO score, and any comments.
Get out a sheet of paper.
Write your objective at the top.
Reflect on your essay’s structure and organization by answering:
How do you know an essay is structured in an organized way?
How does my essay’s structure demonstrate organized thinking?
What steps should I take to ensure my FSA essay will demonstrate an organized structure?