1. Your last core
Is crazy easy 

2. Here’s the point of the core:
To show me you can create a theme and prove how it applies to a book (The Outsiders), an article (I found a bunch for you), and teenagers today.
Teens today 
Theme!!!

3. What’s tricky about it?
It has five parts—seems like a big deal, but it’s not:
Part One: Pick a theme
Part Two: Connect theme to The Outsiders
Part Three: Connect theme to an article
Part Four: Explain a counterargument
Part Five: Connect theme to teens today

4. Want some good news?
Congrats!
You basically already did Part One by completing the rough draft of your essay

5. Want some better news?
I need you to choose an article (to focus on for part two) by Friday
I already found about 20 different articles that are: concise, apply to many of the themes I read in your essays, and are from reliable sources

6. Your focus this week:
Revise your theme and quotes if necessary to finish Part One
Finish Part One
Choose an article to focus on for Part Two

7. Our focus this week and next:
This week into next:
Finish part two for Tuesday
Next week:
Finish part three (connecting your theme to teens today)
Finish part four (write a one-paragraph counter- argument)
Write the bibliography

8. FAQ’s
Nope. It’s totally not another essay. It’s just a bunch of short answer questions that make you use quotes as evidence.
It’s due (final copy) June 7th , but there are checkpoints throughout. For example:
Next Tuesday (May 30th)—part two, connection to article due
Next Friday (June 2nd)—part three, connection to teens
The following Tuesday (June 6th)—part four, counter arguemnt
The Bibliography is due the following Wednesday (June 7th)
It counts for 100 summative points in total
Everything you need for it is on your desk right now and also on my website

9. Any Other Questions?