2. How do you develop a topic for an explanatory essay?

3. In this lesson you will learn how to develop a topic for an explanatory essay by analyzing the text and your reading notes for relevant evidence.

4. Let’s Review How does an author develop a dual theme? After reading and analyzing “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman, write an essay in which you relate how the author developed a dual theme. Support your discussion with relevant, well- chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples from the text.

5. Let’s Review “O Captain! My Captain!” By Walt Whitman WWhat is meant by a dual theme? –M–More than one theme in the poem WWhat are the dual themes in this poem? –J–Joy –S–Sorrow

6. Core Lesson Analyze the prompt 1 2 Review reading notes and the text 3 Organize the most important notes

7. 1) Analyze the prompt How does an author develop a dual theme? After reading and analyzing “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman, write an essay in which you relate how the author developed a dual theme. Support your discussion with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples from the text. - Dual theme: 2 things that the text is all about - HOW the dual theme was made - Support with evidence -D-Dual theme: 2 things that the text is all about -H-HOW the dual theme was made -S-Support with evidence

8. Core Lesson 2) Review reading notes and the text - prize is won - hear bells - exulting - following eyes - steady - prize is won - hear bells - exulting - following eyes - steady - fearful - weather’d - grim - daring - fearful - weather’d - grim - daring “heart, heart, heart” - Signal to me that something big was about to happen; emotion - Shows the Captain’s death is a shock to the narrator “heart, heart, heart” - Signal to me that something big was about to happen; emotion - Shows the Captain’s death is a shock to the narrator “fallen cold and dead” - This is the most important line in the poem - narrator is trying to accept the shock “fallen cold and dead” - This is the most important line in the poem - narrator is trying to accept the shock “O Captain! my Captain!” - Shows mood is shifting: excitement, shock, acceptance. t “O Captain! my Captain!” - Shows mood is shifting: excitement, shock, acceptance. t

9. Core Lesson 2) Review reading notes and the text Focus - Lines 1-4 - Lines 9-12 - Lines 19-21 Focus -L-Lines 1-4 -L-Lines 9-12 -L-Lines 19-21 Focus - Lines 5-8 - Lines 13-16 - Lines 17-18 - Lines 22-24 Focus -L-Lines 5-8 -L-Lines 13-16 -L-Lines 17-18 -L-Lines 22-24

10. Core Lesson 3) Organize the most important notes Think about all the information you have collected and about the things we have discussed relative to “O Captain, My Captain.” In what order would organize your notes from least important to most important.

12. How do you clearly introduce a topic for an explanatory essay?

13. Review notes on response to the prompt 1 2 Ask, “How do my notes fit together into an answer to the prompt?” 3 Draft a central idea statement

14. 1) Review notes on response to the prompt Word Connotations Dual Focus Perspectives

15. 2) Ask, “How do my notes fit together into an answer to the prompt?” Word Connotations Dual Focus Perspectives

16. Core Lesson 3) Draft a central idea statement Your statement needs to include four things:  Title of the poem (“…”)  Author  Mention “dual theme”  What is used to develop the dual theme? (Order of importance list)

17. Core Lesson 3) Draft a central idea statement The author, Walt Whitman, developed his dual theme in the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by… The author, Walt Whitman, developed his dual theme in the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by…

18. Core Lesson 3) Draft a central idea statement The author, Walt Whitman, developed his dual theme in the poem “O Captain! My Captain” by using positive and negative word connotations, two points of view, and a dual focus. The author, Walt Whitman, developed his dual theme in the poem “O Captain! My Captain” by using positive and negative word connotations, two points of view, and a dual focus.