2. Warm Up:  List 4 items that are considered part of culture.

3. Homework:  Write the introduction to your essay ON A SHEET OF LOOSELEAF!

4. What is an essay?  An essay is a detailed written answer to a question or a short piece of writing on a particular subject.

5. The components of an essay  1:Introduction  2:Body  3: Conclusion  An essay is NOT a list of questions followed by answers.

6. Introduction This is where your topic and point of view or stance is introduced to your audience. ○ Key components: Explain your topic and what you will be writing about A grabber

7. Body  Needs to be at least one paragraph, but can be many more.  The answers to your question(s), argument, information about your topic are all organized into a sensible and coherent manner.

8. Conclusion  This is where your topic is wrapped up. You restate your topic and the stance you have on it.

9. How do questions become an essay.  Questions:  What is your favorite subject in school?  What is your least favorite subject?  What grade are you in?  What school do you go to?

10. You try. Interview your neighbor and turn I into a paragraph  What is your favorite color?  What is your favorite animal?  What is your favorite TV show?  What is you favorite food?  What is your favorite hobby?

11. Take those answers and organize them into a paragraph.

12. Work Time:  In your HOMEWORK book using the answers to your homework questions turn the answer to #1 into an introduction.