Hard workin' Tuesday!

Today students worked on refining their literary claim so that it reads: ___________ (name of character) is __________________ (descriptive word) because of Reason A, Reason B, and Reason C. Each reason is a brought statement that supports their claim. Then, they began writing paragraphs that show how each reason supports their claim. Each reason is a body paragraph which includes:

• topic sentence (reason A, B, or C)
• evidence (direct text from your novel, enclosed in quotes)
• explanation of evidence (how does it relate to your claim)
• concluding sentence (This shows how...) You refer back to your topic sentence

The green sheet was helpful in having students decide how they are going to weave their evidence into the paragraphs. We looked at three different samples. If you don't have you green sheet, there is a link to it - look under "Links" for Green Sheet for Evidence Writing.

H/W: I know this is hard, but continue what you started in class. Writing on every other line, write your three body paragraphs using one of the styles we discussed on the green sheet. Remember, use the TEEC format I used above in the bullets for a paragraph. Do your best. Try to weave in your evidence by looking at how the writers on the green sheet did it. Make sure everything you write supports your claim! Give this a try. We will be partner checking for 3 paragraphs tomorrow. Ok?
Do your best!

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