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Do Now

Do Now. Get together with the classmates who read your novel Everyone should take out a piece of paper and a writing utensil

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Do Now

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  1. Do Now • Get together with the classmates who read your novel • Everyone should take out a piece of paper and a writing utensil • Brainstorm: What is your novel about? What are some major themes? What is the author’s message? In other words, what does the author want his/her audience to learn or think about? • How can this relate to your research topic? • EVERYONE should write down notes.

  2. Writing an Introduction General statement: One sentence about your overall topic At least 5-6 sentences total Introduce your novel: After a transition sentence or phrase, 2-3 sentences that give your title, author, genre, and a brief plot summary Narrow it down: One sentence that hints at your thesis and its connect to your topic/novel Thesis statement: One sentence that states what you are going to prove in your essay. It must be specific, argumentative, and it must refer directly to your novel.

  3. Example 3:  Despite its widespread use, the traditional five-paragraph essay does not allow students to express ideas engagingly, proving that this structure limits students' writing development.

  4. Example Introduction The Founding Fathers of the United States believed that a government’s purpose is to ensure its citizens’ happiness and protect their rights. However, the fear of a corrupt government has often pervaded popular literature, including the young adult science fiction novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Collins’ trilogy describes life in North America hundreds of years in the future, after a major conflict that crippled freedom and democracy. In the first novel of this trilogy, KatnissEverdeen, a strong-willed, independent teenage girl, becomes a role model and revolutionary. Katniss takes her younger sister’s place in the government-imposed annual fight to the death and goes on to inspire all of Panem. Although the government uses the Hunger Games as a method of domination, Katniss finds a way to use the Games to instigate change. Throughout the Hunger Games, Katniss’ triumphs forecast and reflect the victories of Panem’s oppressed Districts, signifying how an individual can conquer an oppressive regime and proving that a government that does not support its people cannot survive.

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