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Immersion 4. Objective: To show students how writers can connect to a story and develop a literary essay around one idea from the text C.C.S.S.: W8.9 Do Now:. Literary Essayists are readers who…. - connect with a text - develop an idea around the text
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Immersion 4 Objective: To show students how writers can connect to a story and develop a literary essay around one idea from the text C.C.S.S.: W8.9 Do Now:
Literary Essayists are readers who… -connect with a text -develop an idea around the text -decide to write about that idea in order to prove it to others Literary essayists need…. -clear ideas -a strong opinion -proof to back up their idea
The Basic Elements of Your Literary Essay Background paragraph Give readers of your essay some knowledge about the text that the thesis statement is based on Thesisstatement States the writer’s opinion that he/she will try to prove TextSupport Backs up the thesis statement Conclusion Restating the thesis statement and sharing a lesson learned
“The Marble Champ” and it’s literary essay This story is the inspiration for the literary essay that we will use as a model
Literary Essay Example Highlight, underline, or circle the following items in the literary essay example: Thesis Statement The main idea for each (3) body paragraphs Text support backing up the main idea