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Golden Book Essays

Golden Book Essays. Theme notes Two-chunk essay notes. Theme. A theme is a message or moral of a story. A theme occurs in a story, but is also true in real life. Two-Chunk Essay – Intro Paragraph.

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Golden Book Essays

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  1. Golden Book Essays Theme notes Two-chunk essay notes

  2. Theme A theme is a message or moral of a story. A theme occurs in a story, but is also true in real life.

  3. Two-Chunk Essay – Intro Paragraph • Hook: Something that grabs your reader’s attention; could be a question, bold statement, or something everyone can relate to • Follow-up: A statement that expands upon your hook/takes it one step further • Thesis: Most important sentence in your essay; tells what you will prove throughout your essay; includes title and author • Example: In (name of story) by (author) , (protagonist or antagonists names) learns (theme) .

  4. Two-Chunk Essay – Body Paragraph [TS]: Introduce what the paragraph is about; relate it to the prompt [CD1]: Your first fact that supports the theme [CM1 & CM2]: Your thoughts connecting your first CD to your theme [CD2]: Your second fact that supports the theme [CM1 & CM2]: Your thoughts connecting your second CD to your theme [CS]: Restates the theme or TS using different words

  5. Two-Chunk Essay – Conclusion Paragraph • Restatement of thesis: Use different words; don’t mention title and author again • Follow-up: A statement that expands upon your restatement/takes it one step further • Final thought: A statement that relates to the whole world, and then brings it back to the character or literary work • Example: Each and every one of us can learn (theme) , just like (character) .

  6. Prompt Write a two-chunk essay detailing the theme in your Golden Book.

  7. First… • Read your Golden Book “kindergarten style” • Show pictures! • Be animated! • As a group, determine your theme • Begin a T-chart • Put theme at the top • Put the prompt right below the theme • Everyone should have the exact same notes • Get T-chart okayed • Start to write your essay

  8. Next… Work on and complete your essay “Gallery Walk” Get essay okayed Begin final draft

  9. Finally… • Finish final draft • Turn it in! • Due at the end of the period

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