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Students need to explain how the big metaphor leads to a theme in a short story

Students need to provide a character analysis through sensory details.

Guidelines for scoring a comparison and contrast essay, based on comparing the themes and contrasting the methods of revealing that theme in two stories. Intro- Conclusion- quotations

Final Draft of Literary Critical Essay Organizing your ideas into a critical essay, with introductory paragraph containing a thesis statement; supporting body paragraphs containing topic sentences, integrated examples of proof/quotations, explanation/analysis, transtion words, and concluding sentence; and ending with a concluding paragraph.

Final Draft of Literary Critical Essay Organizing your ideas into a critical essay, with introductory paragraph containing a thesis statement; supporting body paragraphs containing topic sentences, integrated examples of proof/quotations, explanation/analysis, transtion words, and concluding sentence; and ending with a concluding paragraph.

To Build a Fire Short Story

Final Draft of Literary Critical Essay Organizing your ideas into a critical essay, with introductory paragraph containing a thesis statement; supporting body paragraphs containing assertions, integrated examples of proof/quotations, explanation/analysis, transtion words, and concluding sentence; and ending with a concluding paragraph.

Final Draft of Literary Critical Essay Organizing your ideas into a critical essay, with introductory paragraph containing a thesis statement; supporting body paragraphs containing assertions, integrated examples of proof/quotations, explanation/analysis, transtion words, and concluding sentence; and ending with a concluding paragraph.

Final Draft of Literary Critical Essay Organizing your ideas into a critical essay, with introductory paragraph containing a thesis statement; supporting body paragraphs containing assertions, integrated examples of proof/quotations, explanation/analysis, transtion words, and concluding sentence; and ending with a concluding paragraph.

Write a persuasive argument on the given prompt. The persuasive essay must contain at least 5 fully developed paragraphs.

Write a short analysis of this character using one of the elements outlined above. In one paragraph, explain the character’s relationship, motivation, influence, or conflict. Use evidence to support the explanation. In an additional paragraph, extend this element of the character and connect it to the plot. You may explain something that has happened with the character using your above analysis. You may predict something that will happen to the character using your above analysis.

Write a short analysis of this character using one of the elements outlined above. In one paragraph, explain the character’s relationship, motivation, influence, or conflict. Use evidence to support the explanation. In an additional paragraph, extend this element of the character and connect it to the plot. You may explain something that has happened with the character using your above analysis. You may predict something that will happen to the character using your above analysis.

After reading Number the Stars, students create a play based on the content of the book.

Read one article (any source) that contains math information. Bring the article to class. Write a paragraph with at least one sentence for each of these questions: Introductory sentence describing article and where you found it. 2) What math is being used? 3) How is the math in this article useful? How does it relate to your own experience? ( You must cite the work properly).

Writing Across the Curriculum: Math and English. Exploring the reasons that students like or dislike a subject.

Guidelines for scoring a comparison and contrast essay, based on comparing the themes and contrasting the methods of revealing that theme in two stories. Intro- Conclusion- quotations

Students read a short story and explain how the big metaphor leads to a theme

Students read a short story and explain how the big metaphor leads to a theme

Guidelines for scoring a comparison and contrast essay, based on comparing the themes and contrasting the methods of revealing that theme in two stories.

Guidelines for scoring a comparison and contrast essay, based on comparing the themes and contrasting the methods of revealing that theme in two stories.