| Ms. Kittelson 2009-2010 | ||||
| Essay Helper for Students of English and ELD in Grades 6-12 | ||||
| Persuasive Personal/Subjective Opinion with Objective/Scientific Evidence Persuasive Essay Helper - Basic Word, Phrase and Sentence Bank for ELD Students Cloze Activity - Partially Written Essay with Blanks to Fill-in Literary Response and Analysis Objective Analysis with Personal/Subjective Connection Literary Response and Analysis Essay Helper - Outline and Sample Essay Menu of Literary Elements and Devices Poem "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy Model Essay in Response to Marge Piercy's "To Be of Use" Poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost Model Essay in Response to Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" Cloze Activity - Partially Written Essay with Blanks to Fill-in Cloze Activity Word Bank Student Sample Essays MLA Formatting Guide and Citation Help Expository and Research-based Informational and Based on Primary and/or Secondary Research Fact and Reference Organizer Model Paper and Accompanying Questions MLA Format Guide and Citation Help Narrative Myths, legends, fables, stories, memoirs, plays... Narratives may be fiction or non-fiction, and they usually follow a certain dramatic structure so as to help the reader go on an emotional journey that yields a catharsis. While there are many ways to outline a narrative, one common structure is: Set-up (also called exposition) - where the characters, setting and circumstances are introduced. Importantly, the main character (also hero or protagonist) and his/her predicament is exposed and his/her journey toward solving is about to begin. Rising Action - where the first significant action happens.The protagonist begins his journey. Climax - where the biggest action happens. Usually the hero (protagonist) has a showdown with the villain (antagonist) and hopefully comes out a winner. If he doesn't win, he at least grows. Resolution (also called denouement) which is the aftermath of the big fight. Sometimes there is a happy ending where everything resolves, and sometimes one or two things remain unresolved to be settled at a later date in the reader's own mind. Essay Outlines NOTE: Because the sample essays are intended to be models for students as young as 12, some include occasional use of the pronoun "I". It is assumed that as students progress, they will transition away from such informality. |
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