| Ms. Kittelson 2008-2009 | ||||
| Essay Helper for Students of English and ELD in Grades 6-12 | ||||
| Persuasive Personal/Subjective Opinion with Objective/Scientific Evidence CAHSEE Preparation Persuasive Essay Organization Helper: Basic Persuasive Essay Organization Helper: Advanced Word, Phrase and Sentence Bank for ELD Students Cloze Activity - Partially Written Essay with Blanks to Fill-in My Access! Sample Essay Literary Response and Analysis Objective Analysis with Personal/Subjective Connection (Where Appropriate) Response to Literature/Narrative Analysis Essay Organization Helper: Basic Response to Literature/Narrative Analysis Essay Organization Helper: Advanced Menu of Literary Elements and Devices Poem To Be of Use by Marge Piercy Model Essay in Response to Marge Piercy's Poem Cloze Activity - Partially Written Essay with Blanks to Fill-in Cloze Activity Word Bank Student Essays Expository/Research Information Based on Primary and/or Secondary Research Fact and Reference Organizer Model Paper and Accompanying Questions MLA Citation Guildeines 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. Descriptive One or more paragraphs in answer to a prompt that include(s) sensory details (pertaining to sight, sound, smell, taste and touch) so the reader feels as though he or she were physically there. One-page Outline Helper for All Types of Essays |
||||