THE GREAT GATSBY ESSAY DAY 1Juniors

SWBAT WRITE A THESIS STATEMENT FOR THEIR GG ESSAY

DO NOW: TAKE OUT BRAINSTORM

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WRITING A THESIS STATEMENT?

WEEK AHEAD TUESDAY: THESIS STATEMENT.

HOMEWORK COME IN WITH A QUOTE TO SUPPORT EACH OF YOUR IDEAS. YOU NEED TO HAVE PAGE NUMBER AND EXACT QUOTE. THIS HW COUNTS AS A QUIZ GRADE!

THURSDAY: TOPIC SENTENCE SUPPORT AND PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT.

FRIDAY: CONCLUSION SUPPORT. ESSAY WILL BE DUE EITHER TYPED OR HANDWRITTEN ON MONDAY!

WHAT A THESIS STATEMENT SHOULD DO?The thesis statement is a single

statement that states the main idea of your paper. You will support this thesis with a combination of your own ideas textual evidence from the text.

As you draft your paper, your thesis statement will probably change. At this point in the writing process, it (thesis statement) gives your ideas focus and enables you to organize them into an outline.

EXAMPLE: IS DAISY A VILLAIN, OR VICTIM?

Daisy’s a coldhearted villain

that aided in Gatsby’s death.

She carried on an affair with Gatsby leading him to believe that she would leave Tom

She let Gatsby take the blame for Myrtle’s death

She left town and did not even call when Gatsby died

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YOUR TURN Write your thesis statement on the

index card and your three ideas that will help you prove your statement.