WEEK THIRTEEN: UPDATE

We have completed reading six of the nine chapters of The Great Gatsby with the accompanying KU tests. This puzzle of a storyline is slowly being deciphered.

On Friday I returned the Macbeth in-class essay. Students are able to keep these essays and apply the feedback to their ISU essay.  The feedback is posted below.

Areas that require the most attention 🙂

• Context: “framing” the topic
• Thesis: clear and concise claim
• Direction: strong support for your claim
• Topic Sentences: reflect the claim and the support
• Explanation: demonstrate that the example or evidence proves/supports your claim
• Communication (writer’s style): literary present, formal tone, do NOT use idioms, slang, colloquialisms, contractions, or phrasal verbs (find out = discover, give up = surrender)
• Note: If you are struggling to express your thoughts, do not default to expressions

We also read through an exemplar for the ISU essay. Students should now type a working, rough draft in preparation for self and peer editing.