Order of a literary essay:

·         Background information about the text

·         Transition sentence leading into your claim

·         Thesis

·         Topic sentence 1

·         Evidence paragraph (body paragraph 1)_______________

·         Transition sentence- topic sentence 2

·         Evidence paragraph (body paragraph 2)_______________

·         Transition sentence- topic sentence 3

·         Evidence paragraph (body paragraph 3)_______________

·         Analysis of evidence

·         Conclusion

(Story-telling, summarizing, referring to key details)

Language Arts: Wrote a flash draft of our literary essay on loose leaf paper that included a thesis statement and 3 body paragraphs (order is seen above). Mini-conferences also occurred! Homework- write 3rd body paragraph for home short story. 

Reading: Duffield hour 2- Focused on nonfiction article & project. Latin quiz on Monday.

Social Studies: Presented our Ancient Egypt Specialized Worker Flyer. See some examples above.