We wrote an essay imitating the style of the one studied yesterday: "In The Trenches". A narrative essay is a story with an implied thesis.
IF YOU WERE ABSENT TODAY, YOU MUST ARRIVE WITH YOUR NARRATIVE ESSAY, HANDWRITTEN, DOUBLE SPACED. You choose the topic. You may wish to write about a memory of a time you were frightened.
Next, I read aloud the Joy Kogawa essay, "Grinning and Happy". We discussed the use of dissonance and the chicken coop motif.
Tonight, complete the following:
Thesis: implied or direct?
Write out the thesis in your own words
Add three facts which support the thesis. If you quote, cite properly.
Choose 1 literary device. Name it. Quote it. Explain how it supports the thesis.
Tomorrow we will be editing our narrative essays and learning about the four types of sentences in English:
1.simple
2. complex
3. compound
4. compound-complex
Lucky you.
We'll also be reading an essay entitled, "The Dirtiest Job" by Pierre Berton. Some of you may already have dirty jobs. We'll be writing about your worst job during Thursday's class.
To get ready for the holidays, we will be reading an essay on hockey called, "Man, You're A Great Player".
For each essay, complete the list above.
