Essays Cont'd: Nov. 6 and 7, 2014

We are continuing to move forward with our essays over the next two days.  Here's the plan:

• If I haven't approved your thesis, make sure I see it and approve of it.
• Once I approve your thesis, review the topic sentences we drafted in class.  If you want to use those, that's great.  If you want to write new ones, have at it.
• Put the thesis and the topic sentences in the green essay organizer.  Make sure I get a chance to review the topic sentences soon.
• Begin identifying CONCRETE, SPECIFIC, DETAILED evidence that help prove your points.  These can be quotes, statistics, dollar amounts, numerical details, etc.  Use your BOOK, the D of I, and your DBQ to find these!!!!
• During this process, try to check in with me so I can make sure you are choosing appropriate evidence.
• Begin drafting your essay.  If you have questions or issues, feel free to share them with me via email, or you always can Google Drive what you have to me so I can review it.

HOMEWORK:  Continue working on your essay.  By now, you SHOULD have a strong thesis statement, well-organized topic sentences for each body paragraph, and at least a few specific details to support each topic sentence.  If you aren't at this point already, work toward getting this done!