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Share your thesis statement with someone near you. If you don’t have one yet, share about where you’re at -- critical lens, theme, or what is challenging for you. Be prepared to share with the whole group. Do Next Take 10 minutes to finish your thesis statement. If you already have it completed, begin fleshing out your introduction. Body Paragraphs Standard format is claim, evidence, explanation. When writing your paragraphs, ask yourself: What am I arguing with this paragraph? What can I use from the text to support my argument? What does this evidence mean in my own words? In small groups, underline the claim, evidence, and explanation in the paragraph you’re given. Then, discuss your take-aways from the paragraph: do you understand what the writer is arguing? Was the evidence compelling, and did it relate to the claim? Did the explanation increase your understanding? Whole group discussion. Studio Time Begin writing your first body paragraph. Make sure to make a claim related to your thesis, then use relevant evidence from the text to support your claim. Afterward, explain the evidence in your own words and relate it back to your claim. One-on-One Conferencing During studio time, I will be coming around to talk with you about how you’re feeling about your paper. Exit Ticket Share out one thing you accomplished for your paper this period.
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Course DescriptionGreat World Text is an advanced English and Social Studies course sponsored by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Humanities. This year will consist of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the landmark 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson. Known only as the “Ex-Colored Man,” the protagonist in Johnson’s novel is forced to choose between celebrating his African American heritage or “passing” as an average white man in a post-Reconstruction America that is rapidly changing. The course will encounter themes of racial passing, multiracial families, and African-American music traditions.
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