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Body ParagraphsCEE: Claim, Evidence, Explanation
Now that you have created your thesis statement, it is time to start developing the body paragraphs of your essay. Consider your body paragraphs the sites you will stop and consider on your thesis statement map. The most common question I receive from students is how many body paragraphs do I need in my essay?. The answer is, I don’t know. As the writer, you need to decide how many paragraphs it takes to successfully fulfill your thesis statement.
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Do Now | Goal Setting
What is your peel the fruit goal for today? Mix n' Mingle What is one pie piece you are working on today on your peel the fruit? Why did you choose this topic? Thinking Routine | Peel the Fruit
Thesis Statement What | Novel
Do Now | Bookmark #4
Do Next | Peel the Fruit How do we begin our essay?!
Do Now | Silent Reading
At the door, each of you was given a character to analyze.
Do Next | Create spider web showing the connections between the characters Final | Direct Evidence Select a character that is associated with your original character but not actually your original character. Provide direct evidence from the book to support one of the answers the original creator put on the character chart. “QUOTE” (345). Tape quote onto the spider map. Do Now | Quick Jot
Respond to the following:
Socratic Seminar | Circle up in middle of room
Exit Slip | I used to think....Now I think What is one thing you heard in the socratic seminar that made you rethink something from the novel? Do Now | Silent Reading
Analysis | Part II: Reclaim
Mark Denning back tomorrow!Do Now | read Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield to Part II Reclaim
Analysis | Little Black Book Your Little Black Book is a document that records your ideas, thoughts, and reflections from There, There. Entries into the accordion book will be connected to topics and questions that we study and discuss in class. As with all the writing you encounter in Great World Text, your Little Black Book should be thought-provoking, insightful, and descriptive in nature. However, this does not mean that it is done solely in the written form; it may include visuals, collages, symbols, etc. In short, the Little Black Book is a place to sift through your many thoughts about the world around you. Create a new section in your Little Black book for Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield and Edward Black. Respond to the following prompts in both text and visuals:
Exit Slip | Using a stick note, identify a paragraph or a statement that speaks to you, inspires you, leaves in awe. Explain why it does. Put sticky note in book to share with Mark Denning. Do Now | Read chapter one and two in There, There by Tommy Orange
Analysis | Little Black Book Your Little Black Book is a document that records your ideas, thoughts, and reflections from There, There. Entries into the accordion book will be connected to topics and questions that we study and discuss in class. As with all the writing you encounter in Great World Text, your Little Black Book should be thought-provoking, insightful, and descriptive in nature. However, this does not mean that it is done solely in the written form; it may include visuals, collages, symbols, etc. In short, the Little Black Book is a place to sift through your many thoughts about the world around you. Create new sections in your Little Black Book for the characters Tony Loneman and Dene Oxendene. Respond to the following prompts in both text and visuals:
Do Now | Read Study finds only harmful effects from Native-themed mascots
Do Next | Read The Future of Native American Imagery in Sports
Federal Policies | Explore and consider how these impacted the generations of Native Americans today.
19th Century
Exit Slip | Read about Mark Denning Read more: How Milwaukee's Native Community is Working to be Un-Erased What is one question you have for Mr. Denning?
Analysis | "vanishing Indian" trope
Exit Slip | Prologue Bookmark |
Course DescriptionGreat World Text is an advanced English and Social Studies course sponsored by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Humanities that investigates the novel There There by Tommy Orange, American novelist and citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. There There is a multi-generational, relentlessly paced story about a side of America few have seen: the lives of urban Native Americans. There There shows violence and recovery, hope and loss, identity and power, dislocation and communion, and the beauty and despair woven into the history of a nation and its people. Through these striking, tragic, and often funny portraits of Native experience, classrooms will also explore specific topics such as fetal alcohol syndrome, housing insecurity, recovery, and healing Categories
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