Today, we discussed Monday's poetry unit exam. I explained that it was reading comprehension (3 poetry readings and multiple choice questions). I also explained that you need to study all terminology, as it can appear in the answers. In addition, you will have to specifically explain the steps to reading poetry (they also appear earlier in my Blogger) as well as the sentences I expect in an introductory paragraph of an essay (I have pasted these below). I am doing this
Introductory Paragraph for a Five Paragraph Critical/Analytical Essay
Sentence One: Attention grabber about the topic (which is NEVER going to be the book/story you read). The purpose is to introduce the topic and get the reader interested.
Sentence Two: Explains sentence one or shows a cause/effect relationship which ties the two closer to the topic.
Sentence Three: Introduce the “Text” (title, author, genre, overview).
Sentence Four, Five and Six: Summary of the “text” (sequential) as needed to support your main points.
Sentence Seven: Thesis (an arguable opinion about the topic). You can then include the main points (3) you will use to prove your thesis.
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