Periods 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
The students should have already finished their Intro paragraph. Today we worked on finding RDFs (reasons, details, facts) to support our main ideas in the Body paragraphs.
This is the example essay that we used in class:
Essay
Title:
Dynamic Characters and the Lessons We Learn From Them
P1. TS - In this
essay, I will be writing about one of the many themes found in the book “Holes”
by Louis Sachar. The theme I have chosen to write about is “Don’t judge a book by its
cover.”
1) Main Idea – Mr. Pendanski was a kind, caring character in the beginning of the
book.
2) Main Idea
– When first introduced to Zero, the reader assumed that he was not as smart as
your average kid.
3) Main Idea
–Stanley Yelnats the IV, the protagonist of “Holes,” began as an out-of-shape
character who was always down on his luck.
Thesis
Statement: One of the themes for the book “Holes” is don’t judge a book by its cover because throughout the book
we find that characters change from when we first met them.
P2. TS: = Main Idea #1 -Mr. Pendanski was a kind, caring
character in the beginning of the book.
RDF – “You’ve got a
big fat heart,” said X-Ray (pg.17).
Ex – Mr. Pendanski was
thought to be very nice at the beginning of the book by most of the characters.
X-Ray even thought that “Mom” was nice.
RDF – The reader’s
opinion of Mr. Pendanski began to change when we read about how he spoke about
Zero.
Ex – “ _________________________” (pg. #)
RDF – Mr. Pendanski
went so far as to say that a shovel could learn how to read more than Zero ever
could.
Ex – This shows how
cruel Mr. Pendanski really is to Zero.
Conclusion- These
examples show how Mr. Pendanski’s character changed throughout the book and
that this character is not who we expected him to be.
P3. TS: =
Main Idea #2 - When first introduced to Zero, the reader assumed that he was
not as smart as your average kid.
RDF – If a person cannot
read, write, or speak, one may assume that they are unintelligent, or at least
under-educated.
Ex -
RDF
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RDF
Ex
Conclusion
P4. TS – Main Idea #3 - Stanley
Yelnats the IV, the protagonist of “Holes,” began as an out-of-shape character
who was always down on his luck.
RDF
Ex
RDF
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RDF
Ex
Conclusion
P5. Conclusion
Paragraph (last paragraph)
- Restate thesis statement
Thesis Statement: One of the themes for the book “Holes” is don’t judge a book by its cover because throughout the book
we find that characters change from when we first met them.
- Restate the 3 main ideas:
- As readers, we saw Mr. Pendanski, Zero, and Stanley change from who we originally thought they were to a completely unexpected and different character than in the beginning. Each example given shows the dramatic change of each of these characters.
- Pick a closing word to start your conclusion statement
- Clearly the book “Holes” deals with characters who are dynamic, not static. We, as readers, are able to watch these changes occur throughout the novel. After reading “Holes,” I can confidently state that one should never judge a book by its cover.
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