Finding the Underlying Structure: April 5, 2019

Focus: How do we structure a lengthy, complex essay?

1. Warming up with celebrating a few prompts and book lists

2. Brainstorming on your powerhouse books (I will model one for you)

3. Scrolling through your own brainstorming and color coding any possible patterns.

• Click HERE for Chase's sample brainstorming and color coding.

• If you're not finding any patterns, or if you're only finding one or two, you need to keep brainstorming.

4. Using your patterns to form your outline

• Click HERE for Kyle's sample outline.

HW:
1. Continue working on your outline with the goal of completing it and either e-mailing it to me early next week or coming in for a conference. Click here for the culminating essay timeline.

2. Start hunting for other artifacts you might want to use in your essay...childhood artwork? Diary entries? Letters to Santa? Photos?