Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Persuasive Skeleton 2.0 "Skeletor"

      Catchy opening hook. Strong opening statement two.  Persuasive claim that controls the entire essay.
      Some people say that______. Give an analogy. Explain. Cause and effect.  Explain.  Hyperbole/overstatement. Repetition. Repetition.  Appeal to reason (logos). Appeal to emotion (pathos).  Appeal to right vs. wrong (ethos). Give a real life example. Concession/ Refutation. Final detail with transition word.

      In conclusion, Restate claim in a different way.  Call to Action sentence. Call-to-Action sentence two.  Text-to-world sentence.  Text-to-world sentence. Talk about the future.  Strong closing sentence. 

Friday, May 2, 2014

Booklet example

ACT II Summary



It is the night of March 14th, the conspirators meet and plan to assassinate Caesar the following morning.  Many omens warn of a major catastrophe that day. The fake note is delivered to Brutus. He decides to join the conspiracy.  He refuses to tell Portia, his wife, what his plans are.