Essay 2

Today we began our second essay of the year which will be a persuasive piece focused on our current history topic.

Students are answering the question, "Which type of government is best for the people?" The timeline for this piece is as follows:

Tuesday-
In Class - Brainstorm ideas, complete main idea, and three reasons
At Home - Find examples to support reasons (be sure to write down citations), complete KWO

I. Type of government
 a. Reason 1
 b. Reason 2
 c. Reason 3
 d. Strong Thesis
II. Reason 1
 a. example with citation
 b. details of example
 c. details of examples
 d. details of examples
 e. strong closing statement
III. Reason 2
 a. example with citation
 b. details of example
 c. details of examples
 d. details of examples
 e. strong closing statement
IV. Reason 3
 a. example with citation
 b. details of example
 c. details of examples
 d. details of examples
 e. strong closing statement
V. Conclusion
  a. Reason 1
  b. Reason 2
  c. Reason 3
  d. Strong Thesis

Wednesday-
In Class - Expand examples, retell, begin rough draft
At Home - Finish rough draft

Thursday -
In Class - Edit
At Home - Final draft (Yes, this one may be typed)