This I Believe Essays

We are working on our "This I Believe" essays this week.  Please check out the following website to get some ideas for your essay! Click the link to listen to great essays --->  NPR - This I Believe

What We Covered in 2 Weeks

       The first two weeks have been great.  First and foremost, we sought to understand the power of narratives.  We worked with understanding that narratives are a simply part of being human--we love to tell and receive stories on a daily basis.  The students worked on their Memory Maps, which was an assignment that helped them to encounter the art of telling a good story.  At the center of a good story, there is always problem/trouble.
     By the end of the 2nd week, we began talking about how to write an effective central thesis.  Like a good narrative with a certain degree of trouble at its center, an essay has a central thesis, an argument to defend with supporting evidence.  

Welcome to American Lit

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