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Heroes Essay

Norview Middle School

Grade 6 English Language Arts

Warm Up

What makes someone a HERO?

Warm Up

Journal Entry

Write at least one complete paragraph (5-7) sentences explaining what you think makes someone a hero.

Journal Entry

Characteristics

  • Courage
  • Selflessness
  • Humility
  • Patience
  • Caring

PICTURES

T-A-Ping a Prompt

What do you remember about

T-A-Ping a Prompt?

Complete the first two columns of your K-W-L chart with this information.

T - topic

WHAT

On what in particular is the prompt asking you to focus your writing?

What information do you need to include?

A - audience

WHO

For whom are you writing this according to the prompt? (Remember, it is not always your teacher.)

What knowledge does your audience have of the topic?

P - purpose

WHY

Why are you writing this?

Are you writing to persuade (convince your reader of something), inform (share information), or entertain (tell a story)?

How does this purpose influence your writing?

Prompt

A hero is a person you look up to. Before you begin writing, think about someone you look up to. Why do you admire this person? Write an expository essay in which you explain to your classmates whom you admire and why you admire this person.

Topic

Heroes

  • Who is your hero?
  • Why is this person your hero?

Audience

Your Classmates

  • What do your classmates know about this person?
  • How does the fact that you are writing for your classmates influence what information you will include in your essay?

Purpose

To Inform:

  • This is an expository essay so it includes facts, evidence, and examples.
  • This is not a story to entertain your readers.
  • You are not trying to convince your readers to do or think anything.
  • You are explaining to your readers who your hero is and why.

Prewriting

Prewriting is the first stage of the writing process, typically followed by drafting, revision, editing, and publishing.

Prewriting can consist of a combination of strategies such as outlining, diagramming, storyboarding, or clustering.

Brainstorming

Begin by brainstorming what you know about the topic.

Don't worry about organization or complete sentences - just writing everything down.

This helps you to generate ideas and narrow your topic.

Keywords

Identify the key words or phrases in the prompt.

What do you need to know in order to write the essay?

Keywords

Role Models

Make a list of some real people you admire.

These can be people you know personally, famous people, or historical figures.

You can list people who are both living as well as people who are dead.

Reasons

Think about why you admire these people?

What did they do/say that you admire?

What characteristics or qualties do you value that they demonstrate?

How would you like to be similar to these people?

Outline

An outline is a plan for the paper that will help you organize and structure your ideas in a way that effectively communicates them to your reader and supports your thesis statement. You'll want to work on an outline after you've completed some of the other exercises, since having an idea of what you'll say in the paper will make it much easier to write. An outline can be very informal; you might simply jot down your thesis statement, what the introduction will discuss, what you'll say in the body of the paper, and what you want to include in the conclusion.

4-Square

A prewriting 4-square is a visual organizational strategy for planning an essay.

Using a 4-square can help to focus your writing, provide detail, and enhance word choice.

Graphic Organizer

Introduction

Begin with a hook to catch your reader's attention.

Rephrase the prompt or topic.

Introduce your idea with a strong thesis statement.

Introduction

Question Hook

Example:

Have you ever been totally and completely lost before?

Sound Effects Hook

Example:

Click-clack, click-clack, click-clack! That's the sound of my footsteps echoing through the empty aisles in the library as I looked frantically for my sister.

Dialogue Hook

Example:

"Moooo-ooommmm?" I called out nervously as I searched the grocery store aisles for her curly brown hair.

Live in My Memory Lead

Example:

The day I got lost in Walmart is a day that will live in my memory forever.

I Never Expected Lead

Example:

When we boarded the bus for Lincoln, I never expected to have fun, but it turned out to be an awesome trip!

Body Paragraphs

  • Start with a transition statement that connects to the thesis and contains the main idea of the body paragraph
  • Include supporting statements that help prove or explain the topic sentence
  • End with a concluding statement that summarizes, reaffirms, evaluates, or ties back to the topic sentence of the paragraph and reinforces the thesis.

Paragraph 1

  • Who is your hero?
  • What information do you know about this person?
  • What would your audience like to know about this person?

Paragraph 2

Why is this person your hero?

What attributes or characteristics does this person possess that you value?

Paragraph 3

What can you learn from this person's example?

How could you follow this person's example?

What additional information (if any) would you like to share with your audience?

Conclusion

  • Rephase the thesis statement and summarize the main points.
  • Make a connection to the larger picture; explain how your topic relates to other ideas
  • Leave the audience with a lasting impression - a "clincher" (similar to a hook) or a call to action

Closure

On the back of your prewriting graphic organizer, explain how prewriting helps organize ideas for an effective essay.

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