PP20

AGENDA
Do Now:
Complete MATCHING ACTIVITY ON YOUR DESK
Take out your essay question and thesis
statement. Create 3 points that support your
statement.
Today:
1) Create 3 points
2) Essay Planning

Announcements
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Night" with Mr. Dousett in Room S25 has been
postponed until next week, due to a Staff
meeting. See you next Wednesday.
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will take place next week on Monday during
periods 2, 3, 4 and lunch. See your math
teacher for more information.

Todays Gameplan
I can create the three main points to support
my thesis in my essay using evidence from the
text.
(I can start to create my outline for my essay)

How do I know Im successful?

I can fill in my essay template with the
following:
- I can create my thesis statement (*should be
fininshed)
I can create three main points for my essay
I can support these points with evidence
I can create transition sentences between my
paragraphs

Step 1: Copy thesis on the plan

THESIS:
The many societies in The Chrysalids all practice
intolerance in one way or another.

Step 2: How to create points?

You are setting out to PROVE something with your
thesis.
Your 3 points are your SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from
the text to SUPPORT your thesis.
THESIS:
The many societies in The Chrysalids all practice
intolerance in one way or another.

Step 3 Take your points and make

them into topic sentences.

My 3 points:
Waknuk
Sealand
Fringes

Now, Im going to make a topic sentence by

combining my point and key words from my
thesis.

THESIS:
The many societies in The Chrysalids all practice
intolerance in one way or another.

BODY PARAGRAPH 1: Topic Sentence

Waknuk society is extremely intolerant of
anything outside their norm or perfect image.
Evidence: A)
B)
C)
Transition Sentence:

Step 3 - Evidence
Evidence can be:
1. Quote
(Make sure you jot down the page #)
2. An event from the novel, which you will
explain.
3. A concept from the novel, which you will
explain.

Getting Started
Debate Activity:
Should Uniforms be mandatory in all Western Quebec
Schools?
PROS

CONS

Announcements

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Game Plan
I can create transition sentences to link
together my paragraphs in my essay
Why?
Help organize writing
Help an entire paragraph and essay flow better
Get good marks in post-secondary education (and
future essays)
List writing, giving instructions, etc.

How do you know youre successful?

You can use transition words in our getting
started activity
You are able to explain how to add transition
words to your writing
You can create transition sentences for the
ends of your paragraphs

Getting Started
Debate Activity:
Should Uniforms be mandatory in all Western Quebec
Schools?
PROS

CONS

Lets Re-cap

Step 1: Create Thesis

Step 2: Create points
Step 3: Write topic sentences
Step 4: Gather evidence
Step 5: Write transition sentences

Topic Sentence
Waknuk society is extremely intolerant of
anything outside their norm or perfect image.

Evidence: A) Well, any part of the definition is as

important as any other; and if a child doesnt
come within it, then it isnt human, and that it
means it doesnt have a soul. It is not in the image
of God (Wyndham 55).
B) Waknuks religion
C) Sophie is found by Alan
Transition Sentence:

Step 4
Transition Sentence:
This links one paragraph to the next.

BODY PARAGRAPH 1: Topic Sentence

Waknuk society is extremely intolerant of anything
outside their norm or perfect image.
Evidence: A) Well, any part of the definition is as
important as any other; and if a child doesnt come
within it, then it isnt human, and that it means it
doesnt have a soul. It is not in the image of God
(Wyndham 55).
B) Waknuks religion
C) Sophie is found by Alan
Transition Sentence: Not only is this society
extremely prejudiced, Sealand society is as well.