Tuesday, February 11

Get out your Photo Essay Packet and open it to the page "Elements of a Conclusion Paragraph."

Objectives: Today I will draft my conclusion paragraph.

Homework: 

• Printed draft due at the start of class tomorrow
• (Optional) Vocabulary Quiz Corrections due Friday

Agenda: 

• Conclusion Paragraph
  • Transition Sentence: Restate your claim.
  • Summarize: Rephrase key ideas from your essay.
  • Rephrase your Thesis in a NEW way.
  • Final Thoughts: Why does your topic matter? What can your reader take away from it?
• Example: 
  
  • ​Ultimately, sea turtles are in danger from the effects of climate change. Storms, rising temperatures, erosion, and water current change are all factors to their disruptive life cycle and well-being. As their habitats are destroyed, their migration patterns disturbed, and their gender ratios impacted, sea turtles are experiencing many negative effects from climate change. As humans have created this problem, it is important that they work towards a solution in order to help the many species, including sea turtles, that are suffering because of it. In doing so, there will be hope for a greater tomorrow.
    
• Work Time
  • ​Sit in your assigned seat.
  • Work using inside voices.
  • Continue drafting your essay.
  • If you do not finish writing your conclusion in class, it is homework due tomorrow.

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