Today during English class we had a writers workshop in room 416. During this session we worked on the introductory paragraph. We reviewed the model introduction on page 463 of the Study Sync book. You were given ideas on how to write the hook and given time to actually write the hook. We also looked at your introductory paragraph for Sullivan Ballou and the concluding sentence for House Divided. We worked on smoothly transitioning from one paragraph to another - we also worked on connecting the introductory sentence to the thesis.
In Support we continued the writers workshop. We added to the hook.
Hook
Two sentences about the South
Two sentences about the North
A sentence about how slavery divided the North and South.
A sentence about why the Civil War was fought.
Many passages from the period explore these ideas of freedom.
Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided' and the "Sullivan Ballou Letter" are good examples.
Thesis statement
You should have finished your introductory paragraph.
Tonight for homework make sure you have completed the Introduction - House Divided Paragraph - Sullivan Ballou Paragraph.
Come straight to room 416 tomorrow we will do a writers workshop for the conclusion.