Assignment: Thesis and Topic Sentences - Homework if absent :)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 10-A (H)
2021-11-04T16:39:01Z

Due: Nov 4, 2021 by 11:59pm

Next week, we'll be writing an essay on The Kite Runner. Since it's probably been a sit since you're written an essay, I'm going to give you as much help as I can :)

I'm also going to be checking in on you as much as possible to see if anyone is struggling and help them before it's too late and we move on to poetry.

Step 1: Choose your essay topic that you want to write about. Amir's moral development is an easy one because you can revise and reuse your timed writes, but you might be sick of talking about that, in which case you can choose something else :)

Trace Amir's moral development throughout the book.

What stage of moral development is most important for understanding Amir as a person?

How do Amir and Hassan represent the divisions in Afghan society, and how do these divisions affect the courses their lives take?

How do the relationships between fathers and sons affect the events of the novel? What is Hosseini saying about this relationship?

Consider the limited inclusion of women in the novel. What role does gender play in this story? What do you make of the two women we do get to know a bit?

Write your own prompt :)

Step 2: Write your thesis and topic sentences. I think it's really helpful to organize your ideas and plan your paragraphs. I have two documents to help you outline your essay: one that is simple and one that has more details and explanations.

Choose the one that is more helpful to you and make a copy in your Google Drive. Then, fill out the thesis and topic sentences for each body paragraph. Make sure you set the Google Doc settings so I can see it and then share it here so I know you're all done :)

Next week, we'll be writing an essay on The Kite Runner. Since it's probably been a sit since you're written an essay, I'm going to give you as much help as I can :)

I'm also going to be checking in on you as much as possible to see if anyone is struggling and help them before it's too late and we move on to poetry.

Step 1: Choose your essay topic that you want to write about. Amir's moral development is an easy one because you can revise and reuse your timed writes, but you might be sick of talking about that, in which case you can choose something else :)

Trace Amir's moral development throughout the book.

What stage of moral development is most important for understanding Amir as a person?

How do Amir and Hassan represent the divisions in Afghan society, and how do these divisions affect the courses their lives take?

How do the relationships between fathers and sons affect the events of the novel? What is Hosseini saying about this relationship?

Consider the limited inclusion of women in the novel. What role does gender play in this story? What do you make of the two women we do get to know a bit?

Write your own prompt :)

Step 2: Write your thesis and topic sentences. I think it's really helpful to organize your ideas and plan your paragraphs. I have two documents to help you outline your essay: one that is simple and one that has more details and explanations.

Choose the one that is more helpful to you and make a copy in your Google Drive. Then, fill out the thesis and topic sentences for each body paragraph. Make sure you set the Google Doc settings so I can see it and then share it here so I know you're all done :)