Students will write a body paragraph that includes a topic sentence, at least ONE evidence sentence, several analysis sentences and a concluding sentence.
Response to Literature
What Ended the Revolutionary War?
Students will write a paragraph which will include topic sentence, evidence and analysis sentence, and concluding sentence about why the war ended.
What Started the Revolution?
Students will write a paragraph with a topic sentence, evidence and analysis sentences, and a concluding paragraph about some of the reasons the colonist decided to separate from the British.
Should Ellen Become a Spy for the Patriots?
Students will write a paragraph with a topic sentence, several sentences providing evidence and analysis, and a concluding sentence on why or why shouldn’t Ellen become a spy.
Third! The Abacus Contest: Different Lifestyles
We are practicing writing a paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence. In this paragraph, we are comparing how Gao Mai’s life is very different from our experiences.
6-Role Play: Letters during the American Revolution
Students (male) will be writing as farmers who are away from home on the battlefield during the American Revolution. Some students (female) will be writing as the wives that have taken on the responsibility of running the farm or business that their husbands have left behind.. Letters should address the different lifestyles each are living as the war has affected their responsibilities.
