3. Warm Up
• Is this the midterm a persuasive essay or an
informative essay?
4. Warm Up
• Is this the midterm a persuasive essay or an
informative essay?
• In light of the above question, what is the
primary focus of the essay and the rubric?
5. Warm Up
• Is this the midterm a persuasive essay or an
informative essay?
• In light of the above question, what is the
primary focus of the essay and the rubric?
• When is the rough draft due?
8. Introduction
Grabber Examples
“In 1787 the Constitutional Convention was
held. The war had been over for a few years and
the colonists were arguing now about what type
of government to form.”
9. Introduction
Grabber Examples
“In 1787 the Constitutional Convention was
held. The war had been over for a few years and
the colonists were arguing now about what type
of government to form.”
10. Introduction
Grabber Examples
“In 1787 the Constitutional Convention was
held. The war had been over for a few years and
the colonists were arguing now about what type
of government to form.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
15. Introduction
Grabber Examples
“A bunch of guys got together in Philly to talk
politics and stuff. It was a Convention. They
argued.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
18. Introduction
Grabber Examples
“The year of 1787 was a dark, tense time in the
newly created United States. The sweat and
blood of sons, fathers, and families had
purchased sweet freedom from Britain, but
internal arguing now threatened the former
colonies.”
19. Introduction
Grabber Examples
“The year of 1787 was a dark, tense time in the
newly created United States. The sweat and
blood of sons, fathers, and families had
purchased sweet freedom from Britain, but
internal arguing now threatened the former
colonies.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
22. Introduction
Thesis Lead-in Examples
“The men argued a lot at the Convention. The
new government was impacted by the Great
Compromise, the Three-fifths Compromise, and
the slave trade compromise.”
23. Introduction
Thesis Lead-in Examples
“The men argued a lot at the Convention. The
new government was impacted by the Great
Compromise, the Three-fifths Compromise, and
the slave trade compromise.”
24. Introduction
Thesis Lead-in Examples
“The men argued a lot at the Convention. The
new government was impacted by the Great
Compromise, the Three-fifths Compromise, and
the slave trade compromise.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
27. Introduction
Thesis Lead-in Examples
“Amidst the hot stifling room the men realized they must
each give something up, that they must all compromise or
nothing will be accomplished. Putting aside their differences,
the men agreed on the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths
Compromise, and the Slave Trade Compromise, all of which
impacted the new emerging government in a tremendous
way.”
28. Introduction
Thesis Lead-in Examples
“Amidst the hot stifling room the men realized they must
each give something up, that they must all compromise or
nothing will be accomplished. Putting aside their differences,
the men agreed on the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths
Compromise, and the Slave Trade Compromise, all of which
impacted the new emerging government in a tremendous
way.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
31. Warm Up
• Is this the midterm a persuasive essay or an
informative essay?
• Which of the following areas is the focus of
this essay: organization, content, conventions
• When are we taking the essay?
• What can I use to take the essay?
39. Body Paragraphs
Topic Sentence
“The Convention was about to implode over
the issue of state representation when men
from both sides at last agreed on The Great
Compromise.”
40. Body Paragraphs
Topic Sentence
“The Convention was about to implode over
the issue of state representation when men
from both sides at last agreed on The Great
Compromise.”
43. Body Paragraphs
Topic Sentence
“The first agreement the men came to that
shaped America’s new government was the
Great Compromise.”
44. Body Paragraphs
Topic Sentence
“The first agreement the men came to that
shaped America’s new government was the
Great Compromise.”
45. Body Paragraphs
Topic Sentence
“The first agreement the men came to that
shaped America’s new government was the
Great Compromise.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
