Day 14 CATCHER

We'll read an excerpt from Jonathan Baumbach's essay about The Catcher in the Rye.

Do Now: What are your three subtopics? Put them in what you think is the most logical order and explain why this order makes sense.

Today's Learning Target(s): 
I will be able to organize my evidence into categories and use these categories to draft topic sentences.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can detect patterns among the evidence that I have chosen and name these patterns.
-I can use the categories of evidence to help me draft idea-based topic sentences that support my thesis statement.

Agenda:

1. Logically ordering body paragraphs
2. Idea-based topic sentences
3. An example of literary criticism

HW: Draft at least one body paragraph for next class. Begin looking for an outside reading book! Follow this link for suggested titles.