Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Tues. October 8:

1. Your "Connection to Nature" essay is due tomorrow in its first draft form.  It is double-spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman.  

• It has an interesting Introduction that introduces the topic and sets up your Thesis Statement.  This thesis statement is developed in each of your body paragraph. 4- 5 sentences.

• Each of your body paragraphs has a Topic Sentence that develops a point in your Thesis.  Each body paragraph has two developed examples that describe and discuss what you have introduced in your Topic Sentence.  These are concrete examples that capture the interest of the reader with the details. Your Body Paragraphs are larger paragraphs that the Introduction or the Conclusion.

  Your Concluding Paragraph begins with the Thesis Reworded, and looks beyond where you are now. 4 or 5 sentences.

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