6th Grade Language Arts: Summary and Thesis - Creating the framework for your expository essay.

Today's Goal:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

The Plan:

Read
Hatchet Summary
Hatchet Thesis

Hatchet Summary

You will need a sticky note and a collaborative attitude for this activity.

You will work with a group (your group might change) to write the best possible two-three sentence summary of Hatchet that you can.

This is sort of what your paper will visually look like when
you're done with the summary activity.

Here are the steps:

On your sticky note, write a two-sentence summary of Hatchet. Seriously. two sentences. Write small, and write ONLY what is needed to understand the story. Think about it before you write it, because you only get the one shot.
Read your summary to your group. Together, combine forces to create one NEW summary that can be two or three sentences. Pick the best words and the most clear information

HINT: Your summary should start with one of two things:

In the novel, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, Brian Robeson is ________
The novel, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, is about ________

Hatchet Thesis
CLICK HERE for the overall essay guidelines. These will be discussed in depth in the next week or so, so don't feel overwhelmed yet.

PROMPT: In the novel, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, how does Brian Robeson’s
characterization change from the beginning of the story to the end?

On Google Classroom, type your thesis. I'm giving you back your first draft today, from when you answered this question on the back of the "Old brian/new Brian" heads. Here's the deal: if you did NOT use any of the words that you put in his heads in your answer on the back, you will need to do so in your thesis today. That's why we brainstormed them! Some of you will be able to just type what you wrote and be done! Yay!

Some sentence frames you could use for your thesis:

Before his troubles began, Brian was ____ and ____ because ________, but after he had been stranded for weeks, Brian became _____ and _____ because _______.
In the beginning of the story, Brian is ______, but by the end of the story, Brian has changed to become more _____ because _______.
After he realized _______________, Brian became more _________ and _______. Before that realization, Brian was a _____ person because ___________, but he changed because __________.

Reminders/Homework: