Learning Goals
By the end of this activity you will be able to:
Demonstrate that you have begun learning the ways the essay reveals perspectives, ideas, experiences, and beliefs of a writer.
Success Criteria
I know I am successful when:
I can identify the features of a narrative essay;
I can identify audience and purpose of a narrative essay;
I can create an essay outline for a narrative essay;
I can read for the purpose of analysing the features of a text
I can identify the perspectives, ideas, experiences, and beliefs in a text.
We’re going to be looking at the Narrative Essay today.
First, I’ve got a handout for you outlining how to analyze an essay. Then I have a note for you to take down on the Narrative Essay.
Next, I’d like you to consider the following statements. What are the pros and cons of using these as “words to live by”?
1) Learning to accept fear, to take it in without letting it take over, is one of life’s challenges.
2) Learn to welcome fear and the edge it brings, the whispered warnings and the adrenaline.
Next, you will read the narrative essay “April Fools on Polar Circus”. You’ll complete an analysis of the essay and have a few questions to answer.
Remember: Your homework is to read your novel and work on your reader’s journals. You will be conducting a second and final, literature circle meeting on your novel on Wednesday.
Notes/handouts for today:
April Fools on Polar Circus essay