Informative Essay
Provide an explanation
You must use 2 of the “Key Words” in your
essay.
Question: What is one central idea expressed through all the
texts, and how is the central idea developed?
Thesis—Rough Draft:
In the articles “On Compassion” by Lazaear Ascher and
“Just Walk on By: Black Men in Public Space” by Brent
Staples, the idea of fearing the “other” is developed
throughout the texts.
What is missing in the thesis according to the question?
•Talk to a partner
•1 minute.
Question: What is one central idea expressed through all the
texts, and how is the central idea developed?
Thesis—Rough Draft:
In the articles “On Compassion” by Lazaear Ascher and
“Just Walk on By: Black Men in Public Space” by Brent
Staples, the idea of fearing the “other” is developed
throughout the texts by the use of figurative language and
diction.
•Talk to a partner
•1 minute.
• Write an essay in which you discuss the development of one
central idea you have identified in the text(s you’ve been
studying. Be sure to explain how the central idea is developed
(Style: figurative language, irony, diction) and how it is shaped
and refined by specific details.
• Find examples all of your examples of figurative language,
irony, diction, and see what two out of the three you can use to
for your thesis.
• You must use TWO out of the three stylistic choices.
Write your own rough draft of a thesis.
Take out the hamburger/hamburger paper.
Write thesis in the diamond (middle).
Question: What is one central idea expressed through all the
texts, and how is the central idea developed?
•Use this template to write your own thesis:
Thesis: In the articles (Article #1 Title, by Author #1), and
(Article #2 by Author #2), the central idea of fearing the other
is developed throughout the text by
3: Irony, diction, metaphor/similes).
the use of (2 out of
(If you don’t like this template, feel free to be creative and
write your own!...