Prewriting for Freak the Mighty Essay

Prewriting for Freak the Mighty Essay

Think about the theme you will choose for your essay.

The purpose of today's lesson is to help you get organized and prepared to write your essay. Remember, you will choose one theme from the list below.

• The power of friendship

• The power of imagination

• The importance of self worth

• Recognizing the worth of all human beings is important.

• Making assumptions based on appearance can lead to treating others badly.

Open Ended

What theme will you choose to write about and why?

Multiple Choice

What is something that must be included in your introduction paragraph? It's the first sentence of your paragraph that "hooks" the reader to get interested in your topic.

• the hook sentence

• the detail sentence

Multiple Choice

What are some ways to "hook" your reader in?

• to start with a quote or ask a question

• to write something very boring that makes the reader fall asleep

Open Ended

Write a sample hook for your essay. (Remember, you can ask a question or write a quote. It must relate to the theme you chose.)

---Here is a sample. "Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget." G. Randolf

(I made my hook a quote about friendship. This would apply if you chose the theme -the power of friendship.)

Now, write yours....

Your introduction must also include your thesis statement. This is the last sentence of your intro paragraph. 

The thesis statement is one sentence that tells what your essay is going to be about.

--It would go something like this:

One of the most important themes that we learn from the novel is the power of friendship, where we witness the bond between Max and Freak grow throughout the story.

Open Ended

Write your thesis statement.

Start with....One of the most important themes we learn from the novel is_____________

Your body paragraph should include 3 details that show how the theme is displayed throughout the text.

• For example, if I chose the power of friendship as my theme,

• I would find 3 details in the story where the friendship between Max and Freak shows to be a strong bond.

Multiple Choice

Your body paragraph should include 3 details which__________

• support the theme you chose

• have nothing to do with the theme you chose

After you construct your body paragraph, you will need to wrap up your essay. This is the conclusion.

• This is where you summarize your thesis and your main points.

Multiple Choice

The last paragraph of your essay is called the ___________

• introduction

• body paragraph

• conclusion

Multiple Choice

In the conclusion you___________

• restate thesis and summarize main points

• write your hook

I hope this helped you to think about your essay and what theme you are going to write about.

Tomorrow, we will begin writing your essay together.