Units 1-3 and controlling idea in an essay

Which option is an effective controlling idea:

• There are many similarities and differences in the following two stories.

• Short stories "The Ravine" and "Seventh Grade" explore the same theme: peer-pressure among teenagers.

• I will compare and contrast "The Ravine" and "Seventh Grade.

• The characters in "The Ravine" and "Seventh Grade are different.

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.9B

CCSS.RI.6.9

What is this?

• An invaluable tool, which if used correctly, can assist in formulating a controlling idea for an essay.

• I don't know

• A Venn diagram

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CCSS.W.6.2A

Which literary elements can I consider when forming a controlling idea?

• characterization

• choice of setting

• theme

• genre

• choice of font

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

Which literary elements can I consider when forming a leading idea?

• tone

• suspense

• genre

• plot

• handwriting

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the following options is an insightful controlling idea?

• Short stories "The Last Dog" and "Thankyou M'am" have similarities and differences.

• In short stories "The Last Dog" and "Thankyou M'am" the protagonist is a boy.

• Short stories "The Last Dog" and "Thankyou M'am" are an interesting read - check them out!

• In short stories "The Last Dog" and "Thankyou M'am", setting drives the plot and helps to establish the theme.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.W.6.9B

Which of the following options is an insightful controlling idea?

• Short stories "The Last Dog" and "The Ravine" have similarities and differences.

• In short stories "The Last Dog" and "The Ravine" the protagonist is a boy.

• Short stories "The Last Dog" and "The Ravine" are an interesting read - check them out!

• In short stories "The Last Dog" and "The Ravine", setting drives the plot and helps to establish the theme.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.2

A struggle a character has with their own opposing desires or beliefs. It happens within them, and it drives their development as a character.

• External conflict

• Setting

• Exposition

• Internal conflict

The location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.

• Setting

• Plot

• Exposition

• Genre

A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen, especially in the context of literature and film.

• Foreshadowing

• Tone

• Flashback

• Suspense

An underlying meaning or message a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.

• Theme

• Mood

• Setting

• Plot

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5