Monday, November 21, 2011

Mystery Character Essay

Students have read several mysteries, and they will write four paragraphs to answer the following essay question. Compare one character from the mystery novel And Then There Were None and one character from another mystery ("The Landlady," "The Highwayman," or "William Wilson").

Objectives
1. Students will compare characters from two stories.
2. Students will connect the character traits to elements of a mystery.
3. Students will write an effective hook and thesis statement.
4. Students will organize supporting details by topic paragraphs: appearance, action and dialogue.
5. Students will support ideas with direct quotations from the literature.

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