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EMbEddEd AssEssMENt
definition Essay of a Hero Informative/Explanatory Writing
My Notes
Discuss the ideas that you brainstormed with your partner or group. Use the sentence frames below to help you in your discussion. Remember to take turns sharing your ideas and ask each other questions.
I think the most important quality of a hero is because .
The character shows this quality when he .
Another action a hero would take wouldbe .
The character is heroic when he .
After your discussion, do a quickwrite paragraph of at least 4–5 sentences, using the following sentence frame:
The character is a hero because he
Get together with a partner and exchange quickwrites. Read aloud your quickwrites to each other, then exchange quickwrites and add more ideas in writing to each other’s quickwrites.
Step 3: Prewriting
With your partner, read your revised quickwrites to each other. Then discuss how to summarize your ideas into one clear sentence about why the character is a hero. Your definition of a hero will be the thesis or central idea for your essay. If you were writing about Batman, for example, your thesis might be Batman is a hero because he fights against crime, uses technology to beat the bad guys, and puts his life in danger for other people.
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