Reading+Essays


 * Our first content specific writing assignment of the year was our animal essays. Now, we are going to write essays that persuade others to use reading strategies and inform them of how to use them. This page will include notes to help you to include the required components into your essays. I know that you will do great and I look forward to reading your essays. More importantly, I look forward to sharing your essays with other students through our wiki and your personal web sites! Happy Writing!

__Introduction__ ** Introduce your essay and let the reader know that you are **persuading** him/her to use reading strategies to help him/her to better understand what he/she reads. **

__Main Body Paragraph # 1 (about a first reading strategy)__ **

**Name** your first strategy.
 * Explain** how to use this strategy.
 * Analyze** and **describe** how using this strategy helps you as a reader.
 * Formulate** a way to **apply** this strategy to a book that you’ve read.


 * __ Main Body Paragraph # 2 (about a second reading strategy) __**

**Name** your first strategy.
 * Explain** how to use this strategy.
 * Analyze** and **describe** how using this strategy helps you as a reader.
 * Formulate** a way to apply this strategy to a book that you’ve read. **

__Main Body Paragraph # 3 (about a third reading strategy)__ **

**Name** your first strategy.
 * Explain** how to use this strategy.
 * Analyze** and **describe** how using this strategy helps you as a reader.
 * Formulate** a way to apply this strategy to a book that you’ve read. **

__ Conclusion Paragraph __**

Remember to **convince** the reader to use these strategies to help him/her better understand what he/she is reading.