This I Believe…
www.thisibelieve.com
Your task: Research This I Believe essays via a web quest.
The goals are to read several This I Believe essays of your choice to (1) get more models under your belt (2)
practice reading personal narrative essays (3) identify an essay that you can relate to.
Part 1: Search, explore, and read. Try to find the most “you” This I Believe themes out there.
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Directions: Go to www.hilliardsclass.com and click “TIB Link 1.”
In this box, LIST 10 THEMES THAT INTEREST YOU or you could take inspiration from.
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Part 2: Read at least three essays in their entirety. The essays you choose must TELL A STORY.
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Directions: Go to www.hilliardsclass.com, and click on “TIB Link 2.” (optional)
In this box, record the following information.
Essay 1
Title:
Topic:
One-sentence summary:
Essay 2
Title:
Topic:
One-sentence summary:
Essay 3
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Topic:
One-sentence summary:
Part 3: Choose the best essay of the three you read, and examine and evaluate the narrative.
In this box, provide the following information.
Essay title:
Writer’s belief, or thesis, statement:
The story or stories the writer tells to ILLUSTRATE the belief:
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This story the writer tells is an effective/ineffective way to illustrate the belief because…
The essay made me think about or consider…
I relate to this essay because…