The big homecoming dance is this coming weekend … so many of my students are preoccupied with the best ways to “prompose” to the jewel of their desire.
Always looking to hook my students and engage them at their level, I created the following synthesis prompt:
Sam, a sparkly and introspective junior in high school, is weighing the pros and cons of promposing to their longtime crush, Riley. Ever since the 6th grade, Sam has been infatuated with Riley but has kept this crush under tight secrecy.
Read the following sources and accompanying contextual information carefully. Write a letter to Sam that addresses the following essential question: to prompose … or not to prompose? In your essay, synthesize material from at least three sources to develop your position.
Our supplementary packet is rife with good fodder for a juicy Socratic Seminar.
In today’s writing workshop video, I yet again “Bob Ross” how to cobble the entire synthesis essay together while demonstrating how to pull the strings of my templates.
This one is sure to please the crowd, so if you’re interested in the slides and accompanying material - just give me a holler.
Happy teaching and happy writing!
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