Mastering the Controlling Idea- HW for friday Jan 11

What to do to Master the Controlling idea (question 26)

 TASK: Write a well-developed short response in which you use ideas from both a Christmas Carol and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas to establish a controlling idea about knowledge. Develop your controlling idea using specific examples and details from each work.

SAMPLE FORMAT

•      Introduction of the topic sentence and controlling idea (1-2 sentences)

•      Development of the controlling idea (1-2 sentences)

•      Examples from the 1^st passage that support your controlling idea and how they prove your point (2-3 sentences

•      Examples from the 2^nd passage that support your controlling idea and a description of how they prove your point (2-3 sentences)

•      A conclusive statement that reiterates your controlling idea (1 sentence)