What is your favorite book, movie, TV show, or music album?

8th Grade English Expository Unit

What do you think? Talk with your table (2 minutes)

Conversation starters:What is your favorite book,

movie, TV show, or album that you have recently enjoyed???

TALK! Discuss!!

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Many people really like 2 chains new album because of his incredible beats/production

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Other people really enjoyed John Green’s new novel because of its great plot

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Still others like the TV show True Detective because of its great characters.

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While others really like the movie, American Hustle because of it’s great cinematography and music.

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Write 1 topic sentence for your body

To begin with, I love _______________ because of its_______________________ .

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To begin with, The Half Blood Prince contains some of the most amazing character development.

Great. Now, add 4-5 sentences describing

why you feel this way.

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To begin with, The Half Blood Prince contains some of the most amazing character development. For example, you learn a lot about Dumbledore’s past. It is so interesting to see how he developed into such a powerful wizard. In the book, we get to peer into his family history, relive some epic wizard battles, and understand his relationship to the young Tom Riddle. Also, I loved the dialogue between Harry and Dumbledore. The wisdom and knowledge that the old wizard imparts is inspirational. It was fascinating to see Harry struggle in his Horocrux quest, and at the same time grow and learn from his experiences.

Fantastic, now write your closing sentence!(Clearly, In short, As you can see)

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To begin with, The Half Blood Prince contains some of the most amazing character development. For example, you learn a lot about Dumbledore’s past. It is so interesting to see how he developed into such a powerful wizard. In the book, we get to peer into his family history, relive some epic wizard battles, and understand his relationship to the young Tom Riddle. Also, I loved the dialogue between Harry and Dumbledore. The wisdom and knowledge that the old wizard imparts is inspirational. It was fascinating to see Harry struggle in his Horocrux quest, and at the same time grow and learn from his experiences. In short, this novel has phenomenal characters!

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