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Unit 1 Essay: Planning

Today’s Goal
Prepare to write your essay by:
● Brainstorming your perspective about coming of age
● Breaking down your unit essay prompt
● Discussing the prompt
● Drafting your thesis statement
● Brainstorming evidence to support your thesis statement
● Analyzing an exemplar essay

PART 1: Quick-Write
Directions: Your final essay will ask you to reflect on your perspective about coming of age. It also asks you to
consider your own experiences and how these experiences inform your perspective. To begin preparing for this
prompt, respond to your choice of the questions below. You may respond to more than one. 10 minutes

Quick-write questions:
● What does it mean to come of age? Remember that “coming of age”
● How do we come of age? refers to the transition from childhood
● What experiences have shaped your coming of age? into adulthood—experiences that cause
● Do we all come of age in the same way? people to grow up.
● Do coming-of-age experiences share any similar qualities?

Unit 1: Coming of Age 1

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