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Mastery ELA8
Date: _____________
Of Mice and Men
Directions: Complete the following graphic organizer in preparation for your one paragraph response to the
task. Your work will be collected and graded as a formative writing response.
Check one of the following:
______ George did the right thing by killing Lennie.
_______ George committed a vicious crime.
Original Paragraph Title
Paragraph Elements
1. Topic Sentence: What is the paragraph about? (Be
sure to include title, author, and genre.)
3. State your claim: Directly state whether or not George 3. State your claim:
was justified in his action. Did he or did he not do the
right thing?
4. Provide reasoning: Explain why you feel the way that 4. Provide reasoning:
you do without using they I.
(Steinbeck
).
6. Explanation:
(Steinbeck
8. Explanation: Explain why this quote supports your
claim.
8. Explanation:
9. Concluding statement:
9. Concluding Sentence: Provide a final thought on the
events from the final chapter.
).