Writing Prompt #3 from Ms. Y: The “Hoot” ESSAY! (WOOHOO,"Hoot"!!!)

What is the main theme of “Hoot”? 

Here are some examples:

I would suggest you pick either: courage, friendship, perseverance, or person vs. nature. Feel free to come up with your own.

For example, your three reasons for courage could be:

1. Roy had courage when he stood up to Dana Matherson on the bus.
2. Mullet Fingers had courage when he pulled out the stakes at the construction site to save the owls, even though he could’ve gotten in trouble with the law.
3. Roy's dad had the courage to do what was right and investigate the construction site to save the owls.

(If you have ever gotten a 4 on an essay in my class, DO NOT use all of my reasons, come up with some of your own reasons.)

Here is the PDF of the book.

Remember:

1. Fill out your  graphic organizer (Make a copy in google docs, then you can type directly onto it, OR you can print it out, OR you can do it on a separate piece of paper)
2. Write your rough draft
3. Have a conference (with your parent or call/Zoom a friend)
4. Type your final draft on Google docs
5. Fill out your rubric (you can print it out and circle it, OR make a copy in Google docs and highlight it, OR write what you would give yourself in a note at the bottom of your essay before you share it with me)
6. Share the links with me in the comments and/or on Google

COMMENT your chosen theme below!

If you need help: Ms. Y and Ms. N are having office hours tomorrow, TUESDAY, from 6-7pm. I can do the graphic organizer with you if you get stuck. If that time doesn’t work for you, have your parents message me in Remind to set up another time.


*Because this is a big assignment, I suggest you work on it for about 20 minutes a day. DO NOT try to finish it all in one sitting, take some breaks!*

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