Essay Question Due 9-27-13
Tuck Everlasting
In “Tuck Everlasting,” Winnie discovers a spring of eternal life that the Tucks have kept secret for many years. Your essay question for homework this week is: Would YOU drink the water and thus live forever? Or, would you not drink from the spring?
Please write a paragraph about why someone WOULD drink from the spring.
Then, write a paragraph about why someone WOULD NOT drink from the spring.
Final Draft: WHAT DO YOU THINK? What would you do and why? Please defend/support your answer with examples from the story, such as, “I would not drink from the spring. In the story, the Tucks have a sadness about them that I would not want in my life.”
Monday Night: prewite/brainstorm/start your first draft
Tuesday Night: finish first draft and start editing and revising (reworking)
Wednesday Night: continue editing and revising second draft with changes
Thursday Night: final draft
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