I continued instruction on the purpose of the literary essay and on the structure and content of the introduction . We discussed how to introduce the setting and the characters in the first paragraph and how to formulate a thesis as the final sentence of the first paragraph . As Jaydn drafted an introductory paragraph , we referred to our essay outline from yesterday for ideas and assistance. I then discussed the body of the essay as support or proof of the thesis. Again referring back to the outline, Jaydn began drafting a second pargraph based on the textual examples within the outline.. We will continue writing next session.