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E11 AGENDA 02/01 – Sources

Mrs. Scarff is out today.  Today, you will read about reliable and unreliable sources.

  • Read the following handout: Finding Reliable Sources
  • Do the following activity: For each of the following UNTRUE claims, find a website that has information that supports the untrue claim.  Write the website address where you found the misleading information. Write a misleading (or false) quote from the site that claims something untrue. Looking at your Reliable Sources worksheet, what clues did you have that the information was not reliable?
    1. Global warming is not real
    2. Vaccines are not good for you
    3. The earth is flat
    4. The holocaust did not happen
    5. Michael Jackson is still alive
  • Find at least THREE reliable sources for your own essay.  Collect information from these sources tonight.  If your essay is personal, you may use a quote from literature or a famous person as your source.  We will discuss how to cite sources in class tomorrow.

Homework

  •  Now that you have revised your introduction, begin writing body paragraph number one.  Most of you had to revise your thesis in some way.  Make absolutely sure that your thesis has a topic, a statement, and a how/why.
  • You will submit your work tomorrow 2/2 on Plus Portals
  • 01/30: Below are annotated versions of your first paragraph.  Edit your introduction according to the comments I give you.  Do your outline, but do not begin writing your paragraphs yet.  I will put the edited versions here.     In the future, please submit files as PDF or Word, name them in the format you see below– any deviation will affect your grade.

If you don’t see yours, it was not submitted at all  or was not in the proper format.  You must resubmit immediately.

E11 AGENDA 01/31 – *UPDATED* Revisions

Mrs. Scarff is out today.  During class, fill out your 5 paragraph outline worksheet in detail.  Every supporting detail that you provide must be researched or real– in other words, this is your true outline.  CHANGE: 1:24 pm. I am currently reviewing your introductions and will put a version with comments in the homework area below by 7pm tonight.  For homework tonight, edit your introduction according to the comments I give you.  Do your outline, but do not begin writing your paragraphs yet.

  1. 5 Paragraph Outline
  2. Discuss how to write a Body Paragraph

Homework

  • Below are annotated versions of your first paragraph.  Edit your introduction according to the comments I give you.  Do your outline, but do not begin writing your paragraphs yet.  I will put the edited versions here.     In the future, please submit files as PDF or Word, name them in the format you see below– any deviation will affect your grade.

If you don’t see yours, it was not submitted at all  or was not in the proper format.  You must resubmit immediately.

E11 AGENDA 01/29 – Intro Peer Review

  1. Highlight each section of your introductory paragraph in the following way
    1. HOOK
    2. SUPPORT
    3. TRANSITION
    4. THESIS
  2. Peer Review for Introduction
    • Trade with a partner and write your name at the bottom of the page.
    • Read the introductory paragraph
    • At the bottom of the paper, rate each of the following sections of the paragraph on a four point scale.  Give a comment for each section
      1. HOOK
      2. SUPPORT
      3. TRANSITION
      4. THESIS

Homework

Type your introduction and revise your introduction according to the feedback you received.  SUBMIT IT ON PLUS PORTALS. expanding it to be at least half a page with the following format:

  • Times New Roman, 12 pt
  • Double Spaced
  • 1″ Margins
  • File type: Word or PDF (Word is preferred)
  • Name of file: Pd_last_first_intro

E11 AGENDA 01/23 – Hooks

  1. Discuss Midterm results
  2. Review how to write intros and hooks
  3. Practice how to write an effective thesis and hook

Homework

  • Use binder paper for this
  • Your topic is GENDER ROLES.
  • Narrow your topic (be more specific – gender roles in China, gender roles and their effect on children, etc.)
  • Write a thesis that contains a topic, an opinion, and aswers how/why
  • Using your thesis as a guide, write an EFFECTIVE hook using each of the following techniques:
    • Personal Narrative
    • Fact or statistic
    • Argue against thesis
    • Rhetorical question / Ask reader to imagine
    • Argue against a commonly held idea
    • Current event
    • Quote

E9 AGENDA 01/10-01/12 – Peer Reviewing

  1. The class will peer review House on Mango Street vignettes.
  2. Do the following with each vignette that you read
    1. Write your name at the bottom of each vignette that you review
    2. Highlight all the adjectives
    3. Underline all metaphors and similes
    4. Ask questions, make suggestions.  Help the person expand their FIGURATIVE language!

Homework

  • Have someone else read TWO of your writing pieces from The House on Mango Street.  Ask the person to give you feedback about your descriptions– can more adjectives, metaphors, or figurative language be added?  Ask them to write comments at the bottom of the page.