Announcements and Reminders:
Please write Santa Letters to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation: See this link for information and for the opportunity to write letters online. The last day to hand in late work, revisions, and extra credit (except your hall passes) is December 14. You may hand in your hall passes before then if you do not plan to use them. If you have not turned in your Cats Vs. Dogs essay, turn it in immediately!
If you missed the argument writing vocabulary test, come to Cave Time or after school.
If you received less than 15, you may retake the test on December 13/14.
Study. If you do not have the blue list of the words and their meanings, pick one up.
Finish reading your realistic fiction book, and get your book of the month interview done!
Highly recommended: A theater group in Salt Lake City is currently presenting The Little Prince. If you haven't read the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, you should! The play is a delightful adaptation of the book. You can find more information here: https://sackerson.org/project/the-little-prince  |
Targets for Today:
I can show that I understand and can write argument.
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Today’s Agenda:
Prepare to go to the Computer Lab to write your Post Test for Argument Writing.
A1 and A2 will have about 10 minutes of extra time on Wednesday because of the shorter Monday schedule. DO NOT work on this outside of class -- unless you are being supervised by your teacher. There will be a points penalty if you do. If you have extra time, read your book/have an interview, or write a Santa Letter. |
If You Were Absent:
See me to set up a time to complete your posttest.
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Vocabulary:
Argument Writing: •A type of writing that states a position on a topic and defends it
Hook: •A sentence or sentences that will engage your reader – get their attention
l Claim/Thesis: •A sentence that states your position and includes your main reasons
Introduction: •The first paragraph of an essay
Topic Sentence: •The sentence near the beginning of the paragraph that states the central idea of the paragraph
Background Information: •The information the reader needs to understand a topic and why it is being discussed
Body Paragraph: •A paragraph that comes between the introduction and the conclusion
Transitions: Words or groups of words that connect ideas and show relationships
Formal Style: Writing that does not include contractions or the pronouns "you" or "I"
Reasons: Logical main points to support a claim
Evidence: Facts, examples, statistics, etc. that support a claim
Explanation: explains the evidence and shows how it supports your reasons/claim
Counterclaim/Opposing Claim: an opposing argument; something the other side would say
Rebuttal: proving why a counterclaim (opposing claim) is wrong using reasons and evidence
Conventions: correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation
Citation: giving the source of the evidence
Conclusion: sums up the main point of the whole essay
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