Monday/Tuesday, January 28/29, 2019

Announcements and Reminders for Monday/Tuesday, January 28/29, 2019:                            Welcome to class!  As you come in, pick up  your composition book, choose two colors of colored pencil or crayon Penny Wars has been extended.  Don't forget to contribute this week!   If you have not already completed these assignments, finish and hand them in as soon as possible: You should have finished typing your argument essay on MyAccess.    You were to have finished it and submitted it by Friday evening, January 11.   You may still do this.  You are able to also work on your essay at home. You were to hand in your packet by Monday or Tuesday, January 14 or 15. You may still do this.  Please make sure you have completed these assignments.  Creating an Introduction and Thesis Sentence for Argument Also, if you have not handed in your waiver, get that signed and handed in. Hand in your mini-bio if you haven't.

Targets for Today: I can name all 5 types of text structures. I can use the highlighter strategy to analyze the body of a chapter in How They Croaked.

Today’s  Agenda for Monday/Tuesday, January 28/29, 2019: 1. Writing Prompt: Watch “A Cloudy Lesson” (at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psZmAsH6I3Q) What does this make you think of? Consider writing about your relationship with a grandparent, your experiences with failure, or PIXAR-type shorts in general. Try to write a full page. B8 Only:  Analyze Conclusions  Text Structures -- organization techniques  -- TAKE NOTES!   Text Structures 1.     Definition 2.     Classification 3.     Comparison/Contrast 4.     Cause/Effect 5.     Chronological Order Definition:   1) introduce a word or concept 2) explain that word or concept Classification:   1)  introduce a category of things 2)  explain how you can divide the category into smaller categories (and explain how they are different) Comparison/Contrast: There are two ways to organize comparison/contrast: 1) introduce the topics 2) give the first detail from both sides (showing how they are similar or different) 3) give the second detail from both sides (showing how they are similar or different) 4) give the third detail from both sides (showing how they are similar or different) 5) conclusion -- or -- 1) introduce the topics 2) first detail from one side 3) second detail from one side 4) third detail from one side 5) first detail from the other side  6) second detail from the other side 7) third detail from the other side 8) conclusion Cause/Effect: 1) gives the starting event or idea 2) explain the results of that event or idea -- or -- 1) Give a result or results 2) explain what caused it Chronological (Time Order): "Chrono" is a word root meaning time. Most stories are written in time order. Remember, a piece of writing can use one or more than one of these text structures to organize their writing.

If You Were Absent: See above.  Use the practices in Help and Enrichment to check your understanding of Text Structure.

Vocabulary: Text Structure:  Text structure refers to how the information within a written text is organized.

Help and Enrichment  For practice on Text Structures:   http://cavemanenglish.blogspot.com/2014/10/name-that-structure.html http://cavemanenglish.blogspot.com/2014/10/text-structure-and-pizza.html Text Structure: Which one is this? Signal Words for Identifying and Writing Various Text Structures: Text Structure Signal Words Description/definition For example,  to illustrate, characteristics of, for instance such as…, to begin with, an example,  characteristics are, is  •It emphasizes sizes, shapes, colors, and details. *Look for the topic word (or a synonym or pronoun) to be repeated. Sequence before, after, first, second, next, then, finally, following, not long after, now, soon, when, previously, etc.  Chronological before, after, first, second, next, then, finally, following, not long after, now, soon, in the end (dates, years, times, etc.) Cause and Effect as a consequence, reasons why, so, because, since, therefore, if…then, this led to, as a result, may be due to, effect of, consequently, for this reason Compare/Contrast alike, different, same as, similar, resemble, as well as, not only…but also, both, instead of, on the other hand, different from, however, although, more than, less than, on the contrary, as opposed to Problem/Solution dilemma, question is…, the puzzle is…, to solve this…, one answer is…, issue,  Classification *Look for the overall topic word to be repeated. categories, characteristics, classes, classify, divide, dimensions, elements, features, groups, kinds, methods, aspects, (numbers),  parts, sorts, types, ways