Announcements and Reminders for
Wednesday, October 18 is/was the last day of the term.
Your essay scores will be applied to second term.   A-Day students: Turn in your unused hall passes this week for extra credit added to this term. A-DAy Students: If you hadn't finished your Book of the Month before you presented, finish it by October 17th, let me know, and I will add the points to your score for the book presentation   Book orders will be sent in again by October 25, or as soon as I receive orders of twenty-five dollars or more. You can order online at Scholastic Book Clubs. Please use the code below. SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS Class Activation Code: GKLJW |
Targets for Today:
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, . . . |
Today’s Agenda:
1.
In your composition book under
CSI Sentences/Grammar. Page 83/84 +
label this CSI # 10 and add today's date -- October 18 or 24, 2017.
Create a list, every other line from one through five in your composition book.
For each of the incorrect sentences below, jot down what is wrong with it.
Copy ONLY the most correct sentence.
EXAMPLE: 1. "Frosts" needs an apostrophe after the "t", and the poem should be inside quotation marks, not italicized.
1) There were ten students who memorized the poem Nothing Gold Can Stay from Robert Frosts book titled New Hampshire.
2) Their were 10 students who memerized the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" from robert frost's book titled New Hampshire.
3) There were ten students who memorized the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" from Robert Frost's book titled New Hampshire.
4) There where 10 students who memorized the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" from Robert Frost's book titled New Hampshire.
5) There were ten student's who memorized the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" from Robert Frost's book titled "New Hampshire."
(B-Day: demo opening two windows)
  
2. Listen to/Read along with The Outsiders.
Begin at page 93, Chapter 6 14:36.
A1 to page 122, (page 110 nightmare) -- 20:26
A2 to page 126, (page 110 nightmare) -- 29:22 -- bottom of page, to "I was silent. . . " B5 to page 119 (page 110 nightmare) -- beginning of chapter 8 -- 15:15 B7 to page 124 (page 110 nightmare) "He was okay." 24:28 |
If You Were Absent:
Complete the CSI assignment.
Get caught up with The Outsiders when you return.
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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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Current Requirements for your essay -- We will work on others next term.
On Skyward, you have four assignments so far for you Outsiders essay: thesis sentence, body paragraphs, counterclaim/rebuttal paragraph, and concluding paragraph.
We will add more of the requirements to Skyward in the new term.
Thesis
The student has created a thesis sentence with a claim and three reasons to support the claim. thesis sentence with claim and three reasons 10 especially well stated 8 claim and three reasons are in one sentence at the end of the introductory paragraph 5 attempt at a thesis sentence
Example of a thesis sentence: Junior high age children should be allowed to go trick-or-treating because they are still young enough to enjoy it, often they can help their parents by taking younger brothers and sisters, and they might get into trouble if they're not busy trick-or-treating.
Another example: We should wear school uniforms because they would help reduce discipline, be cheaper than other clothing, and help create school pride.
Another example: We should wear school uniforms because they would help reduce discipline, be cheaper than other clothing, and help create school pride.
Body Paragraphs
The student has created three body paragraphs, each based on one of the reasons stated in the thesis sentence. Each sentence contains a topic sentence, evidence, and explanation. 10 especially well stated with topic sentence, evidence, and explanation topic sentence 8 topic sentence some evidence and explanation reasons and order match thesis 5 attempt at body paragraphs, less than three |
Counterclaim
| 5 Outstanding 4 contains one opposing argument/reason and rebuttal of that argument 1 attempts to create a counterclaim/rebuttal paragraph | ||
| Conclusion - Outsiders Essay | ||
| Detailed Description: | concluding paragraph 5 Outstanding 4 restates claim and reasons and has a concluding sentence -- may include a call to action 1 attempts a conclusion | |
