Wednesday, February 5

Objectives: Today I will 

• analyze essay structure
• and write my introduction

Homework: 

• Finish writing Introduction paragraph (hook & background information; will get thesis information tomorrow!)
• OPTIONAL: Vocabulary Quiz Corrections due Friday 2/14

Agenda: 

• Announcements
  • You'll be getting vocabulary quizzes and other papers back today
  • Nonfiction quizzes coming soon! (If you needed more time/were absent when we took the quiz, it will be in your Charger Time class tomorrow!)
    
• Vocabulary Quiz Corrections
  • For the words that you missed, write: 
    
    • The definition in your own words
    • The part of speech
    • The corrected sentence from your quiz with the correct form/use/spelling
    • Attach to your quiz & resubmit!
  • Helpful website: www.vocabulary.com/dictionary
  • Example:
    • Word: Ravage
    • Part of Speech: Verb
    • Definition: To ruin or destroy something
    • (Original Sentence - do not have to rewrite because it will be on your original attached quiz): The Australia bushfires have ravaging forests.
    • Corrected Sentence: The Australia bushfires have ravaged forests, leaving nothing behind.
  • Note: I have the grades for these quizzes written down, but they are not yet entered on Skyward. I am a human who sometimes makes mistakes and writes/enters grades wrong! Do not get rid of your quiz until you are positive that the grade has been entered correctly in Skyward.
    
• Essay Puzzle
  • Get into groups of 3-4
  • YOUR TASK: Put the pieces of the essay into the correct order
    
  • NOTE: The pieces do not match physically - you will need to look at the CONTENT of each section to determine where it goes.
    
  • Show Mrs. Weber when you’re done!
• Elements of an Essay
  
  • ​Introduction
    
  • Body Paragraphs
    
  • Conclusion
• Elements of an Introduction
  
  • ​Hook
    
  • Background Information
    
  • Thesis Statement (will be discussing tomorrow!)
    
• The Hook
  
  • ​How you start your essay
    
  • Gets the reader interested in your topic
    
  • Should be 1-2 sentences
    
• Types of Hooks
  
  • ​Exciting Statement
    
  • Set the Scene
    
  • Imagery
    
  • Quotations
    
  • See the chart in your packet for more information and examples of each type of hook.
    
• Try out some hooks!
  
  • ​Choose two types of hooks from the chart in your packet and practice writing hooks about your topic that you could use to start your essay.
    
  • Share your hooks with your table partner(s)
    
  • Which hook did you like best for your essay?
    
• Background Information​
  
  • Gives basic information you think the reader should know about your topic
    
  • About 1-2 sentences
    
  • Consider: What is your topic? Where is it? When/where did it happen?​

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