Objectives: Today I will
Homework:
Agenda:
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- 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.
- For the words that you missed, write:
- 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
- Introduction
- Elements of an Introduction
- Hook
- Background Information
- Thesis Statement (will be discussing tomorrow!)
- Hook
- The Hook
- How you start your essay
- Gets the reader interested in your topic
- Should be 1-2 sentences
- How you start your essay
- 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.
- Exciting Statement
- 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?
- 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.
- 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?
- Gives basic information you think the reader should know about your topic
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