11:00 7/10 "Ice" para notes

paragraph about "Ice Storm"

"Why did the boys not harvest the pheasants?"

PROCESS WHEN WE ARE WRITING
PREWRITING - planning
1. Read the question! E12 - Read the question five times. Read every word.
2. Generate ideas. Brainstorm. Mindmap. List ideas. Write down key words- wake up your sleeping vocabulary in your brain. Bring dormant vocabulary to the fore.
3. Organize the 3-4 ideas. TIME, SPACE, IMPORTANCE

WRITING - sentences
4. Rough draft
Begin with a topic sentence - mirror the questions.
Use some of the vocab in the question, or use synonyms.
"Why did the boys not harvest the pheasants?"
SIMPLE TOPIC SENTENCE: The boys did not harvest the pheasants for several reasons.
MORE ADVANCED - using synonyms
There are three reasons why the boys youth in the story did not harvest decided not to slaughter the pheasants for several reasons.
There are three reasons why the youth in the story decided not to slaughter the pheasants.

XXX
It was rainy. The windows were covered with ice. The boys went to find the pheasants. The birds were frozen. Don't retell the story. PLOT
XXX

5. Proofread and edit - check what you know you have trouble with
6. Pass it in. No need for a good copy.
The expectation is that in-class writing will be messy. As long as it is legible, it's fine.




A person's behavior is easy to influence others' behaviour.
A person's behavior can easily influence others' behaviour.
Sarah is easy to learn English. XXX
It is easy for Sarah to learn English.
Learning English is easy for Sarah.
Sarah is learning English easily.
Sarah can easily learn English.

is easy to
Riding a bicycle is easy to do.



Homework for tomorrow "I Confess" "Dead Man's Path"

-stories about power and how people use their power, strength, influence, authority