Good morning, everyone.
We’ll get started at 11:00.
Today’s agenda:
·
Return Test#3
“Paragraph
self-reflection”
·
Optional replacement quiz (last
25 m)
Friday- end at 12:25 for grad
·
Finish review of sentence types
·
Causative verbs
·
Begin sentence combining
Next week
·
Begin essay work- basic essay,
five-paragraph essay
·
Essay
·
Talk about replacement test
Final week
Monday
·
Optional replacement test
Tuesday
·
Final essay
Wednesday – June 29th- final day
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NO TEACHING, NO INSTRUCTION
·
Marks day, final reports
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Paragraph from Tuesday Test#3
Goal is approximately 150-200 words.
A few people wrote 400-500 words. Too long.
We have to be able to express our ideas in
a concise way. We have to be able to write a tight, short paragraph in response
to a question.
It is easy to go on and on and on.
TOPIC SENTENCE
You must begin with a topic sentence. The
topic sentence will refer directly to the question.
e.g. Why
does Maylin argue with the governor?
What
is one conflict in “Roses Sing on New Snow”?
Topic sentence – borrow words from the
question or use synonyms
Why does Maylin argue with
the governor?
Maylin- major character, protagonist
argue – fight, conflict, struggle,
disagree, go against
governor- representative of the emperor,
official, authority
TS The major character, Maylin, fought with
the governor for three reasons.
The teacher knows that the paragraph will
be on-topic.
The teacher will have confidence that you
know what you’re doing. You are demonstrating that you have a plan. You have a
map and are inviting the reader to follow you.
No TS, no paragraph.
Did you write a clear focussed TS that is
on-topic? If yes, great. I can follow you. If no, the reader will watch you
write randomly, walk around in circles.
OTHER QUESTION
What is one conflict in “Roses Sing on New
Snow”?
conflict, fight, struggle
two things- Maylin and her father
person vs ?
TS The main conflict in “Roses Sing on New
Snow” is the person vs person conflict between Maylin and the governor.
ORGANIZATION
3-4 points – CLEAR
The reader should be able to tell what the
first point is, what the second, and what the third point is.
If not, it is frustration. The reader will
not try to figure it out.
PRO TIP transitional words- first second
third next finally
SENTENCES
Sentence styles
SIMPLE COMPOUND
COMPLEX
Every sentence has to be one of those. If
not, it probably isn’t English.
COMMON ERROR: Don’t retell the story.
Paragraph:
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
Copying from the story.
“ “ quotation marks
Self-reflection – thinking, pondering,
looking deeply
Paragraph writing.
What do you have mastered?
What is holding you back?
chaos- disorganization, no structure
What 2-3 things can you work on today and
tomorrow to make your English a little better?
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How to quote
words in a paragraph
1.
Borrow a few words.
2.
Incorporate them into your
sentence.
Let’s practice.
Please email me a few of your examples. Tomorrow,
we look at the examples you came up with.
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