TEST FRIDAY. SEE BELOW FOR WAYS TO STUDY!
We read for 15 minutes. It looks like you have all chosen excellent books to read.
We added the next two words to our list, unsullied and subsequent.
We reviewed the paragraph writing expectations for Friday's test.
Introductory sentence must answer the question with a provocative opinion (which you are determined you can prove) and mention the author and the title (in quotation marks).
First opinion (from your so what? chart)
First piece of evidence (paraphrase or a quotation) from your What? chart
First explanation/elaboration (Here you explain how this example really proves your thesis)
Ex: Ellen locks the caregivers in the cupboard because she is frustrated by their lack of respect. She has been imprisoned on several occasions for the petty crime of being a child. She can not be late to breakfast, have a hair out of place, or make any noise in the house. Sadly, the distressed girl naively assumes she can lock away her troubles. The fact that she abandons the man and woman in their cage and returns to bed exemplifies her childish solution to her difficulties but does not justify her actions.
Transition
Second opinion
Second piece of evidence
Second elaboration
Transition
Third opinion
Third piece of evidence
Third explanation/elaboration
Concluding sentence (Repeat the thesis (make sure you are summarizing the arguments made in the paragraph. There should be nothing new here). Use emotional language.
Ellen's plight and naive resolution demonstrate her frustration--she is a lonesome child with no recourse for change. The final image of Ellen under the frail covers emphasizes her enormous vulnerability.
Ta Da! Done.
Now, following the structure means you are 1/3 of the way there, right?
You are marked on
STRUCTURE (FORMAT, TRANSITIONS, CLARITY, LOGICAL DEVELOPMENT)
CONTENT (INSIGHTFUL OPINIONS SUPPORTED WTH EVIDENCE. DO NOT RE-TELL THE STORY AS YOU CANNOT GAIN MARKS IN THAT MANNER)
STYLE: FORMAL DICTION, SENTENCE VARIETY (LENGTH AND TYPE), VERB USAGE, ENGAGEMENT, ENTHUSIASM,
WE CREATED A LIST OF STRONG VERBS TODAY:
exemplify
elucidates
emphasized
depicts
reveals
demonstrates
illustrates
portrays
authenticates
testify
communicate
unveil
demystify
enforce
disclose
exclaim
proclaim
state
manifest
ARRIVE PREPARED.
You have studied the must-haves list, how to cite, your transitions page, your verbs, your previous paragraphs, your corrections' sheet, and you are predicting and finding key passages as you read. You are comfortable looking for inferences and supporting your theories with evidence.
Yay!!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
PLAN TO BRING:
A FAVOURITE PEN
WATER
YOUR HANDOUTS(MUST-HAVES, HOW TO CITE, TRANSITIONS, VERBS, THESAURUS)
