Thursday, September 27, 2012

English 10 -- Prepare to write the paragraph

Arrive prepared and you will do well.

Finish you chart on the poem, "A Slow Fuse" by Jay Ruzesky.
Know how you will answer the question based on the evidence you found.

Memorize the literary must-haves: present tense, how to cite a quote, no contractions, formal vocabulary, sentence structure, sentence variety etc

You may use the chart and the poem during the paragraph write. No dictionaries or thesauruses though.

Use vocabulary from our list in your paragraph.

Remember the format:
Thesis plus author/title
Opinion
Proof
Explanantion
Transition

Repeat

Transition

Repeat

Conclude

The key is to answer the question with insight. Study.

YOUR POEM ABOUT THE ANIMAL IS DUE ON MONDAY. TYPE IT UP. MAKE SURE YOUR LANGUAGE IS UNIQUE. NO CLICHÉS. FOLLOW THE SAMPLE POEMS I GAVE YOU.