--Turn in your thesis statement by placing it in the black basket on the front table. After taking a quick look and, if possible, providing some feedback, I will return your thesis statements.
S. the C.
--agenda/HW
--some controlling questions for today's block:
- Does my thesis statement fulfill the assigned task?
- Have I taken a position that others might challenge or oppose?
- Is my thesis statement specific enough?
- Does my thesis statement pass the "So what?" test?
- Does my thesis statement pass the "how and why?" test?
--agenda/HW
Writing Workshop -- The Alchemist and The Old Man and the Sea Culminating Essay Assignment
--today's purpose:
- continue gathering evidence (if necessary)
- for each piece of evidence:
- Decide if the evidence will be presented as a direct quotation--if so, how much of the quotation will be used?
- Decide if the evidence will be presented as a paraphrase (or even a summary)--if so, paraphrase (or summarize) the piece of evidence using the "look away" method.
- Begin crafting tiebacks, bearing the following in mind:
- In an essay, the goal is to convince the reader of the validity of your thesis statement; therefore, the thesis statement itself must be meaningful, and the tiebacks to it must occur often via skillful explanations.
- Tiebacks connect back to the thesis statement and answer how?/why?
- If it is extremely difficult to craft a tieback for a piece of evidence, it's likely not a strong piece of evidence!
- continuously revise thesis statement as needed
--work block
--meetings as per the order established on the front board:
- What is your working thesis statement for your "Culminating Essay Assignment"?
- How might you organize your essay based on your thesis statement?
- What are some pieces of evidence that you intend to use?
Closure -- Evidence/Tieback Share
--cards drawn--selected students share a piece of evidence and tieback
Pre-Vacation Brain Break
HW
Required Assignments:
--Finish "processing through" all of your evidence. Then, start an outline by doing the following:
--Finish "processing through" all of your evidence. Then, start an outline by doing the following:
- Re-write your thesis statement in its current version at the top of a sheet of paper.
- Write a rough topic sentence for your first body paragraph. (If your thesis statement is strong, simply look at it to determine what your first body paragraph should address!)
- Roughly outline the contents of your first body paragraph (pieces of evidence, tiebacks, pieces of evidence, tiebacks, etc.)
Though what you are starting is a rough outline, it must be detailed enough for someone else to understand it, as next class, you will trade with a peer in order to provide/garner feedback.
--Bring your vocabulary to class on Monday after break. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET!
--Enjoy break! We have over half of a month off--we're lucky.
Optional (But Highly-Encouraged!) Assignment:
--Bring your vocabulary to class on Monday after break. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET!
--Enjoy break! We have over half of a month off--we're lucky.
Optional (But Highly-Encouraged!) Assignment:
