Transcript August 25 - Breathitt County Schools

August 25, 2014
 Identify and correct the ten mistakes in the
following paragraph.
 Richard Nixon became president of the United
States on January 29, 1969. In 1972, a break-in was
discover at the head quarters of the Democratic
National Committee in Washington, D.C. Soon
investigators lerned that members of President
Nixon’s re-election committee was involved in the
brake-in, That information led to Nixon’s
resignation on August 9 1974. He were the first – and
only – U.S. president too resign in office.
 I can write an effective thesis statement, using
parallel structure.
 Complete the 10 MC questions over independent
and dependent clauses and recognizing
clauses/phrases.
 Return MC handout.
 Go over and correct answers.
 The title of your paper
 Title: The Fad of Divorce
 Thesis: Too many people get divorced for trivial
reasons.
 An announcement of the subject
 Announcement: I want to share some thoughts with
you about our space program.
 Thesis: It is time to close down our space program.
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 A Statement of Absolute Fact
 Fact: Jane Austen is the author of Pride and
Prejudice.
 Thesis: Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen’s best
work.
 The whole essay
pg. 6
 One complete sentence
 The main idea of your essay
 Takes a stand and expresses an attitude; makes a
judgment or interpretation (what you will prove
about your topic)
 Restricted, unified, specific
 POOR:
 The American auto industry has many problems.
 BETTER:
 The worst problem of the American auto industry is
unfair competition from foreign countries.
 POOR:
 Crime must be stopped.
 BETTER:
 The courts should hand out tougher sentences to
habitual criminals.
Pg. 6
 POOR:
 The new health program is excellent, but it has several
drawbacks, and it should be run only on an experimental
basis for two or three years.
 BETTER:
 Despite its general excellence, the new health care program
should be run only on an experimental basis for two or three
years.
 POOR:
 Drug addiction is a big problem.
 BETTER:
 Drug addiction has caused a huge increase in violent crimes.
 Drug addiction has caused a huge increase in violent crimes
in the home, at school, and on the streets.
Pg. 7-8
 In this project I will outline the three major issues
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of the Civil War.
The dessert known as “peach melba” was named
for the opera singer Dame Nellie Melba.
Comic Books: Not Just for Kids
Some students show more resourcefulness at
making excuses than at getting their work done.
The more sensible a parent’s advice to a teenager,
the more likely it is to be scorned or ignored.
Pg. 9
 During the Middle Ages, Islam was far more
tolerant of other religions that was Christianity.
 There’s a sucker born every minute. (P.T. Barnum)
 Dieters I have known almost always regain their
lost weight.
 Obesity is a series health problem, but the media
have exaggerated the dangers, and many diets can
bring about health problems of their own.
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 Stephen King’s books have more literary merit
than most critics want to admit.
 The U.S. health care system is in serious trouble.
 Raising the standard retirement age from sixtyfive to sixty-seven would make a major
contribution toward helping the Social Security
system.
 My skiing vacation was one long series of
annoyances, mishaps, and disasters.
Pg. 10
 You can use these thesis statement templates to get started with writing thesis
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statements. These should only be used to create your first thesis statement. It
should be tweaked so that it doesn’t sound awkward or mechanical in your
actual essay. When I read your essay, the thesis statement should not be in
template form.
For Rhetorical Analysis:
This text (is/is not) effective in using (name the strategies) to convince (name
the audience) of (name the purpose).
For an Argument Essay:
Topic + Attitude + Action Verb + Reasons + Universal Idea
For a Narrative Essay:
(Event) (had/did not have) a significant impact on my life because (reasons).
For a Literacy Narrative Essay:
(Experiences/Events) had a (positive/negative) impact on making me the
(writer/reader) I am today.
 For each topic below, write a thesis statement.
 The most important day of your life.
 The role of people with disabilities in society.
 The relationship between thinking, reading, and
writing
 Turn these in for review.
 You can put this on the thesis statement practice
sheet.
 What do you find easy about thesis statements?
What do you find difficult about thesis
statements?