Transcript Essay Unit Week 2

ESSAY UNIT: WEEK
TWO
WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY, AND
FRIDAY
September 28, 29, 30, 2016.
Starter: September 28, 2016
■ The period: use a period at the
end of a declarative sentence (a
statement) and at the end of an
imperative sentence (a polite
command or a request).
■ The exclamation point: use an
exclamation point to show strong
feeling and to indicate a forceful
command.
■ The question mark: use a
question mark at the end of a
The
period
■Declarative
sentence
(statement):
Track practice
starts soon.
■Imperative
sentence (polite
command or
request): Please
The
exclamati
on point
1. What a beautiful
day it is!
2. Look out!
Use an exclamation
point after an
interjection that
expresses a strong
feeling.
1. Yikes!
The
questio
n mark
Direction question
1. Who would you like a
part-time job for the
summer?
2. Which call should I
answer first?
Do not use a question
mark after an indirect
question.
1. He asked whether I
needed a work permit.
Quotation
marks
■ Direct quotation
examples:
■ 1. A famous poster
asks, “What if they
gave a war and
nobody came?”
■ 2. After school Ms. A
said, “I need to find
something to eat for
dinner.”
■ 3. ”Dance is life at its
Always place
a comma or a
period
INSIDE of the
quotation
1.Thoreau
marks.
humorously
advises,
“Beware of all
WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA?
I. Grammar Starter: Punctuation
II. Schoolhouse rock: punctuation
III. Pass the ball: Review game
IV. Workshop Wednesday
V. Continue writing body paragraphs with your
evidence.
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK:
PUNCTUATION
1. What forms of punctuation are being used in
the video?
2. If you had to write a rap or song which form of
punctuation would you write your song
about?
Pass the ball: Review
game
■ One person starts with the ball and answers
the review question, if they get the question
right they receive a token.
■ If you answer the question wrong you MUST
pass the ball.
■ When you pass the ball you MUST call out
your classmates name.
■ If your classmate does not catch the ball they
do not get the opportunity to answer the next
Pass the ball: Review game
■ What is a fragment?
■ What is a run-on sentence?
■ Give a sentence with a transitive verb.
■ What are the three verb tenses?
■ Define a noun.
■ What font do you use for MLA format? What size font?
■ Name these pronouns: That, these, those, this.
■ Name three reflexive pronouns:
■ What do interrogative pronouns do?
■ Shows ownership.
■ Name the linking verb: They were watching television in the living
room.
■ What kind of verbs are these: Can, could, will, would, shall, should.
■ Is this a complete sentence: The dog ran away from home.
■ Name 2 first person pronouns
■ What is a declarative sentence?
Workshop Wednesday
What is workshop
Wednesday?
You work with your
partner and critique
each other's work.
Offer suggestions to
improve their writing.
Look for words
misspelled.
Bless/Press/Address
method
CONTINUE WRITING
YOUR BODY
PARAGRAPHS
If you need help ask Ms. A
• ANALYZE THIS QUOTE
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
The Colon
To introduce
material
• Friday’s test
will cover
these three
areas: the
circulatory,
the
To introduce
long or formal
quotation
Ms. A asked us
to write an
essay on the
following
African saying:
The
Semicolon
Zach was a talented
soccer player and
basketball player, and
he was also a famous
writer.
Zach was a talented
soccer player and
Commas in a
series
1.Sarah’s mom just
bought a chair, a
table, and a lamp
from the furniture
store.
2.The cat ran into the
What is the difference?
Bob, Joe and Tim are
ready.
(might be telling Bob
that two people are
ready).
Bob, Joe, and Tim are
ready.
(clearly says that
Commas and
compound
sentences
Remember, place
a comma before a
coordinating
conjunction (and,
but, or, nor, for, so,
or yet)
1.I am not going to
the concert, for I
am too busy.
2.Many miners
searched for
years, but others
found gold on the
first try.
3.Thomas wanted
Insert a colon, semicolon,
comma where you
1. Well we’d better hit theor
road.
it needs
2. I grabbed my cleats my think
soccer bag
and my to go.
water bottle before I left for practice.
3. Sierra is a talented writer and singer she was
happy to be accepted into the arts program.
4. He requested the following a screwdriver a level
and wood screws.
5. In his long poem The Other Pioneers, Roberto
Felix describes some of the early settlers of the
United States
Now I must write
WHAT IS ON THE
AGENDA?
1. Grammar starter: Colons, Semicolons,
Commas.
2. Grammar practice
3. Cheat Sheet (Friday)
4. Summaryland vs Analysis
5. Analysis practice
6. Continue writing body paragraphs
7. Extension?
GRAMMAR TEST
CHEAT SHEET
1.Use both sides of the index card.
2.If you bring this with you
tomorrow morning you can use it
to help you on your test.
SUMMARYLAND VS ANALYSISVILLE
Summmaryland: restating what is going
on in the plot. You’re not answering the
prompt
Analysis-ville: Focus on answering the
prompt question. Tell me who your
character is. Why do they act that way?
What does this say about their character?
Body Paragraph Example
–
Mary Warren is a weak-minded person whose decisions throughout
the play were made based on fear and blind obedience. As a young
Puritan girl, her religion has shaped her beliefs and therefore, her
actions; however, in all of what she does she is driven by fear of
consequence and retaliation. When Judge Danforth questions why she
thought she saw spirits that she did not actually see Mary replies, “I—I
cannot tell how, but I did. I—I heard the other girls screaming, and you,
you seemed to believe them, and I—It were only sport in the beginning,
sir, but then the whole world cried spirits, spirits, and I…” (Crucible.2.4344). Mary knew that the other girls were frauds but continued imitating
them despite the harm she was causing those on trial. Mary followed
the other girls without making her own decisions and harmed others
because of self-preservation, which demonstrates a weakness in one’s
character. Even without Abigail leading the other girls, Mary Warren
would marry and lead a continued life of meek obedience because of
simple-minded weakness.
Remember!!!
■
■Only retell parts of the play to
show how a character has a
certain trait.
STARTER: SEPTEMBER 30
1. Using the post it on your desk, write one
thing (It can be about grammar, writing is a
journey, or anything else) that you are
having trouble with in class.
2. When you are done with your post–it turn it
in and study for your Grammar test.
3. This is a classwork grade so If you do not
turn it in you will not receive credit.
WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA?
1.Starter
2.Grammar test
3. If you finish your test early pull
out your body paragraphs and
continue working on them.
4.Writing is a journey: What is the
last step?
JOURNEY: WHAT IS
THE LAST STEP?
Conclusion
Body paragraphs
Thesis statement
Introduction
Pre-writing
stage/brainstorming
Writing is a journey:
Conclusion
End your
paper with a
good
conclusion.
Think of your
conclusion as
a closing
statement.
What do you
want your
audience to
think about
when they
finish your
paper?
Five steps to writing your
conclusion
Step 4: Closing
Step 2
Step 1:
Summarize
what you have
said in the
body of your
paper.
:Restate the
main idea
using different
words.
Step 3: Give a
final example
or idea.
statement;
leave the
reader with
something to
remember.
Step 5:
Remember to
answer the,
“SO WHAT.”
Your turn: Practice
writing your
conclusion
1. Remember it should restate your thesis: WHY DOES YOUR CHARACTER ACT
THE WAY THEY DO