Monday, November 11, 2013

 

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 48

 

1.      Take out your 5 index cards. With a partner AT YOUR TABLE, determine

a.       Which sentence on your index cards is the THESIS STATEMENT

b.      How many TOPIC sentences do you have TOTAL (on all 5 cards)

                                                  i.      Where are they located on the cards?

2.      Return WHOOPIES papers

a.       Show PMR Rubric – or explain that “POEC” stands for Purpose, Organization, Evidence, Conventions

3.      Distribute list of transitions

a.       Add 7

4.      Add a title…(and underline it)

a.       Consider stealing words from your thesis statement (card 1) or information from card 5?

5.      On card 2 or 3, find the words “According to the film Human Footprint (2008)…”

a.       Make sure it is followed by a quote from the film

b.      Make sure Human Footprint is UNDERLINED

6.      GO TO LAB 140 – Type your 5 paragraphs

7.      Show how to “search document”/FIND

a.       Look for contractions, “you”, “I”,

 

1.       Yes  No   2.       Yes  No 3.       Yes  No   4.       Yes  No   5.       Yes  No   6.       Yes  No     7.       Yes  No   8.       Yes  No 9.       Yes  No 10.   Yes  No 11.   Yes  No 12.   Yes  No 13.   Yes  No 14.   Yes  No

The paper does NOT use any contractions (don’t, can’t, won’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t etc.) No informal tone – “OMG” or “okay” or “well” etc.) The last sentence of paragraph 1 is a thesis that states the problem and is underlined The first sentence of paragraphs 2, 3, 4 are premises (topic sentences) and are underlined. 7 different transitions (no repeats) are CIRCLED and are at THE BEGINNING of sentences One direct quotation from the article is BOLDED in paragraph 2 or 3…and begins with “According to the article “How dumb can we get?” (The Week, Feb. 2008), …” Except for paragraph 4, paper does not use the words: you, your, we, us, I, me, myself Paper is 5 paragraphs long Paper is double-spaced Paper appears to be in 12 pt. Times New Roman font Nothing is underlined in paragraph 5. Title of paper is centered Name, date, hour are in the HEADER of paper Pages are numbered (in the FOOTER)

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Finish typed 5-paragraph essay using checklist above as a guide.