Friday, November 7, 2014

 

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 47

 

·         Collect 1 – 4 from yesterday.

·         Take prefix test #4

·         When finished, using the following template, write down a short summary of The Human Footprint that begins with:

1.      MANY PEOPLE ASSUME THAT____________, BUT____________

·         Write a rough draft of a response to The Human Footprint using the DIRECTIONS below:

 

IDEA #1: (summary of the main idea) – begin your paper with one of the following phrases:

            It has become common today to_____________ , but _______________

            Many people assume that _____________________, but _______________

            Americans today tend to believe that ________________, but ____________

 

IDEA #2: (add a direct quotation from the article that 1. is so powerful that to change it would diminish its impact; 2. supports the main idea)

According to (fill in article author’s FULL name), “_______________________.”

 

IDEA # 3: (explain the above quotation in your own words)

 

Basically, (the author’s LAST name only) is saying………

 

IDEA #4: Explain a connection between the film and a bigger issue or event in society. Link the main idea to a group of people other than you, like parents or teachers or Europeans or runners or Goths or ) –

This reminds me of…

This is like…

Remember when…

 

IDEA #5 (explain what may happen if other people recognize the link you made in IDEA #4):

In the future,

 

NOW, to expand on each of your IDEAS, use the “DOUBTING BULLY” on IDEAS 1, 3, 4, and 5 -  building each of these IDEAS into full paragraphs. Voila, a rough draft.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

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