Vocab Notes - 2nd Grading Period, First Go 'Round

Here's dem notes:

For K/H: Vocab 5 and 6
For ACA: Vocab 3 (and 4)

Symbols In Night

Today, K and H classes discussed symbols in Night.

Wondering what the other classes came up with?

Second Period

 

Third Period

Remember, the timed write on Wednesday is all about looking at Night as a piece of rhetoric, and how symbolism feeds into that. Tonight, dream of rhetorical triangles and happy English teachers.

Repost: Vocabulary Units 3 and 4

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Vocab 3/4 <- - - Quiz 9/27

Expository Prompt

Expository Prompt

As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.                            Amy Poehler

Think…

Does teamwork play a part in our collective successes and failures? Think carefully about this question.

Write an essay about the role of collaboration in our society.

Be sure to –

·        clearly state your thesis

·        organize and develop your ideas

·        choose your words carefully

·        edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling

[[[This is the one we did in class. The reassessment will be an entirely new prompt. Fix the paper you already wrote, then show it to me when you come after school to reassess.]]]

Writing: Body Paragraph and Example

Scroll down for thesis help.

This one's just for body paragraphs!

Remember, your essay should be:

• Introduction w/ thesis
• body paragraph (explaining an example which proves your thesis)
• body paragraph (explaining an example which proves your thesis) <---IF YOU HAVE ROOM FOR A SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH!
• Conclusion

These are the things your body paragraph should have.

Your example needs to be as specific as possible. Don't tell me about a game or a team, tell me about a specific player or a specific team. Don't tell me about people, be more specific than that.

Your example should be a real example. Don't make something up, and don't use hypothetical statements.

A hypothetical statement sounds like:
"Well, if you were building a house, you'd need help. You couldn't build it on your own."
"Without teamwork, the vaccine would have never been invented." (This is also a logical fallacy.)

Your example can come from high-quality literature (even high-quality classic movies are okay if you can write about them intelligently and with detail), current events, history, and the world of science and technology.

Role of Collaboration: Board Notes for Your Thesis

Here are some board notes from Monday:

"Explain the role of collaboration..."

Here's what we talked about today.

Theme Practice: This Voice in my Heart

Some board notes from our first attempt at theme:

Theme in TVIMH.

First, we talked about how you need a list of abstract words you think the book is "about" - you can see it written in red in the image.

Pick one word.

Second, think: "What is the author trying to say about [this word] by telling me this story?" In other words, what is the author trying to say? What message is he trying to get across to me about humanity, or human nature?

The good/bad, necessary/uneccessary, leads to..., etc. are things to think about. They are starters.You don't have to use these actual words and phrases in your theme statement. In fact, the most insightful thematic statements will go beyond these basic starters.

K & H: Vocabulary 3 & 4

Vocab notes for the next go 'round: Vocab Notes 3 and 4

Expository Worries

Here are some links for Expository writing:

Rubric for STAAR Expository Essay (condensed)

Basic Expository Outline (This is the basic outline we used in class.)

TEA Website (This is the official TEA/STAAR resources website.)

What is expository writing?

Expository writing is writing where the primary intent of the writer is to explain, inform, or describe. At its core, the expository prompt asks you a question. You are expected to:

1. answer the question (thesis)
2. prove your idea (with examples from literature, history, current events, or science/technology)
3. explain your poof (commentary: explain how your example proves your idea)
4. conclude meaningfully

You should strive to include two body paragraphs, each introducing a new piece of proof and providing commentary for that proof.

Think about it: Isn't your idea stronger if you can provide two pieces of proof, not just one?

You'll do fine. Now go to bed. Stop worrying about it. Dream of grand expository organizational structures and well-worded theses.

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Vocabulary Quizlets

You can thank English II team teacher Mrs. Holden for sharing her vocabulary Quizlets!

For Unit 1: Quizlet for Unit 1
For Unit 2: Quizlet for Unit 2

The first vocab quiz is September 13. On-level's quiz covers Unit 1, and the K/H quiz covers Units 1 and 2.