Persuasive Writing Rubric

Follow this link to get to the official TEA persuasive writing rubric:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/writing/

Scroll down to English II, then find the link for Persuasive Writing Rubric.
It's a PDF.

Score point 4 = 100 in the grade book - "Accomplished Writing Performance"
Score point 3 = 90 in the grade book - "Satisfactory Writing Performance"
Score point 2 = 75 in the grade book - "Basic Writing Performance"
Score point 1 = 70 in the grade book - "Very Limited Writing Performance"
Score point 0 = 60 in the grade book
No attempt = 50

Persuasive Essay Reassessments:
On-level will reassess on Friday, November 1.
K/H will get scored papers back by November 1.
Reassessment dates will be after school on Monday, November 4 or before school (starting at 6:15) on Tuesday, November 5. These are the only dates I am available.

• I know that we typically do not allow reassessments the last week of a grading period. Obviously, I'm creating an exception for this.
• You may reassess up to a 3 - yes, that means a 90 will go in the grade book. 
• To reassess, you first must show evidence of additional learning/mastery. This means you need to come to the reassessment time with the original scored essay and a new, rewritten, improved version of it. There's a big difference between a 1 and a 2, and a big difference between a 2 and a 3. Adding one or two sentences or changing a few words with the help of a thesaurus isn't enough, and it's not evidence of additional mastery. The reassessment will be a new persuasive prompt and you will have 1 hour to complete it.

Mrs. Wise's Tone Word Master List

As promised, here's my favorite tone list.
I also put additional links to additional tone lists at the bottom of the document.
Good times. Enjoy! I recommend printing it out and keeping a copy in your binder. 
Mrs. Wise's Tone Word List

And the verdict is...

We're going to be expecting a girl!!!
So excited. :-)

Persuasive Outline

"Classic" Persuasive Essay Outline

Counterargument Notes

The counter argument notes we went over in class: CA Notes

Vocabulary Lists! Units 7/8 and Unit 4

Open document, scroll down for Unit 4: Vocab for On-level

Units 7 and 8: Vocab for K/H

Persuasive Text Structure

Board Notes from 10/17 and 10/18

Also, here are the counter argument notes from Thursday, 10/17 (K/H) and 10/21 (on-level).
Right here: Counterargument Notes (Google Doc)

QUIZLETS!

Scroll down - the quizlets were posted on October 10. Email me if the links aren't working, I can send them to you directly.

Practice Persuasive Prompt

English II Written Composition: Persuasive

Read the quotation.

One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.                                                                    -Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Our nation was founded by men who broke old laws by creating new laws. Think carefully about this statement.

Write an essay stating your position on whether it is more important to follow one’s conscience or to follow the law.

Be sure to –

·        Clearly state your thesis

·        Organize and develop your ideas effectively

·        Choose your words carefully

·        Edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling

Writing Sentences with Variety: Complex Sentence Practice

Let us consider these two sentences:

I earned an A on the vocab quiz because I studied before the quiz.

Because I studied before the quiz, I earned an A on the vocab quiz.

Conjunctions are a way to combine two complete sentences. The conjunction can be in the middle of the two sentences, or in the beginning.

Here, let me show you - I've underlined the two conjunctions:

I earned an A on the vocab quiz because I studied before the quiz.

Because I studied before the quiz, I earned an A on the vocab quiz.

Notice that one uses a comma and one does not. If the conjunction comes first, you need the comma.

English is weird, huh?

Next, notice that the conjunction works to combine two complete ideas. I've highlighted them here:

I earned an A on the vocab quiz because I studied before the quiz.

Because I studied before the quiz, I earned an A on the vocab quiz.

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