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English 10. Today: Due: Writing 1 RWS for “Active Reader” pg 614-620 Groups Sign up for Oral Presentation Day Agenda: “No Comprendo ” + RWS Paragraphs – Chpt 16 Good Writing – Chpt 2 Pre-Writing Vocabulary Quiz 1: Jeopardy. By PresenterMedia.com. Teri Tosspon. No Comprendo. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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English 10Teri Tosspon
By PresenterMedia.com
Today: Due: Writing 1
RWS for “Active Reader” pg 614-620
Groups Sign up for Oral Presentation Day
Agenda: “No Comprendo” + RWS
Paragraphs – Chpt 16Good Writing – Chpt 2
Pre-WritingVocabulary
Quiz 1: Jeopardy
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No Comprendo
Review “Strategies for the Active Reader” on pg 614 (Tosspon will be checking
this next week) Read the “No Comprendo” handout
• Use the Active Reader Strategies!!!!
With a partner, answer the questions on the back.
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No Comprendo Answers1. Summary: The Aunt, who is a
professor, of a Latina in Miami reviews how her niece is being academically failed by her school/community.
2. Main idea: Niece is unable to succeed in life because she lacks English skills. The educational system in America failed her.
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..No Comprendo Answers (cont)
3. Specific examples: Paragraph 4, the mother says, “It’s the whole environment”… explains that it ISNT just the school, but the whole community that failed the niece.
4. Didn’t take into account?Her niece’s life ISN’T OVER!!!
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ParagraphsChapter 16, pg 316
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Paragraphs
Paragraph: a group of sentences that develops one main idea. A paragraph may stand by itself as a complete piece of writing, or it may be a section of a longer piece of writing, such as an essay.
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Topic SentencesTopic Sentence states the main idea of a paragraph
• The most general sentence in a paragraph• All other sentences explain, describe,
extend it• Is not always found at the beginning of the
paragraph.• Contains the topic and the controlling idea.
• Exercise 2 (pg 318)
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Activity 2 pg 318
1. We are the great “Let’s junk it” society!
2. Today the hospital nurse has one of the hardest jobs of all.
3. Anything can happen at a county agricultural fair.
4. This was one of the worst situations I had ever been in.
5. In order to shop wisely, several basic rules should be kept in mind.
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Controlling idea (Pg 327)
The point the writer makes about the topic
• Gives the author’s opinion or information on the topic.
Backpacking trips are exhausting.
Topic Controlling idea
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exhausting.
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Pre-Writing Stations – Explore different controlling ideas.
Break into groups of 3-ish• Do 4 different prewrites for the topic:
MONEYPrewrite 1: Freewrite for 6 minutesPrewrite 2: Cluster Prewrite 3: Write 10 interview questions - ask your peers those questions
Prewrite 4: Complete Evidence Gathering
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Evidence Gathering
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Evidence Gathering: Paragraphs
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Elements of Good writingChapter 2, pg 20
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The SubjectWhat is writing all about? Your topic must have a purpose:
• Tell a personal story (Narration)• Provide information (Information)• Discuss the effects (Cause/Effect)• Explain how to do something
(Process)• Take a stand (Persuasion)• Convince you (Persuasion)
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Purpose: The Writer’s IntentionEntertainInform – present factsPersuade
Activity 2 (pg 22)
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Purpose in Writing- Activity 2, pt 22
1. The cost of iPods
2. My cell phone nightmare
3. Why everyone needs e-mail
4. How to send a text message
5. Why our company should upgrade now
information
entertainmentpersuasion
information/process
persuasion
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Audience: Intended ReadersAuthors should consider:What do your readers already know? What are their attitude?What are the demographics?Will the education level/ages all be the same?Activity 3 (pg 23)
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Voice: Attitude
1st person – “I” perspective, informal2nd person– “You” perspective informal, persuade, instruct3rd person – “he, she, it, they” perspective – formalAttitude towards the subject matterAttitude towards the audience
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Unity
All parts relate to a central theme. EVERY SENTENCE SERVES THE SAME THEME.
Activity 6 (pg 26)
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Unity – Activity 6 pg 26-27
Many parents fear the time when their children reach adolescence. When that time does come, some parents are afraid to give their children freedom to make choices. These same parents do not admit that their children have any ideas or feelings that are valid. Many adults like to look back at their own childhoods. Pets are often remembered fondly. Conflicts between parents and adolescents are bound to develop.
or feelings that are valid. Many adults like to look back at their own childhoods. Pets are often remembered fondly. Conflicts between parents and
Some conflicts, of course, are a sign of healthy development within the family. Psychologists say that parents should not be fearful when teenagers challenge authority. Challenging authority is a normal part of the maturing process. Adults without children have none of these concerns. The need for privacy is also normal during adolescence and should be respected rather than feared.
maturing process. Adults without children have none of these concerns.
On the other hand, when the right moment comes along and a teenager wants to talk, parent should not miss the opportunity to connect. Sometimes teenagers are their younger brothers and sisters fight continually over the most trivial things. Most important of all is the need for parents to be sensitive to the feelings of their teenagers. Remember, adolescence does not last for a lifetime, but a good relationship between parent and child can.
opportunity to connect. Sometimes teenagers and their younger brothers and sisters fight over the most trivial things. Most important of all is the
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May get in groups of 4, each person may use 1 item from this list: notes/book/syllabus/handouts Categories:Syllabus, Confused words, Active Reader, Pre-Write, Classmates
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Vocabulary Presentation 2
Groups must sign up for weeks 3-9
If you do not present (or miss your presentation) you may only get 50points IF you hand in the words you are supposed to present!
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Its/It’s•It's is a contraction for it is.
– It's been good to know you. it has– It's a trap! Contraction: it is
•Its is a possessive pronoun meaning, more or less, of it or belonging to it.
– The cat liked its carrier.
•WTR: A simple test– If you can replace it[']s
in your sentence with it is or it has, then your word is it's; otherwise, your word is its.
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Quiet, Quite, Quit
•Quiet (adj) “of little activity,” (n.) meaning “tranquility” or “silence.”(v.) “to cause to be quiet.”
– After lunch the children enjoyed an hour of quiet play.
– We enjoyed the quiet of the countryside.
•Quite (adv) - “totally” or “completely.”– She was quite exhausted after the warm-up
exercise.
•Quit - to stop, cease, desist. – I quit smoking.
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Which, Witch
Which – options• Which way should we go?
Witch – evil, bad, or magical female
• My sister is a witch.
Way to remember: A witch is a *itch that you don’t want to mess with.
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Choose/chose
•Choose is PRESENT TENSE for making a choice in the present.
– You choose to take a Tylenol right now.
•Chose is PAST TENSE – tells that a choice was made in the past.
– You chose tequila last night.
WTR: 1 O = Over, happened in the past
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Than / Then
Than is a conjunction used with comparisons. rhymes with pan.
• He likes you more than me.
Then is an adverb that refers to time. It rhymes with pen.
• First you take a cup of flour, and then you sift it.
WTR: ThAn for CompArison
Then ← when ?
Than = compare
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Homework
Chapter 2, 16• (activities and exercises, do NOT hand
in!)
Writing 2: Money RWS for article“The Changing American Family, ” pg 674