lesson # 2 – writing process day 1 unit # 1: introduction to world history
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Lesson # 2 – Writing ProcessDay 1
Unit # 1: Introduction to World History
Table of ContentsOn the Table of Contents (page 2) sheet
provided yesterday, write the following assignments:HW: Syllabus Signed 1/24HW: Primary/Secondary Sources
1/24P: Bell Ringer/Objective 1/24
If you do not have these written down, you cannot receive a grade for the assignment.
Let’s Get Started!Turn to pages 5-7 in your notebook…
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Bell Ringer:
How do you win an argument? Answer in 2-3 sentences
Objective:
Understand and apply the steps involved in the writing process
Homework:
Annotate readings
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CommitmentsOn the sheet provided (balloon, flower,
or bird), write a one sentence commitment to yourself.
For example, Ms. Wrede would write:“I commit to helping my students remain
organized throughout the semester.”
Step 1: Research QuestionWhen you receive a writing assignment,
the first thing you must do is read the research question.Answering this question is the entire purpose
of writing the paper!Identify the research question.
Brainstorm an answer to this question. Think about what you know about the topic, and any specific examples you may already know.
Write the research question in your writing packet!
Let’s identify some specific examples of primary/secondary sources.
Hold up the Blue card if you think the source is Primary
Hold up the Red if you think the source is Secondary
Step 2: Identifying Sources
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Primary or Secondary?
Now, go through your packet with your partner, and identify whether each source is primary or secondary. Label each source.
Finally, complete the chart and describe how you knew a source was primary or secondary.
Step 2: Identifying Sources
Title of Source Primary or Secondary How do you know?
Step 3: Annotating the documentWhen you read a document, there are
certain steps to complete that will make the document easier to understand.
Helpful supplies:HighlighterPost-it notesPencil
Step 3: Annotating the documentInstructionsHighlight key informationTake notes in the margin (Stars, check
marks, phrases, questions, question marks, words, etc. are all good ideas)
Write a brief summary at the end of each section
Write an alternative title for each chapter or section
List vocabulary wordsLet’s do one together…
Step 3: Annotating the DocumentLet’s practice together!Politics, by Aristotle. Written between 384-322 BC
The basis of a democratic state is liberty; which,
according to the common opinion of men, can only be
enjoyed in such a state; this they affirm to be the great
end of every democracy. One principle of liberty is for
all to rule and be ruled in turn….whence it follows that
the majority approve must be the end and the just.
Every citizen, it is said, must have equality, and
therefore in a democracy the poor have more power
than the rich, because there are more of them, and the
will of the majority is supreme.
Step 3: Annotating the documentNow do one on your ownHighlight key informationTake notes in the margin (Stars, check
marks, phrases, questions, question marks, words, etc. are all good ideas)
Write a brief summary at the end of each section
Write an alternative title for each chapter or section
List vocabulary words
Lesson # 2 – Writing ProcessDay 2
Unit # 1: Introduction to World History
Table of ContentsOn the Table of Contents (page 2) sheet
provided Wednesday, write the following assignments:HW: Annotations 1/25P: Bell Ringer/Objective 1/25
If you do not have these written down, you cannot receive a grade for the assignment.
Let’s Get Started!Turn to pages 8-11 in your notebook…Lesson # 2
page 8Bell Ringer:
How do people create identity? (What makes us who we are?) Answer in 2-3 sentences
Objective:
Understand and apply the steps involved in the writing process
Homework:
Complete introductory paragraph
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Set up Page 11 on your own using “Step 6 – Introductory Paragraph”
Step 4: Document Analysis3 ways to analyze a document
Cornell NotesOutlineAPPARTS
Turn to page 9a in your notebook
Step 4: Document AnalysisCornell NotesQuestion/Keyword Notes
Ex: Who wrote this document?
Summary (Why is this document important?)
You will have 7 minutes to complete Cornell notes for Document 1.
Step 4: Document AnalysisOutlineCan be organized by paragraph (if it is a
short reading, it will be a short outline)
ExampleMain Idea
Sub pointSub point
Tip: Each main idea should have at least two sub points
You will have 7 minutes to complete Outline for Document 2.
Step 4: Document AnalysisAPPARTSA: Author
Who created the source? What do you know about the author? What is the author’s point of view?
P: Place/Time Where and when was the source produced? How might this affect the meaning of the
source?
P: Prior Knowledge Beyond information about the author and the context of its creation, what do you know that
would help you further understand the primary source? For example, do you recognize any symbols and recall what they represent?
A: Audience For whom was the source created and how might this affect the reliability of the source?
R: Reason Why was this source created at the time it was produced?
T: The Main Idea What point is the source trying to convey?
S: Significance Why is this source important? What inferences can you draw from this document? Ask
yourself, “So what?” in relation to the question asked.
You will have 7 minutes to complete APPARTS for Document 3.
Let’s end the week with a smile…Good things?A Day Made of Glass
Lesson # 2 – Writing ProcessDay 3
Unit # 1: Introduction to World History
Table of ContentsOn the Table of Contents (page 2) sheet
provided Wednesday, write the following assignments:HW: Intro Paragraph 1/28P: Bell Ringer/Objective 1/28
If you do not have these written down, you cannot receive a grade for the assignment.
Let’s get started!
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On the Table of Contents (page 2) sheet provided Wednesday, write the following assignments:HW: APPARTS 1/28P: BR/OJB 1/28
If you do not have these written down, you cannot receive a
grade for the assignment.
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Bell Ringer:
Write an answer to your research question
Objective:
Understand and apply the steps involved in the writing process
Homework:
Complete RACE for each document
Step 5: Writing a thesisA thesis statement answers the question that is
asked in a document based question. A thesis makes one claim and justifies it using 3 reasons. It sets the organization for your entire 5-paragraph response.
A thesis statement includes the question in its response. For example:Question: What is the best high school in Charlotte? Thesis: Phillip O. Berry is the best high school in
Charlotte because it has smart students, caring teachers, and concerned parents.
Now try it with your research question!
Step 5: Writing a ThesisSpeed writing practiceWrite a thesis statement for each of the
following topics when told to by Ms. WredeThe first two will be done in 2:00The third in 1:30The fourth and fifth thesis statements will be
written in 1:00!
Write a thesis in which you examine three negative effects of college athletes getting paid.
Write a thesis in which you defend three effects (either positive or negative) of students using laptops in class.
Write a thesis in which you examine three positive effects of requiring students to have service hours in order to graduate.
Write a thesis in which you identify three causes for a student (Marco) to be failing math class.
Write a thesis in which you identify three negative effects of removing the athletics program from Phillip O Berry.
Step 5: Writing a ThesisSpeed writing practice
Now write a thesis for your topic.Ask yourself…
Does the thesis restate the question / make a claim?
Does the thesis justify itself with 3 provable reasons?
Step 5: Writing a ThesisApply what you’ve learned!
Step 6: Introductory ParagraphWritten in Three Parts1. Attention Grabber
What an AG is: short quote, fact, bold statementWhat an AG is not: question,
generalization/vague statement, opinion
2. Background Information2 or three details about the topic
3. Thesis statementAlways goes at the end of the introductory
paragraph
Now you try!
Step 7: RACEHow to build your paragraphsR: Restate the question (in your own words)
A: Answer the question (based on your thesis)
C: Cite from the document (choose an exact quote that supports your reason from the thesis)
E: Explain the significance of the quote (how does the quote connect back to your original thesis)
Now you try!
Lesson # 2 – Writing ProcessDay 4
Unit # 1: Introduction to World History
Table of ContentsOn the Table of Contents (page 2) sheet
provided Wednesday, write the following assignments:HW: RACE for documents 1/29P: Bell Ringer/Objective 1/29
If you do not have these written down, you cannot receive a grade for the assignment.
This sheet will be turned in tomorrow with your essay.