Ms. Payne talked to class about their graduation requirements.
Test tomorrow for those who missed the Edgar Allan Poe Test
Tomorrow begin working on the persuasive essay on how Poe died.
Tuesday, November 28th:
Make-up test on The Cask of Amontillado
The Persuasive Essay on How Edgar Allan Poe Die
Introductory Paragraph:
Thesis Statement
Your hook
Three points or subjects that you are going to cover in your
paper.
The last sentence acts as a transition to the next paragraph
Thesis Statement:
It has to have a thesis! A thesis is your theory or your
argument about the subject.
Example:
Edgar Allan lived a life of mystery, but nothing is more
mysterious than how he died. There are
many theories regarding how Poe died, but the overwhelming evidence suggests
that he died of a combination of alcoholism and exposure.
There are many
theories regarding how Poe died, but there is now new compelling evidence that
Poe died, not from alcoholism, as so many people thought, but of encephalitic
rabies.
Melany:
Edgar Allan Poe wrote
of mysterious things, and mysterious was the life he led, but the most
mysterious part was how he became dead – by alcohol or by a rabid animal’s
bite. The evidence strongly suggests he died from alcoholism.
Julian:
The plentiful amount
of evidence of Poe’s death is overwhelming; however, the evidence strongly
suggests he died from alcoholism.
Thesis Statement:
Topic + Your Position
on the Topic = Thesis Statement
The thesis statement
is anywhere in the first paragraph and restated in the final paragraph!
Write a grabber that
makes someone want to read your paper.
A grabber is a
hook or an interesting fact or
anecdote that makes the reader want to read your paper.
The next part of the
introductory paragraph should include the three major topics or issues the
paper will cover.
Write the three ideas or evidence that your research paper will cover.
Wednesday, November 29th:
Passed out and went over the rubric for the persuasive essay on how Poe died.
Working on the first and second paragraph of the essay:
Questions:
Wednesday, November 29th:
Passed out and went over the rubric for the persuasive essay on how Poe died.
Working on the first and second paragraph of the essay:
Questions:
Position of the writer – what does that mean?
The writer is you!!!!!
You are the writer!!!!
What does the word position mean?
What is your conclusion based on the facts and the evidence
that you have analyzed?
Interesting factoid you can use in your paper, courtesy of Yessenia:
Yessenia: There was something called “cooping” in the 19th
century, in which one group jumps a person to force him to vote a certain way.
There is a theory that perhaps Edgar Allan Poe was “cooped” or jumped!
Please write a rough draft of the introductory paragraph for
your persuasive essay on how Edgar Allan Poe died.
Remember, in the first paragaph you need:
a thesis
statement
a grabber: an interesting anecdote or an interesting fact
three main ideas you are going to cover in the paper
final sentence that will transition to the first body
paragraph
The articles can be found on pages 184, 187, 189, and 190.
How to do the body paragraph:
Body Paragraph
The mini-topic sentence which lets us know what the
paragraph is going to be about.
The next two lines develops the mini-topic sentence
The introduction of evidence to support the thesis statement
Discussion, comments, or analysis of the evidence
Transition sentence to the next paragraph
For tonight, work on the rough draft of your introductory and first body paragraph of your paper.
Thursday, November 30th:
In auditorium today
Please work on the grammar handout: "Kinds of Clauses"; exercise 1
Please write out the sentences and underline the independent clause and circle the subordinate clause.
This will be due at the end of the period.
Work on your persuasive essay.
Friday, December 1st:
Went over the final concluding paragraph
Work on the essay in class.
The essay will be due on Tuesday, December 5th.
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Thursday, November 30th:
In auditorium today
Please work on the grammar handout: "Kinds of Clauses"; exercise 1
Please write out the sentences and underline the independent clause and circle the subordinate clause.
This will be due at the end of the period.
Work on your persuasive essay.
Friday, December 1st:
Went over the final concluding paragraph
Work on the essay in class.
The essay will be due on Tuesday, December 5th.
Come see The Servant
of Two Masters
Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
$2 for students with id
For extra credit have your ticket signed by me or an adult
Then I will give you a form that you will fill out about the
play.
You will receive fifty points in extra credit!!!!
The grammar handout, Subordinate and Independent Clauses, will
be due on Tuesday, December 5th.
You are to write out the sentences and underline that part
of the sentence that is independent, and circle that part of the sentence that
is subordinate.
Introductory Paragraph:
Julian: Thesis statement -
Diego and Lizbeth: Thesis statement can be anywhere in the
first paragraph
David: a grabber, something that captures the reader’s
attention
Alondra: three topics that you are going to discuss in the
body paragraphs
Melany: the final sentence is a transition
Body Paragraph:
(We need three body paragraphs in this paper)
David: mini-topic sentence
Julian: We need a couple of sentences to develop the
mini-topic sentence
Milan: We need evidence to support your thesis
We get the evidence from the articles
You need to discuss, comment on, analyze, or explain the
evidence you are using.
You need a transition sentence to move to the next
paragraph.
Concluding paragraph
You need to restate your thesis statement.
You need to briefly go over the main points stated in your persuasive
paper.
Then you need to sum up your conclusion based on your
evidence.
Do not use new information
Do not use quotations
Do not cite new evidence
Do not write in conclusion
Do not use personal pronouns like “I” or “you”.
Do not write “My essay is going to be about……”
Do not call Edgar Allan Poe “Ed” or “Eddie”
