Do Now : Monday, September 16 th , 2013

1. Do Now: Monday, September 16th, 2013 There is no homework due today. Begin making your vocabulary cards. abhor (v.)- to hate yield (v.)- to make way for or to make procure (v.)- to get, to obtain Root: pet = to seek aggressively, to rush petulant (adj)- irritable or short-tempered impetuous (adj.)- acting passionately and without forethought impetus (n.)- the thing/person that drives someone

2. Vocabulary Sentences • Even though Ms. Yarrington loves tomatoes, she abhorsketchup with a passion! • Students may procureglittery lanyards from one of the cheerleaders. • This recipe yields (makes) twelve cupcakes. Henry was pulled over on Thursday afternoon while driving because he did not yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. • Ms. Wrotten’s advisee had a petulant attitude when Ms. Wrotten told her to go to detention. • Pyramus acted in an impetuous manner when he killed himself because he thought Thisbe was dead. • The tragic accident at the crossroads was the impetus for the meeting on traffic safety.

3. Turn It In (.com)! Go to: www.turnitin.com Click: “Sign in” Sign up: Use the class ID below and your Muchin e-mail address. Wrotten: ID-5532911 Password: cupid [Honors: ID-5532905 Password: cupid]

4. Portfolio Directions: Read the yellow sheet, annotating to make clear of what the paper ask you to do.

5. Objectives: • SWBAT identify the key components to a strong, central thesis statement. • SWBAT identify the six steps to choosing a topic. • SWBAT identify the parts to an introduction paragraph.

6. Thesis Statements http://prezi.com/fyvpmqwvwvik/eng-101-thesis-statement/

7. six steps for choosing a topic 1 2 3 4 5 6

8. step 1: choose a topic video games

9. step 2: be a little more specific video games and learning

10. step 3: be even a little more specific first person shooter video games and their effect on learning behavior

11. step 4: change any vague words and make them more specific first person shooter games and their effect on the ability of adolescents to learn how to socialize with their peers

12. step 5: write a complete sentence The effect of first person shooter games affects the ability of adolescents to learn positive social behaviors.

13. step 6: write a thesis statement When played in peer groups, first person shooter video games significantly influence the ability of adolescents to develop and enhance positive group social behavior.

14. Practice • Take the next 10 minutes to work on your topic & thesis statement.

15. Introduction paragraph • Attention Grabber Also, known as the hook. Use the handout to see different types of hooks. • Synopsis Short summary of the text, which includes the title and the author’s name • Thesis Statement (Refer to recent lesson)

16. Sample Introduction paragraph Read the paragraph, and identify where each of the components of the introduction are.

17. Extra Credit Option • Due Thursday, Sept. 19th • 1 page typed. • Respond to Questions #1 and #2 • Connotation means ‘a feeling or idea that a word evokes (gives)’

18. Do Now: Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 • SSR for 12 minutes • Journal for 6 minutes

19. Thesis Statement Hall of Fame!

20. Scylla is a self-absorbed girl in love. In the Greek myth, she falls in love with the rival of her family, murders her family in hopes to have the man love her back, and lets her whole kingdom down for a guy she doesn’t even know. • Cupid needs to think for himself more, because he causes trouble when he follows Venus’s orders. He causes trouble when he makes Apollo fall in love with Daphne, when he causes Pluto to love Proserpine, and when he, himself, unintentionally falls for Psyche. .

21. Under construction… How can he/she revise? What mistakes do these thesis statements make? Don’t make an announcement. Don’t state a fact. Don’t make a broad statement. Don’t summarize

22. Before: • Pyramus is loyal because he stayed with Thisbe even after being forbidden to. Pyramus could only talk to her by a cruel wall yet stayed with her even though there were obstacles. He also killed himself after he thought he had killed her and he could not live without her.

23. After • Pyramus is a loyal person because he shows commitment, he overcomes difficult obstacles to be with the woman he loves, and he sacrifices himself for love.

24. 10 minutes to: • Rewrite your thesis using the given feedback on your page. • If you have a star next to your thesis, assist a student sitting near you. • REMEMBER: • Don’t make an announcement • Don’t make a factual statement • Don’t make a broad statement • Don’t summarize.

25. Topic sentences • 1) Because Pyramus shows commitment, he is a loyal person. One way in which Pyramus shows loyalty is when he commits to Thisbe, despite their forbidden love. • 2) However, his loyalty is also shown when he overcomes difficult obstacles to be with Thisbe. • 3) His loyalty drives Pyramus to sacrifice himself for love.

26. What is a topic sentence? • A topic sentence is a sentence in a paragraph that previews or summarizes what the paragraph will be about. • A topic sentence is at the very beginning of the paragraph (do not hide your topic sentence in the middle!) • A transition ends the paragraph, and restates the main point of the paragraph.

27. Drafting a body paragraph • My topic/character is Cupid. • Cupid needs to think for himself more, because he causes trouble when he follows Venus’s orders. He causes trouble when he makes Apollo fall in love with Daphne, when he causes Pluto to love Proserpine, and when he, himself, unintentionally falls for Psyche.

28. Do Now: Wednesday, September 19st, 2012 Take out your homework. Clear your desk except for a pen or a pencil. Study your vocabulary cards.

29. Do Now: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 - Take out your homework. - Take out a sheet of paper and copy down the following sentences, filling in the blanks with your vocab words from this week. Pay attention to verb tense/prefixes/suffixes! Work independently. 1. When driving, you must always ______ to the pedestrians walking across the street. 2. Justin could tell his mother was in a ______ mood, so he decided to wait until she was happier to tell her he about his demerits. 3. Breaking the chair when she sat on it was the ______ for Joyce to stop eating junk food and ______ stuffing her mouth whenever she felt like it. 4. Jamir ______ the police man who failed him when he took his driving test. 5. It took J.K. Rowling almost 3 years to ______ the publishing rights to the “Harry Potter” books.

30. COU 310: • SWBAT distinguish between adjective and adverb use. • REMEMBER: Mastery Quiz and Vocabulary Quiz on Friday!

31. Introduction • Hook • Synopsis • Thesis • Imagine you are faced with this decision: choose the one you love or choose your family. The Greek myth Nisus & Scylla tells the tale of a princess who betrays her family and kingdom for misguided love. In Nisus and Scylla, Scylla demonstrates the typical Greek mythology female character, because she makes a foolish decision, she has a poor understanding of love, and she brings harm to man.

32. Introduction • Hook • Synopsis • Thesis • Imagine you are faced with this decision: choose the one you love or choose your family. The Greek myth Nisus & Scylla tells the tale of a princess who betrays her family and kingdom for misguided love. In Nisus and Scylla, Scylla demonstrates the typical Greek mythology female character, because she makes a foolish decision, she has a poor understanding of love, and she brings harm to man.

33. Conclusion • Restate your thesis • Wrap up your essay • Leave the reader with a thought-provoking statement • In Nisus & Scylla, Scylla is a character who demonstrates the same shortcomings of other female characters in Greek mythology. Her foolish decision brought harm to her father and angered Minos. Scylla did not understand her love was not real. Her actions highlight the idea that love is blind, but if it is not true love, is it just stupidity?

34. Your turn. • Complete the Portfolio #1 outline (Introduction, Body Paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, Conclusion). • After your outline is complete, you may begin drafting your First Draft on loose leaf paper with pen.

35. Exit Slip • On your Do Now paper, answer the following questions: 1. Fill in the blank: I feel __________________ about drafting the first draft for Portfolio #1 2. What part of your paper would you like feedback on? (Introduction, Body paragraphs, Conclusion, MLA citations, etc.)

36. Do Now: Thursday, September 20th, 2012 Take out your homework. On three separate post-its, write a funny sentence using one vocabulary word. Show that you understand the word by giving it context. Theme: You know you go to Muchin if… **at least one must be POSITIVE!!** Ex: You know you go to Muchinif you abhor the site of an un-tucked shirt and tell your significant other that you are going to stop dating him or her if he or she continues to look so sloppy.

37. DRAFTING DAY • Portfolio #1 First draft due Friday, beginning of class. • Worth 20points. Each day it is late is -10% of grade. • MLA heading • Loose leaf paper, blue or black pen. • If finished, SSR.

38. Do Now: Friday, September 21st, 2012 Take out your Portfolio #1 First Draft. Take out a pencil. 3. Silently take out your vocabulary cards and study for your quiz. You may read your SSR book when you are finished.