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English 105 – Week 5. Prepare for Quiz!. Quiz– Week 5. Download quiz from the website. http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/ English+105 View the PowerPoint Write answers on a separate sheet. Use a partner, and your book. Now the Book You Chose.
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English 105 – Week 5 Prepare for Quiz!
Quiz– Week 5 Download quiz from the website.http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/English+105 View the PowerPoint Write answers on a separate sheet. Use a partner, and your book
Now the Book You Chose Complete the Worksheet with a partner about the book you read over the past 2 weeks.
Exposition: Compare and Contrast Pg 227 (new) Pg 215 (old)
Exposition • “Exposing” the subject: give information about it
Developing your essay Pattern 1: Point by Point Thesis: Mom’s Hamburger Haven is a better family restaurant than McPhoneys. • Point 1: Food • Mom’s • McPhoney’s • Point 2: Service • Mom’s • McPhoney’s • Point 3: Atmosphere • Mom’s • McPhoney’s Pattern 2: Block Thesis: Mom’s Hamburger Haven is a better family restaurant than McPhoneys. A. Mom’s • Food • Service • Atmosphere B. McPhoney’s • Food • Service • Atmosphere
Read the sample compare/contrast essays • Bringing Back the Joy of Market Day(pg 233 or 221) • Backyards: Old and New (pg 237 or 225)
Known Issues (pg 230-231) • “So what?” – • Why should your reader care? FIND A PURPOSE • Direct your thesis to a particular audience • Describe your subjects clearly and distinctly • Avoid a choppy essay – use transitions! (pg 231)
Using your literary analysis You have compared your novels in the point –by-point form, now compare your novels in a different way (using the same information or additional information). Narrative qualities of my partner’s book Narrative qualities of my book Both Books Share
Choose your topic • Pre-Write checked in by end of class today (Venn diagram, Evidence Gathering sheet, etc) • Rough draft due next meeting (12/02) • Final draft will be due 12/09 • Topics • choose from: 231-232 • online: http://homeworktips.about.com/od/essaywriting/a/compare.htm • Propose a topic to me by the end of class today.
Evaluation • Please take a moment to evaluate this class and me as a teacher • Do NOT put your name on the form. • Write as much as you can to help me understand the situation(s). • Put it in the “Turn in here” folder
Grammar, pg 549 (or pg 521)Use book & Web to learn these • Errors with Verbs • Subjunctive • Tense Shift • Split Infinitive • Double negative • Passive Voice • Irregular Verbs
Homework 1. Practice A & B, pg 554-555 (old 526) 2. Rough Draft of Compare/Contrast Essay 3. Read “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts” pg 239 (old 227)