Your 5-point daily participation grade is based on CLA’s core-values:

3. SMART (Participation) Grade (5 min) Each day YOU will decide the grade you deserve.* Your 5-point daily participation grade is based on CLA’s core-values: CLA Students are S.M.A.R.T. S = Self-Controlled M = Motivated A = Accountable R = Respectful T = Timely What do you deserve today? *One point for each core-value (5 points possible each day). I reserve the right to change these grades.

4. Do Now (5 min) Look back to p. 243, what is one feature of Nikki Giovanni’s writing style?

5. Style Analysis Thesis Essay Writing Activity 3.18 

6. Agenda • Do Now (5 min) • Objectives (1 min)15 • Forming a thesisstatement (10 min) 25 • Outlining using write-tools (10 min)35 • Forming a thesis statementfor Nikki Giovanni’s style (20 min)55 • Closing (1 min) • Exit Slip (5 min) • Participation Grades (3 min)

7. Content (The knowledge you’ll master today) • SWBAT: • Create rough draft classroom norms for 10 different situations • Create class-wide final-draft classroom norms for 10 different situations • Define the word “norm” and explain why it is important to have norms Objectives (2 min) • Content (The knowledge you’ll master today) • SWBAT: • Form a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s writing style for one of her poems Language (How you will master the knowledge) By: • Analytically discussing and rereading Nikki Giovanni’s poems • Writing notes into a write-tools outline

8. Forming a thesisstatement (10 min) • Objective: SWBAT:Form a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s writing style by analytically discussing and rereading Nikki Giovanni’s poems and writing notes into a write-tools outline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HePQWodWiQ

9. Forming a thesisstatement (10 min) • Objective: SWBAT:Form a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s writing style by analytically discussing and rereading Nikki Giovanni’s poems and writing notes into a write-tools outline 3 Major Parts of a Thesis Statement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HePQWodWiQ What are these three things? 1. Subject: topic of your essay 2. Opinion*: your opinion on the topic *The opinion must be BASED ON REASONS 3. A good thesis statement is not an obvious statement!!!

10. Forming a thesisstatement (10 min) • Objective: SWBAT:Form a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s writing style by analytically discussing and rereading Nikki Giovanni’s poems and writing notes into a write-tools outline Parts of a Thesis Statement Subject: Hip Hop Music 2. Opinion: Hip Hop is not offensive and positively influences urban youth Reasons: -Gives urban youth a chance for expression -It’s a form of street poetry -Inspires youth to overcome challenges

11. Forming a thesisstatement (10 min) • Objective: SWBAT:Form a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s writing style by analytically discussing and rereading Nikki Giovanni’s poems and writing notes into a write-tools outline Parts of a Thesis Statement Subject: Hip Hop Music 2. Opinion: Hip Hop is not offensive and positively influences urban youth Reasons: -Gives urban youth a chance for expression -It’s a form of street poetry -Inspires youth to overcome challenges Thesis Statement Hip-hop is not offensive and positively influences urban youth by giving them a chance for expression, inspiring them to write, and helping them overcome challenges.

12. Outlining using write-tools (10 min) • Objective: SWBAT:Form a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s writing style by analytically discussing and rereading Nikki Giovanni’s poems and writing notes into a write-tools outline Now, let’s put all of this into an outline! Subject: Hip Hop Music 2. Opinion: Hip Hop is not offensive and positively influences urban youth Thesis Statement Hip-hop is not offensive and positively influences urban youth by giving them a chance for expression, inspiring them to write, and helping them overcome challenges. Reasons: -Gives urban youth a chance for expression -It’s a form of street poetry -Inspires youth to overcome challenges

13. Forming a thesis statementfor Nikki Giovanni’s style (20 min) • Objective: SWBAT:Form a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s writing style by analytically discussing and rereading Nikki Giovanni’s poems and writing notes into a write-tools outline Now, let’s create a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s poetry style! (Look back to p. 243) Subject: Nikki Giovanni’s poetic style Opinion: ________________________________ ___________________________________________ Thesis Statement ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Forming a thesis statementfor Nikki Giovanni’s style (20 min) • Objective: SWBAT:Form a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s writing style by analytically discussing and rereading Nikki Giovanni’s poems and writing notes into a write-tools outline Now, let’s create a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s poetry style! (Look back to p. 243) Subject: Nikki Giovanni’s poetic style Opinion: ________________________________ ___________________________________________ Thesis Statement Nikki Giovanni’s style of incorporating a lot of personal details through a list poem format in Nikki Rosa, The Beep Beep Poem, and in the Kidnap Poem allows the reader to gain a comprehensive (a very complete) picture of her life.

15. Content (The knowledge you’ll master today) • SWBAT: • Create rough draft classroom norms for 10 different situations • Create class-wide final-draft classroom norms for 10 different situations • Define the word “norm” and explain why it is important to have norms Closing (1 min) • Did you master the following objectives? • Content (The knowledge you’ll master today) • SWBAT: • Form a thesis statement about Nikki Giovanni’s writing style Language (How you will master the knowledge) By: • Analytically discussing and rereading Nikki Giovanni’s poems • Writing notes into a write-tools outline

16. Exit Slip (5 min) What are the three major parts of a thesis statement?

17. SMART (Participation) Grade (3 min) Each day YOU will decide the grade you deserve.* Your 5-point daily participation grade is based on CLA’s core-values: CLA Students are S.M.A.R.T. S = Self-Controlled M = Motivated A = Accountable R = Respectful T = Timely What do you deserve today? *One point for each core-value (5 points possible each day). I reserve the right to change these grades.