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Do Now. Make sure your Grammar & Vocab HW (Period 4 – Vocab; Period 5 – Grammar) is on your DESK to be checked . At the bell, begin to silently and independently work on your Do Now. HOMEWORK: Grammar HW 10-4 ONLY 6 SCHOOL DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST QUARTER INTERIM!. Objectives.

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  1. Do Now • Make sure your Grammar & Vocab HW (Period 4 – Vocab; Period 5 – Grammar) is on your DESK to be checked. • At the bell, begin to silently and independently work on your Do Now. HOMEWORK: • Grammar HW 10-4 ONLY 6 SCHOOL DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST QUARTER INTERIM!

  2. Objectives • Draft thesis statements and thesis paragraphs introducing context for whether or not English should be the official language of America. • Distinguish between correct and incorrect usage of this week’s vocabulary words. • Identify and use absolute phrases in our writing.

  3. Agenda Do Now: Participial Phrases Review (10) Grammar: Absolute Phrases (15) Composition: Writer’s Workshop (20) Vocab (10) Summarizer (10)

  4. Reviewing Appositives & Participials • *Put actual questions from class on board for quick review

  5. Absolute Phrases An absolute phrase is a sentence part that describes the rest of the sentence. Absolute phrases can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb splits, or sentence closers. It is important to note that absolute phrases must be separated from the rest of the sentence by a commabecause they are dependent clauses and cannot stand alone by themselves. Most absolute phrases begin with the words my, his, her, its, our, their (possessive pronouns) and can be changed into independent clauses by adding was or were into it.

  6. Readings Organizer • Questions to Discuss: • Who is FOR making English the official language? • Who is AGAINST making English the official language?

  7. Composition: Thesis Statement Examples • BASIC: English should (not) be the official language of America because…{list reasoning here) • EMERGING: Through the personal examples of Myriam Marquez and Chang-Rae Lee it is clear that, English should not be the official language of America. • EMERGING: Through the arguments of Greg Lewis and Dennis Baron, it is clear that English should not be the official language of America. • TARGET: While Marquez and Lee make several convincing arguments why English should not be the official language of America, Lewis and Baron counter them by at least proving why the questions should still be up for discussion.

  8. Vocabulary • Ameliorate – to make thecondition of something better • You can ameliorate a someone who is sick, but not necessarily a bad meal. • Baleful – harmful, with evil intentions • Berate – to criticize vehemently • Circumvent – to avoid something in a sneaky way that allows you to still get what you want • Compunction – anxiety or nervousness caused by feelings of guilt

  9. Composition: Essay Outline I. Thesis Paragraph A. Context – What does it mean to be American? B. Transition – Is speaking English a pre-requisite to being American? C. Thesis Statement – Should English be the official language of America? What are at least three specific reasons why? How do the authors of the text support or refute your claim? II. Body Paragraphs A. Reason 1 – with evidence & explanations from the text B. Reason 2 – with evidence & explanations from the text C. Reason 3 – with evidence & explanations from the text D. Counterarguments and Rebuttals – why might people feel differently from your claim? How would you refute their arguments. It would be great to use examples from the texts that would disagree with your viewpoint. III. Concluding Paragraph A. In a different way, restate the thesis. B. Create an extension that connects back to the context of your thesis paragraph and whether or not speaking English is necessary to be considered and America.

  10. Exit Ticket • Write your thesis statement on a sheet of paper to be handed in. I will give you feedback on your statements by tomorrow. • *If you were able to work on your thesis paragraph, I will give you feedback on that as well.

  11. Exit Ticket • Unscramble the following sentence, underlining the absolute phrase and using commas, where necessary: • her parents being immigrants • should not be the official language of America • Myriam Marquez argues • while beneficial to learn • that English 2. Create a sentence, similar to the one above, for your essay that contains a absolute phrase. Be sure to underline your absolute phrase and add commas, where necessary.

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