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English 2. September 30, 2013 Pick up your journal. JOURNAL Write about a disappointment. Include the 5 Ws. WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY. Agenda. Progress Reports DGP Vocabulary 3 list Return thesis statements Learn how to write an outline for your research paper; due tomorrow. DGP.
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English 2 September 30, 2013 Pick up your journal.
JOURNAL Write about a disappointment. Include the 5 Ws. WHOWHATWHENWHEREWHY
Agenda • Progress Reports • DGP • Vocabulary 3 list • Return thesis statements • Learn how to write an outline for your research paper; due • tomorrow
DGP • sara read the novel to kill a mockingbird in her english class
Vocabulary 3 list • Review words and meanings • Assign 1 word to illustrate for tomorrow • drawing, magazine photo, computer clip art • horizontal white paper, large word, large picture • No pencil! Must be colorful!
Sophomore Project Thesis statement review: FORMULA a specific topic + a specific condition, feeling, stand = a thesis statement! The problem of water pollution in southeastern Virginia has three main sources. The effects of bullying range from loss of self-esteem, to withdrawal from peers and even death.
Sophomore Project outlines • Arranging and grouping similar items—as in a four drawer dresser where one has a sock drawer, shirt drawer, etc. • Determining the order of items—maybe by time (chronological), by type (if comparing), by space (location), and by importance (for emphasis).
Group Practice A. Place the following methods of transportation in a proper order (you must be able to define “proper order”: space, time, importance or type). car airplane canoe truck subway train bus horse ship bicycle B. Place the following scrambled items into categories, each with a heading your group must determine. • Toothpick Violin Magazine • Wig Pencil Videotape • Map Dictionary Lipstick • Oil Scissors Knife • Eraser Sand Socks • Bus Tissue Mug • Comb Ink
Outlining practice Create an outline using the following information: Subject: Causes of Teen Car Accidents Here is the introduction: • Introduction A. (HOOK) Car accidents may occur without warning, but they definitely don’t occur without a cause. B. (Focus) Car accidents leading cause of death among teens. C. (Background) Center for Disease Control says teens four times more likely to die in car accidents than adults D. (Thesis) Understanding the major causes of car accidents, such as bad weather, distractions, and drug and alcohol use, can help prevent accidents. • .
Here’s what you need… • Main Topics: *Supporting Details (Weather) • Bad Weather Factors * Fog impairs vision • Distractions that cause accidents * Black ice is slippery • Drug and alcohol problems * Heavy rains can flood roads • Sub-Topics : * Hydroplaning on wet roads *Blizzards blind drivers • Lack of visibility * Melting snow overflow • Interacting with passengers • Increase in aggression • Playing the stereo • Possibility of flooding ***Create other supporting details • Lack of judgment ***Add conclusion • Risk of Sliding • Use of cell phones • Loss of coordination
Turning in Your Outline • Turn in the outline tomorrow. • It may be handwritten. • It must be properly formatted! • Check out the manual for more information and tips.