F.O.A. 9.18.14

1. F.O.A. 9.18.14 • Write a phenomenal thesis statement about why students should or should not be allowed to wear pajamas to school all the time. • Remember the traits of a thesis statement! • Only third person • An argument • Show how you will support it • Formal language

2. Thesis Review • World hunger has many causes and effects. • Farming persists in Appalachia because jobs are scarce and farming in the infertile soil is rarely profitable. • Grades should be eliminated because they cause anxiety and put too much pressure on students. • What can be done to reduce violence in schools? Who is to blame – the schools, the parents, or society in general?

3. Word Wisdom Quiz #3 Word Bank Organic Foliage Pesticide Fertility Thesis • DIRECTIONS: WRITE THE LETTER AND THE WORD NEXT TO THE SENTENCE IN WHICH IT BELONGS. • A _____________ IS AN ARGUMENT. • MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR IS FALL WHEN THE __________ IS COLORED RED, ORANGE, AND YELLOW. • VEGETABLES THAT ARE ALL NATURAL AND HAVE NOT BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH POLLUTANTS OR PESTICIDES ARE CONSIDERED _______________________. • SOME FARMERS USE ______________ TO KEEP BUGS AWAY FROM THEIR CROPS. • IN THE 50’S THE ___________ RATE INCREASED WHICH CAUSED AN INCREASE IN BABIES BORN.

4. Intro Paragraphs

5. Hook • Grab your readers attention • Could be: • Question • Famous quote • Surprising fact • Use humor • Needs to be the first sentence

6. Transition sentence • Transitions from the hook to the Thesis. • Could be more than one sentence • Usually just additional information

7. Thesis Statement • You already know this one! • But what should we write in our notes?

8. Thesis No-Nos… • My paper is about.... • In this essay, I am going to discuss... • This paper will cover... • I am going to write about... • This paper will discuss... • Make it a question

9. Intro Paragraph example: • The final bell rings. It’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come! Students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 1/2 months. That is the way it should always be. Schools should continue using the traditional calendar and not a year-round schedule. There are numerous downsides to year-round schooling such as: it has no positive effects on education, it adds to costs, and it disrupts the long-awaited summer vacation. • The final bell rings. It’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come! Students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 1/2 months. That is the way it should always be. Schools should continue using the traditional calendar and not a year-round schedule. There are numerous downsides to year-round schooling such as: it has no positive effects on education it adds to costs, and it disrupts the long-awaited summer vacation.

10. Intro paragraph example: • A dictionary contains a definition of friendship somewhere in the F’s between the words “fear” and “Friday.” An encyclopedia supplies interesting facts on friendship. But all the definitions and facts do not convey what friendship is really all about. It cannot be understood through words or exaggerations. The only way to understand friendship is through experience that involves all the senses. • A dictionary contains a definition of friendship somewhere in the F’s between the words “fear” and “Friday.” An encyclopedia supplies interesting facts on friendship. But all the definitions and facts do not convey what friendship is really all about. It cannot be understood through words or exaggerations. The only way to understand friendship is through experience that involves all the senses.

11. Intro Paragraph Sample: • The history of the modern world derives from thousands of years of human history. Embedded in its history are the many eras of man which have constructed our modern learning, art, beliefs, and order. The middle ages, although represented as “dark”, backwards, and idle, were in fact a bridge linking the classical and modern world. Medieval society may not have been in a sense glorious, but the era of itself was a prime foundation of the modern world’s newfound stability, a revival of the law and teachings from the classical era, a reinvestment and reform in the church, and a precursor to the golden age of art. • The history of the modern world derives from thousands of years of human history. Embedded in its history are the many eras of man which have constructed our modern learning, art, beliefs, and order. The middle ages, although represented as “dark”, backwards, and idle, were in fact a bridge linking the classical and modern world. Medieval society may not have been in a sense glorious, but the era of itself was a prime foundation of the modern world’s newfound stability, a revival of the law and teachings from the classical era, a reinvestment and reform in the church, and a precursor to the golden age of art.

12. AOW Prompt: • Do you think that the Redskins should change their logo? • At least 1 paragraph