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Please Do Now. Make sure your HW is in the AEC HW bin before the late bell rings. 2. Clear your desk over everything except your, HW, Do Now and a pen/pencil. 3. When the bell rings immediately go to level 0 and independently complete your Do Now. Agenda. Please Do Now ( 15)
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Please Do Now Make sure your HW is in the AEC HW bin before the late bell rings. 2. Clear your desk over everything except your, HW, Do Now and a pen/pencil. 3. When the bell rings immediately go to level 0 and independently complete your Do Now.
Agenda • Please Do Now (15) • Introduce Writing Assignment (5) • CARS (10) • Writer’s Workshop (20) • Vocab Practice (10) • Exit Ticket (10)
Objectives • Determine what information is relevant to a passage. • Add a sentence to accomplish a fairly straightforward purpose such as illustrating a given statement. • Compose thesis statements that are clear, arguable, relevant, and specific.
Thesis Statements are CARS • Clear • Easy to understand • Arguable • Make a point, is debatable • Relevant • Stays on topic and answers the prompt. • Specific • Focuses on exactly why the writer feels a certain way with specific reasons to back up their argument.
Vocabulary Review 1. asperity2. bane3. buffoon4. doleful5. extrovert6. garish7. hierarchy8. imbue9. instigate10. penchant11. rambunctious12. repertoire13. rudiment14. undermine15. unremitting
Exit Ticket Put your name at the top of you exit ticket and answer the following questions in complete sentences: 1. What are the three steps to seeing if you should add or change a sentence? 2. What four qualities should a strong thesis statement have? 3. Define of give an example of each of the following five vocab words: • asperity • doleful • garish • imbue • rudiment