10 th Grade English Monday 10 Mar. 2014

1. 10th Grade EnglishMonday10 Mar. 2014 Agenda: Turn in Persuasive Essay (if needed) Debrief Persuasive Essay in Meta-Cog Log Introduce Expository Essay and Strategies Read and Assess Example Essays Homework: None!

2. HSPE Persuasive Essay • First things first! Please write: • In the left-hand margin write today’s date: 10 Mar. 2014 • In the normal writing area, write Individual Feedback on HSPE Persuasive Essay, then what you’re doing well and what you could improve on (written directly on your piece of paper) • Below that, write HSPE Persuasive Debrief, then write the whole-class feedback of what most of us are doing well and what most of us could improve on (presented on the powerpoint)

3. HSPE Persuasive Debrief • Commonly misspelled words: license, receive and high school (two words, not one). • Double check spelling/grammar of words in prompt: license, editor, “B” average • Synonyms for “clearly” are: obviously, undoubtedly, unmistakably, and noticeably • Common usage errors to be mindful of: your vs. you’re, there/their/they’re, and to vs. too. • Comma placement at opening of letter: Dear John, NOT Dear, John • Sign end of letter: Best regards, your name • If . . . , then . . . comma placement: with an if . . . then . . . statement, place a comma at the end of the if . . . statement and before the “then” statement starts. • For example: If students cannot drive, then they will miss after-school activities. • For example: If voters pass this law, students will try harder.

4. HSPE High School Proficiency Exams2014

5. Checklist for Expository Writing My essay or letter will explain successfully if I select specific, relevant content and organize my writing well. That means I should: • follow the directions given in the writing prompt; • narrow my topic; • stay focused on the main ideas; • elaborate by: • explaining cause and effect • explain the process or procedure for something • explain brief and specific time-frames for well-chosen anecdotes • explain specific details and/or examples to support ideas; • include information that is interesting, thoughtful, and necessary for my audience to know; • organize my writing with an introduction, supporting paragraphs with main points and elaboration, and an effective conclusion; • use transitions to connect my ideas.

6. Checklist for Expository Writing continued My essay or letter will explain successfully if I demonstrate an effective style. That means I should: • show that I care about my topic by writing in a voice appropriate for my audience and purpose; • use language that is appropriate for my audience and purpose; • use specific words and phrases that help the reader understand my ideas; and • use sentences of varied length and structure.

7. Checklist for Expository Writing, continued My essay or letter will explain successfully if I follow conventions in writing. That means I should: • follow the rules of Standard English usage; • spell words correctly; • use correct capitalization; • use correct punctuation; • write complete sentences; and • indicate where new paragraphs begin.

8. FPAT • FORM • PURPOSE • AUDIENCE • TOPIC

9. Sample Expository Prompt • What object is most important to you? In an essay, explain to your teacher why it is your most important object. • Form? - essay • Purpose? – expository (or explain!) • Audience? - teacher • Topic? - favorite object

10. 2013 Expository Prompt Substitute Teacher • One of your teachers will soon have a substitute teacher fill in for the rest of the year. Write a multiple-paragraph essay for the substitute explaining what he or she will need to know to be successful. • F? • P? • A? • T?

11. 2012 Expository Prompt Favorite Time of Year • Most of us have a favorite time of year. What is your favorite time of the year? Write a multiple-paragraph essay for your teacher explaining what time of the year is your favorite and why. • F? • P? • A? • T?

12. 2011 Expository Prompt A Favorite Place • Think about a favorite place. Write a multi-paragraph essay for your teacher in which you identify a place and explain why it is your favorite place. • F? • P? • A? • T?

13. 2010 Expository Prompt An Experience with Money • All of us have had experiences with money. It might be an experience in which you earned, lost, saved, or needed money. Choose an experience you have had with money that you will remember for some time. Write a multiple-paragraph essay for your teacher in which you explain what happened and why that experience was important to you. • F? • P? • A? • T?

14. Model Expository Essays Scoring 1-4 Directions: Please read the example essays that scored 1-4. While you read, keep T-Chart Notes of 3 specific elements: • Elementary vs. Advanced Transitions • Topic Sentences • Types of Elaboration and length of elaboration All done? Please note the following: • What are some differences between the level 2 essay (not passing), and the level 3 essay (passing)? • What does the level 4 essay do that the level 3 does not? (In other words, what are some differences between them?) • What do you notice about the level 2 essay? Why do you think it earned a 2?

15. Narrow the topic. • Today, we are going to make sure that your topic isn’t too broad. • We’ll start with a very broad topic • Global Issues • How can you tell that Global Issues is too broad?

16. Narrow the topic - step 2 • List different Global Issues (e.g., poverty, pollution, human rights violations). • Select one of those issues (e.g., pollution). • List subtopics for the selected issue (e.g., air, water, noise, soil). • Select one of those subtopics (e.g., air). • List subtopics for that issue (e.g., emissions, fossil fuels, SUVs). • Have you found a topic you can develop specifically? • If not, continue the process.

17. Narrow the topic -- step 3 • Now practice again, with a different topic. • We’ll start with a broad topic • Sports or activities • How can you tell that Sports or Activities is too big?

18. Narrow the topic -- step 4. • List different sports or activities. • Select one of those sportsor activities. • List subtopics for the selected sportor activity. • Select one of those subtopics. • List subtopics for that issue. • Have you found a topic you can develop specifically? • If not, continue the process.

19. Practice with a Prompt • Narrow a topic from the following prompt. • PROMPT: Your teacher has learned that a 10th grade student from another state is moving to your area. Write a multiple-paragraph letter to the new student explaining what it is like to live in your community. • Remember to • Select and narrow a topic. • Plan the organization of your paper. • Organizational Strategies for Body Paragraphs: • explaining cause and effect • explain the process or procedure for something • explain brief and specific time-frames for well-chosen anecdotes • explain specific details and/or examples to support ideas;

20. Read for Conventions • Basic spelling (including homonyms) • Capitalization • Punctuation • Periods (run-togethers), apostrophes (possessives), commas, question marks especially in rhetorical questions • Subject-verb agreement, particularly number agreement with “their” (pronoun referents and verb agreement) • Complete sentences • Paragraphing

21. Reflection - Goal Form • Think about the writing you have done over the past two weeks. • Look at the HSPE Scoring Guides and Expository Checklist. Think about what you want to be able to do with your writing. Think about narrowing a topic. Do you want to • Build on something you do well? • Turn a weakness into a strength? • Pick some conventions, too. • Write these goals at the top of your expository essay so you keep them in mind while you’re writing.