BEFORE CLASS BEGINS
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Pick up an “Argument” rubric—Be careful…there is a
Narrative one up there too!
Turn in your Time Management essay to the Orange Turn
in bin if you completed this assignment.
Prepare your final draft packet in this order (with a
staple):
1.
Argument Rubric
(circle each category for what you think you deserve)
2.
Final Draft
3.
Outline
4.
Rough draft
When I call your name, bring me your final draft
packet.
Periods 4 and 6: Check out Beowulf.
HAPPY THESAURUS THURSDAY! (WEEK 2)
HOSP or HOST (latin word for
hospes meaning “host” or
“guest”)
 Inhospitable:
unfriendly
 Hostel: Place for traveler’s to stay
at a low cost
 Hospice: Place for the terminally
ill
Other words you might connect:
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Hospital
Hostage
HAPPY THESAURUS THURSDAY! (WEEK 2)
 AM/IM
(Latin word for amare meaning “to
love”)
 Amiable: Friendly
 Amicable: Friendly, Peaceful (more formal than
“amiable”)
 Enamored: Charmed with love; infatuated
 Inimical: Hostile, unfriendly (“in-” negates the
meaning)
 Paramour: A secret love that is not allowed by
law or custom (“par-” means “by or through”)
Think “amigo” in Spanish!
ROOT WORD PRACTICE FOR
WEEK 1 & 2
Get a white board, expo marker, and
tissue for today’s activity. Be very
careful with these boards!
 Directions for the activity:
When it is quiet, I will show a new question
and the first person to hold it up correctly gets
a point.
 The winner earns a prize.
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WHAT IS A
PERIOD
BEFORE A
WAR?
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
SOME MIGHT
CONSIDER
GANDHI A
?
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
WHERE MIGHT
YOU STAY WHEN
YOU ARE
TRAVELING IN
EUROPE?
Happy Word Wednesday!
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
THE LULLABIES
ALWAYS
INFANT.
Happy Word Wednesday!
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
THE
WHO IS MORE
BELLICOSE: A
KOALA BEAR OR
THE HULK?
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WHAT CAN YOU
CALL A TREATY?
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
WHAT CAN YOU
CALL AN
UPRISING?
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
THE BOYFRIEND GAVE HIS
GIRLFRIEND A RING TO
HER BECAUSE SHE WAS
OBSESSED WITH WEDDINGS.
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
WHERE MIGHT A
TERMINALLY ILL
PATIENT STAY?
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THE LITTLE GIRL
HELD THE PUPPY
BECAUSE SHE NEVER
WANTED TO LET HIM
GO.
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
THE EXCHANGE FAMILY
WAS NOT WELCOMING, SO
THE STUDENT
COMPLAINED THAT THEY
WERE
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
THE YOUNG MEN
WERE
WITH
THE LAMBORGHINI
IN THE DRIVEWAY.
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
SINCE HE ALWAYS
GOT INTO FIGHTS,
HE WAS SUSPENDED
BECAUSE OF HIS
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
.
SHE COULDN’T
MARRY HER
BECAUSE HER
PARENTS ARRANGED
THE MARRIAGE.
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
HE WAS A SOCIAL
BUTTERFLY
BECAUSE HE WAS SO
.
Happy Thesaurus Thursday!
LAST QUESTION FOR
THE WIN!
PERIOD 2
 At
9:00 AM, we need to go check out our
Beowulf books.
PERSONAL ESSAY
Using precise details,
humor, and poignant
imagery, you will write a
personal essay to
demonstrate your unique
voice and your life.
PERSONAL ESSAY
 You
will be choosing a question from a
list of the 2015-2016 Common
Application Essay prompts for college
applications.
 The
greatest challenge for writing these
college application essays is to write a
unique and memorable essay in under
650 words. Your essay will be
immediately dismissed if your word
count exceeds 650 words.
COMMON ESSAY EXAMPLES
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In your groups, you will be assigned an example
of a personal essay for college applications.
Annotate the essay for:
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Rhetorical Strategies
Imagery
Sensory Details
Figurative Language (metaphor, simile,
personification)
Humor
Connotative (precise) Word Choice
Unexpected surprises or twists
2015-16 COMMON APPLICATION
ESSAY PROMPTS
Some students have a
background, identity, interest,
or talent that is so meaningful
they believe their application
would be incomplete without it. If
this sounds like you, then please
share your story.
Write down two ideas on your
brainstorming sheet.
2015-16 COMMON APPLICATION
ESSAY PROMPTS
The lessons we take from failure
can be fundamental to later
success. Recount an incident or
time when you experienced failure.
How did it affect you, and what did
you learn from the experience?
Write down two ideas on your
brainstorming sheet.
2015-16 COMMON APPLICATION
ESSAY PROMPTS
Reflect on a time when you
challenged a belief or idea.
What prompted you to act? Would
you make the same decision again?
Write down two ideas on your
brainstorming sheet.
2015-16 COMMON APPLICATION
ESSAY PROMPTS
Describe a problem you’ve solved or a
problem you’d like to solve. It can be an
intellectual challenge, a research query,
an ethical dilemma-anything that is of
personal importance, no matter the scale.
Explain its significance to you and what
steps you took or could be taken to
identify a solution.
Write down two ideas on your
brainstorming sheet.
2015-16 COMMON APPLICATION
ESSAY PROMPTS
Discuss an accomplishment or
event, formal or informal, that
marked your transition from childhood
to adulthood within your culture,
community, or family.
Write down two ideas on your
brainstorming sheet.
ESSAY TIPS
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Communicate your story in an interesting, thoughtprovoking manner.
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Avoid sports injury stories—they are over-used.
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Keep your 17-year-old voice. Establish a tone that
reflects your personality.
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Stay away from topics that are controversial or too
personal. You don’t want to offend your reader.
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Use a hook to grab your reader’s attention: anecdote
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Use literary devices (metaphor, simile, vivid imagery,
allusion, characterization)
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Vary your sentence structure and vocabulary.
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Bring the reader to a full circle with your conclusion.
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PROOFREAD! Mistakes give you a bad rep!
JOURNAL FOR 9/8/15
In your journal, choose one of the
prompts to continue writing one of
your examples.
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 Focus
on using strong action verbs,
figurative language, imagery, and
sensory details.
SHOW
THE READER. Do not tell
the reader!
HOMEWORK
Rough draft of your
personal essay is due on
Monday.
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This is a firm deadline.