Monday October 4, 2010
Please start up your laptops and take out a writing utensil.
PSATs
Next Half Wednesday October 13, 2010
Office hours this week:
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
Do Now: Which One is it??
Please circle the correct word that will complete the sentence.
Now Trade with a Partner!
VOCAB WEEK 3 WORDS!
Please put your words on page 21.
And your homework on page 22.
1. Ideology
Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
Set of ideas that
constitute one’s
goals, expectations
and actions.
The ideology of the hippies dominated the youth
of the 1960s and 1970s as peace, love and rock and roll
were the headlines of the day.
2. Heathen
Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
An uncivilized person;
A person without
religion
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, young women are accused
of being heathens because they were found dancing.
3. Quaking
Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
Shaking with fear
The woman was left quaking after she saw a mouse.
4. Propriety
Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
The quality of being
proper
Sometimes even the Queen of England breaks the rules of
propriety.
5. Abundance
Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
A large amount
There was an abundance of sneakers at the store.
I couldn’t pick just one!
6. Trepidation
Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
State of dread;
Apprehension
Neo had a healthy sense of trepidation when he was choosing
between keeping life as he knew it the same or knowing the
truth and changing things forever.
7. Intimate
Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
To hint at or suggest
Before it become official, many people intimated
that Shaquille O’Neal was coming to the Celtics.
(Prefix) BIOBiography:
Life story
Definition:
Life
Biology:
Study of life
Antibiotics:
Kill bacteria in the body
Biodegrade:
Break down naturally
Biomechanics:
The application of
mechanical principles
to life
(Prefix) RERefine:
To make better
Definition:
Again
Redo:
To do over
Repair:
To Fix
Reoccur:
To happen again
Recycle:
To process old materials into
new ones
(Prefix) PROPropel:
Push forward
Definition:
Forward;
Away;
Acting For;
Before;
Support
Proceed:
Go ahead
Procure:
To obtain
Proclaim:
To announce
Produce:
To create
Please close up your vocab and
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Go to today’s entry and download the
Persuasive Essay Outline
Then save it to your English 11 Folder
Instructions!
We are going to write a persuasive essay over the next five
days, beginning today.
As you are writing, make sure you are
writing FULL, COMPLETE sentences
because when you are finished with this
activity, the only thing you will have to
do is put it together.
I. Introduction
a. Hook/Attention Grabber
Position Statement
b. Background 1
+
Summarize your argument. Tell your
BECAUSE
audience why what you are saying is
+
important. Use Aristotle’s appeals to
Reason 1
get your point across!
+
Reason 2
c. Background 2
---------------------d. Background 3
Thesis!
e. THESIS
II. Body Paragraph 1
a. Transition + Topic Sentence
b. Background:
Use Aristotle’s appeals to color your background information- tell
your reader information that would be helpful for getting them to
see your side.
c. Claim 1:
d. Support for Claim 1:
e. Claim 2:
f. Support for Claim 2:
g. Claim 3:
h. Support for Claim 3:
i. Clincher Statement:
II. Body Paragraph 2
a. Transition + Topic Sentence
b. Background:
Use Aristotle’s appeals to color your background information- tell
your reader information that would be helpful for getting them to
see your side.
c. Claim 1:
d. Support for Claim 1:
e. Claim 2:
f. Support for Claim 2:
g. Claim 3:
h. Support for Claim 3:
i. Clincher Statement: