January 25
Work on vocabulary
flowers
Review Assigned Journal
3
Discuss text evidence,
MLA format, works cited
Discuss introductions
and thesis statements
Work on rough drafts of
character analyses
Pick a
root
word.
Pick a
sheet of
paper.
Write your
name on the
design side.
Fold the
corners
of the
paper to
the
middle.
Write a
derivative
in the
middle of
the paper
on the
white
side.
It needs to
be a vivid
word, not
just
“bicycle” or
another
common
word.
Each flap should have a different item:
Sentence
using the
word (Make
sure you can
understand
the meaning
of the word
in the
sentence
without
looking up
the word.)
Definition of
word
Part of
speech of
word
Root word
with
definition of
root
Turn your
flower in
to your
class bin
at the end
of class,
whether
you are
finished
or not.
How do you find text evidence?
How do you write it?
• MLA format: (Author’s last name page number; chapter
number).
• Use author’s last name the first time you cite it.
• (Barrie 42; ch. 5).
• Every time after, just use the page and chapter numbers.
• (42; ch. 5).
Author last name, Author first name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Medium of Publication.
Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan. New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Print.
Pyle, Howard. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. New York: Dover Publications, 1968. Print.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1990. Print.
Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1964. Print.
Anecdote (Story)
Interesting Fact
Question
Quotation
Short Summary
Anecdote (Story)
Interesting Fact
Question
Quotation
Short Summary
What is a thesis?
• Tells your reader your subject and the main idea
you will develop and the order you will do so
• Last sentence of your introduction paragraph
• Focused on your subject and main idea
What is a thesis NOT?
•
•
•
•
Too narrow
An announcement of the subject matter
A question or list of questions
A statement of fact
List one force
on each force
page.
What does each
body paragraph
need?
• Find text evidence to support your
ideas. Give quotes from the book and
page numbers.
• Force
• How character changed because of
force
• Citations (page numbers/text
evidence)
Natural/Genetic
Decisions
Environment
Knowledge
People/Family/Friends
Time
Age
Technology/Inventions
Stocks
Resources
Injuries
Politics
Food
Travel/Places
Experiences
Perspective
History
Separation
Instincts
Pressure
Time
Behavior
Weather
Environment
Gender
Religion
Fire
Nature/Disease
Evolution
Space
Money
Gods
Force
Pollution
Technology
Hormones
People/Family
Opinions
Questions
Emotions
Appearance
Willingness
Love
Nature
Humans
Manmade
material
Government
Evolution
Technology
Lifestyles
War
Economics
Genetics
Education
Popular
culture
Faith
Location
Self
Actions
Pushes
Pulls
Pain
Relationships
Interactions
Brains
Gravity
Weather
Medicine
Water
Drugs
Design
Food
Environment
Animals
Love
Knowledge
Feelings
Threats
Chance
Parents
People
Time
Everyday
actions
Surroundings
Loss
Nature
Good/Evil
Environment
Friends
Family
Science
Discoveries
Natural
disasters
History
Knowledge
Riches
Power
Beliefs/Faith
Ideas
Thoughts
Emotions
Genetics
Mental state
Technology
Intelligence
Energy
Structure
Animals
Plants
Conflict
Diseases
Words
Pressure
Opinions
Separation
Differences
Perspectives
Lifestyles
Change
Realizations
Status