Introduction- can use any one of the following:
 Interesting fact
 Quote
 Anecdote
 Main idea
 Question
Body- each one will be a paragraph
Strengths
Interests
Future
Conclusion- can use any one of the
following:
 Summarize main idea
 Quote
WRITING PROCESS
1. BRAINSTORMING-get ideas
Clustering/outline/freewrite/listing
2.
ROUGH DRAFT-writing ideas
3.
REVISEChanging/moving/deleting/adding
sentences/paragraphs/words
4.
EDIT- writing conventions
Grammar/spelling/punctuation/capital
etc.
5.
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Outline:
Theme
1.Topic
A.subtopic
B.subtopic
C subtopic
2. Topic
A. subtopic
B. subtopic
C. subtopic
Encounter with the bushbuck
Encounter with the leopard
Critique Final Drafts
Focus
1.
2.
3.
Positive Improvement In.
P pictures
O organization
S summary
T titles
I
indexes
T themes
Grading of the Essay
Pre-writing
(brainstorming)
Rough Draft
Final Copycontent/conventions
POINT of VIEW
1. first person(I, we, us, me)
2. second person(you, your)
3. third person- (he, she,
it, them, Josh, Maddie)
Coordinating Conjuctions
,F - for
,A - and
,N - nor
,B - but
,O - or
,Y - yet
,S - so
I don’t know what I am
going to be as I grow older
but I like fixing stuff.
(Compound Sentence)(;)
Journal 1Is conflict necessary?
Types of Conflict:
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
Journal 1:
Write about a situation in
which you felt peer
pressure.
Journal 2:
Write about your thoughts
on John Proctor-(use
evidence from the text).
Journal 2- write about the
3 conflicts in the story.
What was learned from
each conflict?
Short Answer-(10 lines)
What message do you
think the author is trying
to convey? Explain your
answer and support it
with evidence from the
text.
Written Version
Film Version
Persuasive Techniques
Ethos-ethics
Pathos-feelings
Logos-logic
Journal-Act 2
Write about a time
when you or someone
you know was judged
unfairly.
Journal
Write about a timewhen jealousy caused a
problem
JOURNAL
Write about a timewhen your emotions
clouded your judgment
So what did you learn
about from Act 2?
Write a 1 pager using
textual support for your
answer.
Nature
I love the smell of the early morning
And the way the air feels
I love the sound of the twittering birds
And chirping of crickets
The sunrise is so glorious
It brings hope for the new day
The sunrise is so powerful
Colors on a cloudy day
Nature calms me
Lily Wooley 2014
VOCABULARY
Theme- author’s point of view about
topicThe narrative poems all had a
similar theme about loss.
Simile
Metaphor
Paradox
Personification
Alliteration
Couplet
Onomatopoeia
Narrative
Meter
Feet
Exact rhyme
slant rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
rhyme scheme
free verse
blank verse
paraphrase
poetic form
diction
Cell phone research
Use your cell phone to look up 5
examples of an ironic situationwrite them in your notebook
Journal- Write about a time you
were…
bothered by blatant lies someone
was telling and everyone was
believing them
Student’s Choice
 Answer the questions on pg.
1213 or on pg. 1214
Poetry
Write original poetry
Black out-1
Limerick-1
Clerihew-2
Cinquain-2
Acrostic-2
Free Verse-2
Diamante-2
Haiku-2
Topics from The Crucible:
Adultery
law
Fanatics
witchcraft
Religion
hubris
Lust
gossip
Greed
marriage
Sin
common sense
Truth
vengence
Judgement
resentment
Punishment
love
Fear
anger
I think anger is bad……1st person
Anger is bad………………. 3rd person
Anger can destroy a person…thesis
Your thoughts on
topic
Quote pg. number
Characters deal with
topic
Quote pg. number
Topic
Persuasive
technique
Type of conflict
Call to action
Quote pg. number
Quotes
John Proctor was so angry, ”that he grabbed Mary by
the throat…” (page 322).
Religion should make people better human beings, not
worse, like the townspeople who “cheered at the
hangings ” (page 543).
Presentations
 Smile
 Stand up straight
 Make eye contact
 Say it with integrity
 Speak louder than normal
 Teach us what you’ve learned
“Even Better”
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Thesis statement last line in intro
3 paragraphs in the body about it
“
” quotes and page numbers
Persuasive Essay
Compound sentences (3)
Check spelling, punctuation, capitals
The Book Thief
Journal one- (write at least half a page)
What do you know
about the Holocaust?
What do words mean
to you?
What do you think it
would be like to live
with foster parents?
Presentation Ideas:
Write a play
Make a model
Make a poster
Build a structure
Become the character
Make a dance
Write a poem
Sing a song
Do a puppet show
Make a video, etc.
Book Report
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Intro/thesis statement
Body/beginning of
book/compound
sentences/textual
evidence/pg. #
Body/middle of
book/c.s./t.e./pg.#
Body/end of
book/c.s./t.e./pg.#
Conclusion
Taking notes
5 W’s
Chapter one
Who- (main characters) hjhljklkjhljkhljh
When-(time) ssdsgsdgdf
Where-(place) ewewtewtrewt
What/Why- (This will be a paragraph)
Ipiouioupiupoiupiouoiupoiuoijkhljkhlkjhjkhkjhj
khmnmnbnmbnmb,mjnbm,nb,nmcbcbcbncghdg
fdfgdfgdhgfdghfdhgdfhgfdghfdhgfdhgfdyty
utiutyiuytiuytiuytiuytiuytuiytuiytuiytiuytiuygj
hhkj;klj;lkj;lkj;lkj;lkj;lkj;lkj;klj;lkj;lkj;lk;j
Vocabulary word-definition
1.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
2.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE ; INDEPENDENT
CLAUSE
3.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE
4.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE ; INDEPENDENT
CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE
“The House of Usher” Short Answer
1. How is fear important in “The Raven” and
“The House of Usher”? Support your answer
with evidence from both selections.
2. After reading “The House of Usher,” do you
think the narrator is a reliable witness of the
events he describes ? Explain your answer
and support it with evidence from the
selection.
Preposition Poem
1.Think of a destination
2.start every sentence with a preposition
ExampleGoing to Work
off goes the alarm
out goes the dog
into the shower, I suds up
in behalf of the dog, I let him in
down comes the tea pot
beside is my lunch prepared
amid the dishes, the dog toy-we play
back to the dressing room
ontop of the toy I step
from underneath the bed the dog goes
across from the vanity
outside goes Kippy
towards Coronado I drive
9th grade
9 Weeks Test
On the back of your test, write a three
paragraph essay (Intro.-Body-Conclusion)
explaining one character from The Book
Thief.
Make sure you write in complete sentences
and indent your paragraphs. Make it third
person point of view.
11th Grade 9 Weeks Test
On the back of your test, write a three
paragraph essay (intro.-body- conclusion)
explaining which you prefer: Traditional
Gothic Literature or Modern Gothic
Literature.
Make sure you write in complete sentences
and indent your paragraphs. Make it third
person point of view.