Complete ISN:Objective(s):
I can complete my formative paragraph explaining “Who won the bet”Purpose:
To show I can write a proficient paragraph.
Success Criteria: Paragraph (with GYRPO colors) submitted to
Google Classroom by Monday October 1… Wednesday October 3? Peer revision Monday?
2 Minute Interviews- record in ISN
1. Family: Who is in your family? Feel free to include pets2. Own: what is something you own that is very special to
you? Why?3. Place- what is the best place you've ever been? 0r a
place you'd like to visit? 4. Goal- What's an important goal you have for your life?5. Achievement- what's your proudest achievement thus
far?6. Hobby- do you have one? if so, what is it?
Domain Vocabulary for The Bet (need 15 at least)Found on rubric: Style and Word Choice● Lawyer● Banker● Capital punishment● Death penalty● Priori ● Imprisonment● Immoral● Solitary confinement● compulsory
● Loneliness● Depression● Murder● Guilt ● contempt● Human condition● Humanity● Knowledge● foolish
Pink- Hook
● Topic- is your hook about:○ the death penalty or ○ life imprisonment or○ Winning & losing
Green - Topic Sentence
● Do you have the words, The Bet, included?○ Did you take a side? (higher level testing
will require you do this… play the game)
Blue- TAGS
● Title = The Bet● Author = Anton Chekov● Genre= realistic fiction● Summary = *capital punishment/ death penalty
*bet to determine if life in prison is better or worse than immediate death
Yellow- Main Point 1● F f for
transition word● Red quote to prove
your point● Red analysis- take
your point back to your topic- who won the bet
From Meaning:● Character most wants (2)● PoV (3)● Figurative language (6)● beginning/ end (7)
Yellow- Main Point 2● F f for
transition word● Red quote to prove
your point● Red analysis- take
your point back to your topic- who won the bet
From Rhetoric:
● Sympathy for character (1)● Author’s perspective - human
condition (3)● Behaviors characters engage
in (5)● Lesson (7)● Character fate - human
condition (8)● Book true in portrayal HC (10)● Fiction accomplishes that other
genres do not (11)
Yellow- Main Point 3From meaning OR rhetoric
From Meaning:● Character most wants (2)● PoV (3)● Figurative language (6)● beginning/ end (7)
From Rhetoric:
● Sympathy for character (1)● Author’s perspective - human
condition (3)● Behaviors characters engage
in (5)● Lesson (7)● Character fate - human
condition (8)● Book true in portrayal HC (10)● Fiction accomplishes that other
genres do not (11)
Orange - figurative language (at least 4 examples)Found on rubric: Style and Word Choice
● Bold and italics to identify● Any kind of figurative language works (this is
the same thing we did for the voice writing- you identified the type in the voice writing about the picture)
Conventions - on your rubric
● Minimize state of being verbs (helping verb song - all 23) as much as possible
● Present tense verbs- (none ending in “ed”)
Style and Word Choice - on your rubric
● Written in 3rd person?○ Academic language builds a formal third
person tone
MLA format:Heading:
Your nameMrs. ThorsonEnglish 8 - period ___28 September 2018
In text citation(Chekov, 51)
Mentioning the title in text“The Bet”