Good Morning!Tuesday

December 22nd, 2009

Word of the Day:

TersePlease Power up your laptops and put the

screen half down. Then take out your

notebooks and open to page 63

You can’t fire me! It’s not my fault I can’t concentrate- my boyfriend just broke up with me, my dog died last night and I lost my keys! It’s been the worst day ever!

Tough break,

sweetheart.

Word of the Day:

Terse- ADJ

Brief

To the Point

Concise

Good Morning!Tuesday

December 22nd, 2009You can’t fire me! It’s not my fault I can’t concentrate- my boyfriend just broke up with me, my dog died last night and I lost my keys! It’s been the worst day ever!

Tough break,

sweetheart.

Agenda! Tuesday December 22nd 2009

HomeworkAnd

Class Work Assignments …

Transition WordsTransition Phrases

Homework &Class Work

Assignments

To Reiterate …

Those of you who have not been

turning in homework or

class work assignments are getting zeros.

Seriously.

Introductions

IngridKhiaraShellyJoel

Tailon

Thanks for your introductions, guys

Transitions

Put the following notes on page 63 of your notebook.

Title it, “Transitions”

**Don’t forget to update your Table of Contents!

Transitions

Transitions …

• Glue your essays together.• Help you convey your ideas clearly.• Establish logical connections between

sentences, paragraphs, and sections of your papers.

• Are signs for readers that tell them how to think about, organize, and react as they your essay.

Transitions

• Tell the reader to think and react in a particular way to your ideas.

• Help readers understand how your ideas fit together.

• In other words, transitions tell readers what to do with the information you present them.

** Your essay should be organized before you insert transitions; this way, they follow a logical order.

Transitions

You are being handed an index of transition words and phrases.

Please put them on page 64 of your notebook.

Transitions

As evident, Ms. Park’s 10th grade English class is clearly the best English class at TBA. They not only demonstrate their eagerness to learn on a daily basis, but also have passionate opinions and intriguing ideas. In future years, as Ms. Park teaches new classes of 10th graders, she will be able to apply what she has learned from this fantastic group of individuals.

Find the Transitions

Transitions

As evident, Ms. Park’s 10th grade English class is clearly the best English class at TBA. They not only demonstrate their eagerness to learn on a daily basis, but also have passionate opinions and intriguing ideas. In future years, as Ms. Park teaches new classes of 10th graders, she will be able to apply what she has learned from this fantastic group of individuals.

Find the Transitions

Transitions

As evident, Ms. Park’s 10th grade English class is clearly the best English class at TBA. They not only demonstrate their eagerness to learn on a daily basis, but also have passionate opinions and intriguing ideas. In future years, as Ms. Park teaches new classes of 10th graders, she will be able to apply what she has learned from this fantastic group of individuals.

Find the Transitions

A Quick Note …

When you are writing about a novel, always

write about it in the present tense.

You may have read the book in the past, but

the action is always ongoing in the book.

Quotes

It is okay to use a quote that is not from the book as your attention getter.

You should NOT be using outside quotes to support your topics and points.

You should ALWAYS use ONLY quotes from the book to emphasize your point.

*Remember, the goal of an essay is to get your reader to see what you see in the text.

AND! Whenever you use a quote, you need to cite it. Otherwise, it is plagiarism!

MLA

Main Components of MLA citation:

• Beginning Quotation Mark• Quote• End Quotation Mark

• Parenthesis around – author’s last name– page #

• End Punctuation

MLA

From the depths of the mirror, a

corpse gazed back at me. The look

in his eyes, as they stared into mine,

has never left me

MLA

“From the depths of the mirror, a

corpse gazed back at me. The look

in his eyes, as they stared into mine,

has never left me

MLA

“From the depths of the mirror, a

corpse gazed back at me. The look

in his eyes, as they stared into mine,

has never left me”

MLA

“From the depths of the mirror, a

corpse gazed back at me. The look

in his eyes, as they stared into mine,

has never left me”(

MLA

“From the depths of the mirror, a

corpse gazed back at me. The look

in his eyes, as they stared into mine,

has never left me”(Wiesel

MLA

“From the depths of the mirror, a

corpse gazed back at me. The look

in his eyes, as they stared into mine,

has never left me”(Wiesel 109

MLA

“From the depths of the mirror, a

corpse gazed back at me. The look

in his eyes, as they stared into mine,

has never left me”(Wiesel 109)

MLA

“From the depths of the mirror, a

corpse gazed back at me. The look

in his eyes, as they stared into mine,

has never left me”(Wiesel

109).

You have the rest of the period to …

1. Finish your outline

2. Write your introduction

3. Write your conclusion

4. Make sure you use at least 5 transition words or phrases

in your essay!

Homework

1. Finish your outline

2. Write your introduction

3. Write your conclusion

4. Make sure you use at least 5 transition words or phrases

5. Come to school tomorrow!