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SW WEEK OF DEC. 9. Finish Unit 1 Personal Narrative. Monday . Opening – Please copy down the following quotation – “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela. Article. Take out your article from Friday. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SW WEEK OF DEC. 9
Finish Unit 1Personal Narrative
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Monday • Opening – Please copy down the following
quotation –
• “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”o Nelson Mandela
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Article• Take out your article from Friday.
o Write out a Works Cited entry for it.• (Author. “Title.” Title of Source. Date of publication. Web. Access
Date. URL [short form].o Write a 3-5 sentence summary of the article.o Skip a line.o Write a 3-5 sentence commentary on how useful, accurate, and/or
interesting the article is or is not.• When finished, submit with your article
• Learning Target: I can summarize information and evaluate the source and its content.
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Grammar• Check rest of lesson 1• Lesson 2 – Punctuation – Commas
• Learning Target: I can edit for comma use.
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Improving Writing• Improving sentences• Adding Variety
• Learning Target: I can add detail and change sentence order around so to add variety in my writing.
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TuesdayOpenings• Active and Passive Voice –
o Active Voice occurs when the subject performs the action. In Passive Voice, the subject of the sentence is acted on by another agent.
• Exampleo Passive: Snuffles was taken to the vet by
my mom.o Active: My mom took Snuffles to the vet.
• Rewrite in Active Voiceo Chrissy’s dress for the dance was chosen by her mom.
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Grammar• Correct Improving Sentences• Colons and Semi-colons
o Semi-colon rules – these are rarely used ones. o Colons – a couple very common ones – the list, business letter, intro quotation.
• Complete Lesson 2.
• Learning Target: • I can edit for colons and semi-colons and commas.• I can combine sentences for variety and emphasis.
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Semi-Colons• Special uses – both due to many commas already
in the word item.
• Christina had the opportunity to tour several places in Europe as part of her internship this summer, including Prague, Czeckalovokia, Yakutsk, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Irkutsk, Siberia.
• How many places did Christina visit?
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Semi-Colons• Try this version – might make it easier to tell –
• Christina had the opportunity to tour several places in Europe as part of her internship this summer, including Prague, Czeckalovokia; Yakutsk, Russia; Kazakhstan; and Irkutsk, Siberia.
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Journal• Opening – do Journal 2 – Word Choice
• Review the Top Ten Word Choice Mistakes list.
• Write a paragraph about a friend, a class, or your job. Use a word from each of the 1-10 word choice items. Please highlight each and put the number next to it corresponding to the list.
• Learning Target: I can monitor my own correct use of word choice items.
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Introduction to Personal Narrative
• The assignment• Thesis statement• Body paragraphs
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Thesis• Thesis will be centered around a specific career,
internship, apprenticeship, military program, or college goal.
• Part of the thesis needs to identify why this is a viable option for you – o Why you think you would be good at thiso What experiences you have had that make you settle on this particular
choice.
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Thesis• Not a thesis
o Sam, Steve, and my mom.o Everything influenced my
choice of careero I plan to go to college at
MCC; then I will transfer to GVSU.
• Will work as a thesis• My love of the
outdoors and my family have influenced me to pursue a career as a conversation officer.
• From my experiences in CTC and my family members who already work in construction, I have decided I want to study to be an engineer.
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Compose your thesis• Once approved, begin outlining your body
paragraphs. o What can you use as examples?o What story can you tell to illustrate this about you?o What specifics are in your background that you can talk about?
• Learning Target: I can write a clear precise thesis that incorporates two key points.
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Wednesday• No Opening
o Please get out Lesson 2 – • Have me stamp it if I did not yesterday.• Correct it.
• We will start by making our thesis statements I talked about yesterday.
• Make notes for body paragraph• After approved, may work on computer
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Wednesday• Correct Lesson 2• Review Body paragraphs• Type up body paragraphs
• Print off for work tomorrow.
• Learning Targetso I can edit for errors in commas, semi-colons, and colons.o I can explain my career goal and support it with specific relevant
details.
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ThursdayOPENING – Please take out Lesson 2 – I should have already stamped it – I will put answers up as soon as the bell rings.
Wait to get computer until directed – you will use same number as when we have COWS.
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Agenda• Correct Les. 2• Do Lesson 3• Complete Body Paragraphs• Compose Conclusion• Turn in Improving Sentence Assignment
Learning Target: I can communicate my goals and plans in writing.I can edit and revise for quotation marks.
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Apostrophes – mean possession
• Add ‘s – car of Max• Add ‘s – wallet of the tourist• Add ‘ after the s – dressing
room of the girls (dressing room of more than one girl)
• Add ‘ after the s – bonuses are for all the employees.
• Do Lesson 3. When finished, get your computer – and turn in the Improving Sentences assignment.
• Max’s car• The tourist’s wallet• The girls’ dressing
room• The employees’
bonuses.
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Body Paragraphs• State with a statement of focus – • Develop
o Tell storieso Explain past experience that is relatedo Use specific people, places, events.
• Final Sentence o Tie back to thesis.
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Conclusion• Bring reader/listener up to your present• What have you done in taking steps toward your
career/college goal?• What do you have left to do? • These will typically be very short – 3-4 sentences. (the
reverse of your intro)
• Learning Target: I can wrap up my career narrative and keep it focused on the topic.
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Fridayo Opening – Write the corrected version of the
sentence below.
o Its to bad when it’s the weekend and their are so many things I want to do and only 48 hours too do them, so my dog did not get its bath unless you count walking in the rain.
o (This is all one sentence – but there are punctuation and word choice issues)
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Journal 3• You have received a list of vocabulary words.
These are words that are 12th grade vocabulary. Many you know but may not use regularly.
• You will be required to use some in your final personal narrative.
• For now, select at least 5 of the words and use them correctly in sentences talking about yourself, your interests, and/or your skills. You are to write 3-5 sentneces.
• When finished, please grab your COW.
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Friday• Correct Lesson 3• Journal 3• Review Introduction – look at my comments• Revise your introduction and tie in thesis to it.
• Assemble and submit essay to Turnitin.com
• Peer Revision on Monday – if you are absent, know that you will need to do this on your own during the day on Monday.
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Introductions• Reread introduction• Remove any duplication so it does not repeat the body
paragraphs.• Add thesis
o Transition to it.o Ideas for transitions
• As I near the end of my senior year, I have begun to think about what I want to do after high school…..
• My family has all been asking me what I am going to do after high school, and I have decided…
• My friends and I have been working on making decisions about our futures. For me, ….
• Need to review my comments• Need to combine with your body and conclusion into
one essay and submit to Turnitin.com
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Preview of next weeko Monday – Peer review o Tuesday – Review of feedback, Submission directionso Wednesday – Unit 1 Mastery Review – do and correcto Thursday – Revise, fill out submission sheet, and submit final draft of
essayo Friday – Unit 1 Test
Note: If you will be leaving early from vacation, you must still submit your
essay on time to Turnitin.com Also, I strongly advise you to take your Unit 1 Test prior to leaving as you
will not be as well prepared the day we return from class.