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10 January 2013

10 January 2013. Please gather all your materials for today. Take your assigned seat. Put all electronic devices in a pocket, backpack, or purse. Be ready to begin class when the tardy bell rings. No electronic devices. Today’s PowerPoint lesson and handouts are posted on my AHS website.

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10 January 2013

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  1. 10 January 2013 Please gather all your materials for today. Take your assigned seat. Put all electronic devices in a pocket, backpack, or purse. Be ready to begin class when the tardy bell rings. No electronic devices.

  2. Today’s PowerPoint lesson and handouts are posted on my AHS website.

  3. NEXT WEEK: STAAR SIMULATION EOC Writing Monday 8:15-1:00 EOC Reading Tuesday - Friday during English II classes

  4. Persuasive Writing: Remember: a POSITION paper responds to a debatable question with a clear preference for one side over the other and fully develops that position with reasons, examples, details, concessions & refutations, and a final restatement of the thesis/position. This. That. Should. Should not. Worse. Better.

  5. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH Hook: captures the reader’s interest by making a connection with background information, a relevant anecdote, a pertinent quotation. Thesis w/position: clearly states the writer’s position on the debatable question. The writer CANNOT give a response that shows ambivilance!

  6. ONEBODY PARAGRAPH Topic Sentence/Support: states a REASON for the writer’s POSITION. Explanation/Reasoning: provides a SPECIFIC EXAMPLE with DISTINCT DETAILS to illustrate and support the writer’s POSITION. The writer MUST NOT use vague terminology for discussion!

  7. SOMEWHERE in the ESSAY Concession & Refutation: a recognition of the other side of the debatable question AND reasons why the other side is the poorer choice. ** Often concession and refutation will come toward the end of the body paragraph—just prior to the writer making a final statement of position in the conclusion. The writer WILL NOT be showing that the other side is valid— only that there is another side.

  8. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH Restatement of POSITION: reiterates the writer’s position that was presented in the thesis statement and a valid reason for that position. The writer MUST begin andend the essay with a clearly stated position, leaving the reader with no doubts about his/her response to the debatable question.

  9. When you write your essay for the STAAR EOC, you will be limited to a page with 26 lines. Because of this, you will develop only ONE body paragraph as shown in this example. In reality, most essays will have several body paragraphs to support the thesis. Regardless of an essay having only one body paragraph or several, the elements in the body of the paper are identical.

  10. Today you will draft out an outline for an essay with all of the required elements of persuasion.

  11. Read the information in the box below. Some argue that our so-called information age is really an “interruption age.” With smart phones in hand, we spend much of the day texting, tweeting, and surfing the Web. Rather than concentrating on big issues, we fill our heads with the trivia and gossip that interrupts our attention. So much information passes our way that we have trouble remembering any of it. Think carefully about this question: Do you believe that instant communication is helping or hurting us? Write an essay stating whether we live in an information age or an interruption age. Be sure to— *state your position clearly *use appropriate organization *provide specific support for your argument *choose your words carefully *edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and sentences Be sure you know which part of the assignment page is the prompt to which you should respond.

  12. The first two steps of the assignment provide information that may be helpful in understanding the prompt, but they are not the prompt. In fact, if you ignore these items, it will not affect your ability to write the essay. It is the third step of the assignment that is your PROMPT. This is what you must respond to in your essay. The final step reminds you of the essentials to include when writing the essay. Read the information in the box below. Some argue that our so-called information age is really an “interruption age.” With smart phones in hand, we spend much of the day texting, tweeting, and surfing the Web. Rather than concentrating on big issues, we fill our heads with the trivia and gossip that interrupts our attention. So much information passes our way that we have trouble remembering any of it. Thinkcarefully about this question: Do you believe that instant communication is helping or hurting us? Writean essay stating whether we live in an information age or an interruption age. Be sure to— *state your position clearly *use appropriate organization *provide specific support for your argument *choose your words carefully *edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and sentences

  13. A T-chart can help you consider the two sides of the debatable question. List the points you could make for each of the two sides. You may find that although you actually feel one way toward the topic, you may have more to discuss by taking the other position. Remember: you should think of sound reasons and very specific, well chosen examples/details to support the two sides. The side with the more compelling reasons and examples should be the position you take.

  14. Although you will not write the final draft of a persuasive essay today, you will draft an outline. Notice that the outline template is ORGANIZED into the three sections of an essay: Introduction. Body Paragraph. Concluding Paragraph. Within each of the three areas of the essay is further organization of the elements necessary for developing the essay properly.

  15. Before you begin writing, you need to know your scoring criteria. Take a look at the scoring rubric for PERSUASIVE WRITING. Study the information for the three areas. Underline/highlight key words you find important –the words and phrases that indicate what leads to a good grade for an essay.

  16. As I read each bulleted item aloud, join in when I get to words you have underlined. Listen to how many of you have found similar points that are important to your writing. If you hear something that you didn’t underline, mark it as we read through this together.

  17. You will get a Persuasive Writing assignment page. Refer to what is in the rubric, the notes you took about persuasive writing, and the sample essays you have analyzed for help with this assignment. Use the T-chart to consider the sides of the issue and determine your position, then write a Thesis Statement that clearly shows your position. Using your T-chart, complete the Persuasive Essay OUTLINE TEMPLATE. Remember, you will not write the final draft of the essay, so be thorough with your outline.

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