Tuesday, May 7 - AM Advanced

 P. 145 - Writing Titles for Paragraphs  Ex. 9 and Ex. 10

1. Students go to board and write the titles they created for the 4 paragraphs in Ex. 6 and 7.  (Evaluate their titles.)

2. P. 147 - Match supporting sentence with the appropriate topic sentence - Ex. 12

3. Pp. 148-149 - Finding irrelevant sentences/  Ex. 13 and Ex. 14

4. Return their graded paragraphs from last week.  Discuss.

5. Write a paragraph about a person you respect - family member, friend, famous person.  Be sure to include an appropriate title.  As students write, evaluate their use of appropriate format for both title and paragraph.

Small group working on Five Paragraph Essays:

1.  Return graded papers and discuss.

2. Discuss elements of Introductory Paragraph:  Hook and Thesis Statement with Transition Statement(s) in between.

3. Worksheet #37 (Practice: Identify Introductory Paragraph Components) requiring students to identify the Hook, the Transition to Thesis, and the Thesis Statement.  

4. Worksheet #38 (Intro Paragraph - Writing the Hook)
   Suggested Hooks:  relevant question, interesting fact, relevant quotation or unexpected statement. Discuss plagiarism.

5. Worksheet #40 (Practice: Writing Hooks)  Essay Topics:  Advantages/Disadvantages of School Uniforms, Why is it a good idea to graduate high school?  Should youngsters be allowed to have a cell phone?  

6. Given the following 3 topics:  Write an Introductory Paragraph (not a complete essay) for the following prompts.  Include a hook and a thesis statement along with the transition to the thesis statement from the hook:

1. Why are/are not  potato chips the perfect snack?

2. Explain the positives of sleeping.

3. How do you get ready for a hurricane?