Lesson # 2 – Writing Process Unit # 1: Introduction to World History

Agenda – 2 nd Period Classroom Procedures Introduction to Writing Packet Reading the Research Question Identifying sources: primary or secondary Announcements Reminder: Get Syllabus Signed Bring in Supplies: We will be putting our notebooks together on Thursday! Complete Page 1 of “Writing Resources”

Agenda – 1 st Period Classroom Procedures Syllabus Introduction to Writing Packet Reading the Research Question Identifying sources: primary or secondary Annotating the document Announcements Reminder: Get Syllabus Signed Bring in Supplies: We will be putting our notebooks together on Thursday! Complete Page 1 of “Writing Resources”

Agenda – 3 rd Period Classroom Procedures Syllabus Introduction to Writing Packet Reading the Research Question Identifying sources: primary or secondary What is bias? Annotating the document Announcements Reminder: Get Syllabus Signed Bring in Supplies: We will be putting our notebooks together on Thursday! Complete Page 1 of “Writing Resources”

Start of Semester Writing Workshop Everyone received a writing packet Musicians Entrepreneurs Athletes Literary Characters DO NOT LOSE THIS PACKET! If you do, you may access a new one on the website.

Step 1: Research Question When you receive a writing assignment, the first thing you must do is read the research question. Answering this question is the entire purpose of writing the paper! Identify the research question. Brainstorm an answer to this question. Think about what you know about the topic, and any specific examples you may already know. Write the research question in your writing packet!

Now, go through your packet with your partner, and identify whether each source is primary or secondary. Label each source. Finally, complete the chart and describe how you knew a source was primary or secondary. Step 2: Identifying Sources Title of SourcePrimary or SecondaryHow do you know?

Step 3: Annotating the document When you read a document, there are certain steps to complete that will make the document easier to understand. Helpful supplies: Highlighter Post-it notes Pencil

Step 3: Annotating the document Instructions Highlight key information Take notes in the margin (Stars, check marks, phrases, questions, question marks, words, etc. are all good ideas) Write a brief summary at the end of each section Write an alternative title for each chapter or section List vocabulary words Let’s do one together…

Step 3: Annotating the Document Let’s practice together! Politics, by Aristotle. Written between BC The basis of a democratic state is liberty; which, according to the common opinion of men, can only be enjoyed in such a state; this they affirm to be the great end of every democracy. One principle of liberty is for all to rule and be ruled in turn….whence it follows that the majority approve must be the end and the just. Every citizen, it is said, must have equality, and therefore in a democracy the poor have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

Step 3: Annotating the document Now do one on your own Highlight key information Take notes in the margin (Stars, check marks, phrases, questions, question marks, words, etc. are all good ideas) Write a brief summary at the end of each section Write an alternative title for each chapter or section List vocabulary words

Lesson # 2 – Writing Process Day 2 Unit # 1: Introduction to World History

Agenda – 1 st Period Warm Up Document Annotations Document Analysis For each of the three sources Writing a thesis Speed thesis writing

Agenda – 2 nd Period Warm Up Document Annotations Document Analysis For each of the three sources Writing a thesis Speed thesis writing

Agenda – 3 rd Period Warm Up Document Analysis For each of the three sources Writing a thesis Speed thesis writing Video

Warm Up Bell Ringer: Write one paragraph (5 sentences) describing three events that have impacted your life. Objective: SWBAT Use Historical Interpretation to reconstruct meaning, differentiate between facts, and analyze source SWBAT Use Historical Analysis and Interpretation to identify past problems, consider multiple perspectives, analyze cause- effect relationships, evaluate narratives and influence on past events Homework: Finish APPARTS Notes for remaining documents

Analyzing Cause & Effect Step 1: With a partner, share your one paragraph mini biography that you wrote for your bell ringer Step 2: Identify the three events from your partner’s story (annotate: highlight, underline, star, etc.) Step 3: Identify the cause and effect of each event and complete the chart. Identify key transition words Step 4: Explain the difficulty in understanding cause and effect

Now that you understand how to read a document, let’s continue to analyze… Turn to your writing packet

Step 4: Document Analysis We are going to combine two different ways to analyze documents APPARTS + Cornell Notes = APPARTS Cornell Notes

Step 4: Document Analysis QuestionNotes A: Author – who wrote the piece?Answer: P: Place/Time – when/where was it written? Answer: P: Prior Knowledge – what do you already know about this subject? Answer: A: Audience – who was the intended audience? Answer: R: Reason – why was this source created?Answer: T: The Main Point – what is this passage about? Answer: S: Significance – why is this historically important? Answer: Summary of Reading: You will have 10 minutes to complete APPARTS notes for Document 1.

Let’s end the week with a smile… Good things? A Day Made of Glass