Do Now – Quickwrite (3/24/17) Please turn in your planners on the chair by my desk. Using the vocabulary words below create a sentence for each word: Ostentatious: characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. (Adj.) Orthodox: conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved. (Adj.) Obstinate: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. (Adj,) Obviate: to make (something) no longer necessary; to prevent or avoid (something). (Verb) Odious: causing hatred or strong dislike. (Adj.) Pacifist: A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable. (Noun) Paradigm: A typical example or pattern of something. (Noun) Placate: To make (someone) less angry or hostile. (Verb) Precarious: Dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments. (Adjective) Punctilious: Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior. (Adjective)

AVID Scoop Important Dates Below (write in planner) Lecture Hall: Next Tuesday March 28th Vocab Quiz on words O & P next Wednesday March 29th Rough Draft – Due March 29th Final Essay Draft Summative – due Friday March 31st 9th Grade Reading FSA – April 12th & April 13th UF Gator Encounter - Canceled

WE WILL BE WORKING TO THE BELL!!!! Assignments due today WE WILL BE WORKING TO THE BELL!!!! Article & Cornell Notes about article Cornell Notes; Outline; Intro Paragraph Planner When completed, begin rough draft! ***Rough Draft – DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY (NO EXCEPTIONS)

1st Formative Please read through the article and highlight and or underline and similarities and difference you find between the movie and the article. Take notes on the margins of the article of interesting facts or any thoughts that come to mind. When you have finished with marking the text (highlighting and writing in the margins). Write and transfer information into you Cornell note sheet. You need to come up with questions on the left and information on the right. Make sure you fill out topic, EQ, and summary. Due at the end of class. This is your FIRST formative of the Quarter.

2nd Formative Give me an outline of your 5 paragraphs and get started on the intro paragraph and thesis statement. In your outline, I would like to see at least 3 details you will be writing about. Thesis Statement: A short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence. Indicate the point of your paper but avoid sentence structures like, “The point of my paper is…” What is the point of your paper? (It’s going to be somewhat different for everyone)

OutLine Example Intro Paragraph: Body P #1 – Similar ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Body P #1 – Similar _____________ Body P #2 – Differences ____________ Body P #3 – Comparing your Life Conclusion

Compare and Contrast Thesis statements (Examples) The differences between college and high school are pronounced, and they deserve thorough investigation. The similarities between R-rated movies and PG-rated movies are pronounced, and they merit rigorous scrutiny.

WE WILL BE WORKING TO THE BELL!!!! Assignments due today WE WILL BE WORKING TO THE BELL!!!! Article & Cornell Notes about article Cornell Notes; Outline; Intro Paragraph Planner When completed, begin rough draft! ***Rough Draft – DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY (NO EXCEPTIONS)