English Hon 9a, Day 39 * Wed = A #55: Q2 Book Talks Format your paper for today’s presentations into 4 columns: Name of presenter Title & author Made-up Cereal Name Read it or no? Why? 1A = 32 1B = 28 2A = 31 2B = 32 3B = 31 then . . .read for a few minutes!!!!

Since I’ve seen you . . . I’ve sent out 16 whole-group Remind texts, responded to 100+ texts/emails. Due today: * CECE#7 * Book Report Box * Essay RD Due Fri/Mon * Vocab 12 * Notebooks Due Tues = “hard due date” * Essay final draft

Classtime, rest of sem: Book talk presentations CECE Review Finish movie Review a smidge for final Take final

OLD = No Bueno!!!! FINAL 3A, 4A A = 3 TKAM ch. 25-26 by next class B A typed current event exploration # 7 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 7 A Q2 book talks TKAM ch. 27-28 by next class A = 9 BOOK TALKS Computer lab TKAM ch. 29-31 by next class typed current event exploration # 8 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 8 EVERYONE: turn in CECE7 Peer review essay SOUTHERN FOOD FEST Vocab #12 due & quiz Q2 writing sample due* B = 16 B = 17 *Q2 writing sample due = still full points FINAL 3B, 4B typed current event exploration # 9 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 9 FINAL 3A, 4A FINAL 1B, 2B FINAL 1A, 2A ------ Snow days ------ OLD = No Bueno!!!! ------ Snow days ------

------ Snow days ------ BOOK TALKS Computer lab TKAM ch. 29-31 by next class B A typed current event exploration # 8 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 8 EVERYONE: turn in CECE7 Peer review essay SOUTHERN FOOD FEST Vocab #12 due & quiz Q2 writing sample due* B = 16 B = 17 *Q2 writing sample due = still full points typed current event exploration # 9 due 12 p.m. w/ Works Cited entries = 9 B FINAL 3B, 4B A FINAL 3A, 4A B = 23 FINAL 1B, 2B HALF DAY FINAL 1A, 2A Start of 2nd Semester ------ Snow days ------

Final Exam TKAM Grammar (kinda like the post test) Reading / comprehension Lit terms (matching defs & ex) Vocab

In yer Notebook #53: TKAM trial #54: TKAM summary through ch. 24 Table of Contents: #47 Map of Maycomb 48) Scottsboro Trials 49) Mob Mentality #50: Diagram / POS / Objects #51: Considering Multiple Perspectives #52: Trial Evidence Chart = full page #53: TKAM trial #54: TKAM summary through ch. 24 #55: Q2 Book Talks Next turn in = LAST NOTEBOOK GRADE OF SEMESTER

2nd quarter CECE Last one for quarter!! 7 entries = on own page header Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Works Cited Last name, First name. “Title of article.” Title of Publication. Day Month Year, pages. 2nd quarter CECE Last one for quarter!! 7 entries = on own page

Vocabulary 12 = quiz Wed/Mon ch 17-31 scrutiny expunge 3. volition 4. indicted 5. cynical 6. vehement duress eccentricity notoriety 10. acquiescence BFHS for all!!

Southern Food Fest CANCELED

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay Please find your rubric (what color?) . . .and YOUR RD!!!!!! intro concl front: Body #2 Back: Body #3 Back: Body #1

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay Staple rubric on top of RD

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay Peer Review Yes/no checkoff Two diff reads / comments on back

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay each body paragraph 2-3 sentences of background / context, ending in topic sentence which identifies area of character growth clearly ans specifically Restate the character growth, restate something from the prompt, point on to the next area of analysis

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay intro concl front: Body #2 Back: Body #3 Back: Body #1

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay Workshopping the Introduction Great Resource: 12 Ways to Hook an Audience in 30 Seconds

(Attention Getting Device) Type of Hook (Attention Getting Device) Examples Quotation - General Patton once said, “If a man does his best, what else is there?” - When Hillary Clinton said “we must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society,” she highlighted one of the biggest issues in American politics. Anecdote - There was nothing more isolating than being alone in a foreign country, with no cell phone, no money, and no ability to speak the language. - It was Christmas of 1995 when my parents taught me a valuable lesson: always expect the unexpected. Rhetorical question - Have you ever wondered what you would do if you couldn’t fail? - What’s the one thing you can do to make the world a better place? Interesting fact - China is going to spend $850 billion to clean up its water supply over the next decade. - Ancient Egyptians used heavy eye makeup to keep evil spirits at bay and to protect their eyes from infection. Simile or metaphor - When I first went to Japan, it was like a baby bird trying to fly for the first time. - The high rate of poverty in America is the country’s elephant in the room.

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay Intro Hook / Attention-Getting Device Transition sentence mentioning title & author Thesis 3-5 sentences, ~ 50 words BUUUUUUTTTTTTTTT . . . . .

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay Mr. Borman’s Awesome Intro Longer than previous example Obviously . . . Better than previous example Attention-Getting Device = tell a story, include a part of a poem, make a startling statement, etc. Link = connect your AGD to the overall topic. What is the purpose of your story / poem / statement / etc.? Include title & author here. Thesis = State your argument or purpose CLEARLY and DECLARATIVELY in one sentence. This is the one sentence that tells the reader what your essay will cover. Statement of Significance = Why should your audience listen? Provide a warrant (facts / statistics) that proves this topic is important to all listeners. Road Map = Tell your audience where you will take them in your essay. How will it be organized (i.e., chronologically, topically, geographically, problem/cause/solution, etc.)?

Write your introduction:. make your first impression Write your introduction: . . .make your first impression . . .move from general to specific . . .invite the reader to “stay for more” . . . introduce your source (title in italics) and author.

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay Workshopping the Conclusion

Again, for this essay, mention both title and author. VERY APPROPRIATE to apply to current political situation!!

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay Conclusion Restate thesis Summarize main ideas Extend / provoke thought 3-5 sentences, ~ 50 words BUUUUUUTTTTTTTTT . . . . .

Q2 Writing Sample = Essay Mr. Borman’s Awesome Conc Not terribly much diff than previous example . . . maybe Longer than previous example Better than previous example Review = What did you cover in your essay and why? Re-State Thesis = What was the primary claim of your essay (what does it prove, what is its purpose)? AGD Callback / Mic Drop = Go back to your attention getting device, but look at it taking into account what we learned over the course of your essay. Does this make us interpret the story / info differently or better? Then, give the bigger picture: with this new info, how does the world / reader change? Leave us with hopeful or thought-provoking words of personal importance.

Q2 Book Talk

English Hon 9a, Day 39 * Thurs/Fri #55: Q2 Book Talks Format your paper for today’s presentations into 4 columns: Name of presenter Title & author Made-up Cereal Name Read it or no? Why? 1A = 32 1B = 28 2A = 31 2B = 32 3B = 31

HOMEWORK Next class (and always): BYOB & TKAM TKAM: DONE BOOK TALKS & Cereal Projects = (presentations continue) Vocab #12 due Fri (a) or Mon (b) Q2 essays FD due F (soft), Tues (due due) 