Unit 4.3

Friday, November 8 15 Days Until Culmination! Objective: I will write my conclusion of my argumentative essay and proofread my work using a rubric. Standards: W.9-10.1a-e Journal Question: You’re almost there! How are you doing on this essay so far? What do you still need to do?

Tutoring If you need help with your essay, I’ll be here next Tuesday and Wednesday after school to help. Please tell me ahead of time if you are coming!

Paragraph #5 Part #1: Restate thesis statement Part #2: Presents one or two general sentences which accurately summarize your arguments which support thesis Part #3. Provides a general warning of the consequences of not following the thesis that you put forward and/or a general statement of how the community will benefit from following that thesis

Example Paragraph #5 It’s worth it to have happier, healthier, and more academically prepared students by improving our school lunches. Even though finding room in the school budget might be difficult, making this a priority will benefit students directly and indirectly in so many ways. Without an improved school lunch program, how many lives will we be putting at risk? With such a simple solution, we should do the best we can to support our students for their futures.

MLA Format Review Doubled Spaced 12 point font Times New Roman Header (Last Name Pg #) Original Title (Centered)

MLA Format Review First Name Last Name Mr. Romero and Ms. Uykimpang World History, Block ____ English 10, Block ____ 15 November 2013

Rubric Look over the rubric. What are the requirements to get a 4?

Time to write! Work on paragraph #5 on a separate piece of paper. SAVE ALL YOUR ROUGH DRAFTS! ASK ME TO CHECK YOUR WORK! You may use a laptop once I see you have 75% of your writing done. You may borrow some sources that I have at the front – White Man’s Burden, Black Man’s Burden, and the advertisements Romero gave you.

Revisit Objective Today’s objective: I will write my conclusion of my argumentative essay and proofread my work using a rubric. Rate yourself and explain why. Return your English binder to the shelf. SEE ME FOR TUTORING Tuesday or Wednesday after school for extra help!