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Tuesday August 23, 2016 Today’s Agenda Bell Challenge – Invitation to Notice Homework Check – Completed Thesis Statements “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me At All” Lesson, continued Review Thesis and Introduction w/Writing Techniques Write Introduction Exit Ticket – Argument Handout Homework – Argumentative Writing

What do you notice? Bell Challenge Invitation to Notice   Look at and read the following sentence aloud. MODEL SENTENCE  Teachers and students at Dunn’s Chapel Elementary shared one fact in common: all of them were, in the language of the times, colored, or Negros. -Ann Bausum What do you notice?

Homework Check & Independent Reading Place your completed thesis statements on your desk so that I can walk by and grade it. Read you independent novel for 10 as I grade.

Thesis Statement Review The thesis is a summary sentence that supports your opinions and ideas It helps your writing by… putting your main ideas into one summary sentence organizing and developing the opinion/argument of your essay providing your reader with a “guide” to your argument

Thesis Statement Review A Strong Thesis Statement…. takes some sort of stand. (gives your opinion) expresses a main idea and is specific. A Thesis Statement should… should answer a single question that will give the main idea of your essay. answer to the question is the thesis statement for the essay.

Writing the Introduction Argumentative Writing

Writing the Introduction Engaging the Reader Hook Background Thesis

Hook Attention Grabber Can be Quote, Definition, Interesting Fact/Stat, Riddle/Pun, etc.… Must be somehow related to your topic, not random selection This is NOT your Position!!!! Your position of a paper is most likely your thesis statement.

You Try: Write a Hook for the following topics "Do our fears define us? Can fear be a good thing?" Example What is fear? Fear defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous.

Background Information This part of your introduction should be fairly general. Should let reader know what stories you will be referencing, author’s name, etc.) Should state the main points of your paper in a general way. (not specific examples yet) Avoid just listing the main topics you will discuss. Rather, try to use transition words to connect those main points.

Writing the Background Knowledge Maya Angelou explained the concept of fear best, in her poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me At All”. The speaker of the poem was unafraid, confident, and willing to face the challenges before them. Like the speaker of the poem, people do not have to fear their fears, but be confident that they can overcome. Fear is not destine to define us, but our strength will define us as we endure the our worldly challenges. Fear is not a challenge for the courage that we will gain by facing them.

Thesis Statement Could be last sentence of your Introduction Statement of your position or main idea you hope to get across in your paper Should be clear and concise---use effective language (avoid being repetitive) NEVER< NEVER< NEVER use “I am going to tell you about…” or “In this paper I will discuss…”

Putting the Introduction Together What is fear? Fear defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous. Maya Angelou explained the concept of fear best, in her poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me At All” about a child that was unafraid of the world around them. The speaker of the poem was confident and willing to face the challenging fears before them. Like the speaker of the poem, people do not have to fear their fears, but be confident that they can overcome. Fear is not a contributing factor to what defines us, because we are defined by the strength and courage it takes to overcome our fears. Fear is not destine to define us, but our strength will define us as we endure the our worldly challenges. Fear is not a challenge for the courage that we will gain by facing them.

Writing the Introductory Paragraph Your Task Write a rough draft of your introductory paragraph.

Homework Edit and revise your introductory paragraph for class discussion tomorrow.