Bell Ringer 9-20-2017 Please finish reading “Digging Up the Past” When you are finished, begin writing a Compare/Contrast Essay Prompt: In three paragraphs, compare the main idea of “The First Emperor” and “Digging Up the Past”. Remember that the topic of each piece of writing is the same, but each presents different information. Support your comparison using details from each.

Agenda 9/20/2017 Bellringer: Writing Prompt-Compare & Contrast “China’s First Emperor” & “Digging Up the Past” Lesson over Jobs of Nouns and Pronouns Begin Informational Writing Intro.

Writing for Assessment Literature book- page 931 1. Read the Prompt 2. Plan Your Writing 3. Draft your Response Prompt: In three paragraphs, compare the main idea of “The First Emperor” and “Digging Up the Past”. Remember that the topic of each piece of writing is the same, but each presents different information. Support your comparison using details from each.

4th paragraph- Conclusion: wrap up everything you’ve said. The last sentence should restate your topic sentence/ “topic introduction”.

How will a 4-square help you with your writing? Article Summary Contrast Compare Introduction Conclusion 12/9/2018

(v) To condemn openly; to accuse formally denounce (v) To condemn openly; to accuse formally

This group is publicly denouncing President Bush’s energy plan because they disagree with it.

(adj) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement immense (adj) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement

The man was so immense that he had to bend over to fit in the room.

We can: Locate the subject and predicate of a sentence Find the subordinate clauses and the independent clauses Identify prepostional phrases ALL OF WHICH USE NOUNS AND PRONOUNS! What are the nouns and pronouns roles within sentences? ( 6.L.CSE.1c)

Noun/ Pronoun Graffiti You will work with the 4 people sitting around you. You each need a different color marker to write with. You will have 2 minutes to write down as much information as you can about what you know about nouns and pronouns. Share as much as you possibly can!

What are the primary jobs of nouns and pronouns? (6.L.CSE.1a) Glue this in the Language section of your notebook.

Nouns and Pronouns Nouns are persons, places , things and ideas Pronouns replace nouns, so they act very similarly in a sentence. They have four major roles in sentences: subjects, objects, predicate nominates/nouns or appositives

All subjects are nouns or pronouns!

Direct objects follow Action verbs and are found in the predicate Objects of the prepositions always follow a preposition!

They tell us more about the subject of the sentence. The object that follows a linking verb: is, am, are, was, were, has, have, had

Nouns and Pronouns also act as appositive phrases They give more information about a subject or an object in a sentence.

Can you identify the nouns’/ pronouns’ jobs? We will check together and see how we did!

TRY IT! Create the following sentences using nouns and pronouns as described. Then share with your partner. Be ready to share your partner’s favorite aloud!

Informational/ Explanatory Writing 6. W. TTP.2 How can I plan and organize an informational writing piece?

Informational/explanatory writing? The terms explanatory and informational writing can be used interchangeably. Informative writing is nonfiction writing about a topic that provides facts and information.

Purpose The purpose of informational writing is to inform or explain something to the readers and increase their knowledge. Through informative writing, you can: Provide new knowledge Explain a process Provide an explanation of why AND MORE!

Informational vs. Argument Writing Informational Writing Argument Writing Includes facts and information The purpose is to inform the audience Maintains an objective tone about the topic Includes facts and information The purpose is to convince the audience Maintains a subjective tone about the topic

Informational vs. Narrative Writing Informational Writing Narrative Writing Nonfiction writing The purpose is to inform the audience Fiction writing The purpose is to entertain the audience

Where is Informational Writing found? Informational writing can be found many places including textbooks, encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines, websites, instructions, guides, summaries, and reference books.

Writing Informational Essays Your informational essay will need to: Include a topic Maintain an objective tone Have a formal style Include precise words Include transitions throughout

Topic The topic of your essay is what they essay is primarily about. If you are writing a how to essay about making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, your topic is about how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Objective Tone Tone: the author’s attitude toward the topic. Informational essays must be written with an objective tone. The writer cannot insert any personal opinions, beliefs, or bias.

Formal Style To write with a formal style, avoid using slang and contractions. Also, write in third person (this means no I, you, me, us, or we).

Precise Words You will want to use precise words in your essay. This means you will want to use words (and also explain those words to your audience) that relate to your topic. If you are writing about recycling, you might want to use words like “reduce,” “reuse,” and “renewable.”

Transitions Writing with appropriate and varied transitions will help clarify information for your audience.

Transitions Sequence Examples First, second, third First of all, secondly, thirdly To begin with, next, another Particularly For example In particular For instance Specifically

Transitions To Compare To Contrast Similarly Likewise In a similar manner In contrast On the contrary However Although Nevertheless

Transitions Cause and Effect To Conclude In conclusion In summary Since Then Because Therefore Consequently Thus In conclusion In summary Altogether All in all

Follow these steps for your essay The Writing Process Follow these steps for your essay Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing You can use a four square to help you plan what you are going to write about. You could also use any of the graphic organizers for various text structures depending on what kind of essay you will be writing.

4 Square Intro. /Hook Thesis statement Conclusion

Follow these steps for your essay The Writing Process Follow these steps for your essay Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing Write down your ideas. Create a working draft (a working draft is a draft that is in progress). ROUGH!

Follow these steps for your essay The Writing Process Follow these steps for your essay Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing Read your draft aloud. Participate in peer editing. Have as many people read your draft as possible. Get good advice and go back through your checklist or rubric to make sure you have everything checked off!

Follow these steps for your essay The Writing Process Follow these steps for your essay Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing Review all of your draft’s feedback. Revise and change your paper as you see fit. Read your revised draft aloud for peer review.

Follow these steps for your essay The Writing Process Follow these steps for your essay Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing Type or rewrite your final draft making it as perfect as possible!

Media/Writing Process

The Seikan Tunnel Analyze the article and prompt. Then evaluate the model essay using the checklist

The Seikan Tunnel Analyze the article and prompt. Then evaluate the model essay using the checklist Write down three positives that you think he or she did well and one area you think he or she needs to work on.

EXIT QUESTIONS What makes informational writing different than narrative writing? Name at least 3 different ways that informational writing can be organized/ structured. Name two transition words that can be added to add flow to your informational piece.

TOMORROW/ Next steps We will begin a performance task where we read two texts closely and then write an informational essay in response.