Quick Write “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Write a page on what this quote means to you: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” How can you apply this quote to your life? To your school work?

UNIT 2 TEST: Remediation Day

Expository Reading/Writing isn’t going away, Today’s Goals Figure out what we do well. Figure out what we did incorrectly. Figure out how to turn our incorrect answers into correct answers. Expository Reading/Writing isn’t going away, so embrace it!

Unit 2 Test b corrections In your notebook, turn to a new page: Title it “Unit 2 Test B Corrections.”

Quick Answer: READ THE DIRECTIONS Directions: Answer the following questions using 2-3 complete sentences. You do NOT have to use ACE. No punctuation? Really? Total laziness. No capital letter at the beginning of a sentence? S.F. = sentence fragment C.S. = complete sentence needed R.O. = run on sentence

Quick Answer 16. What does tone show you about the author? Directions: Answer the following questions using 2-3 complete sentences. You do NOT have to use ACE. 16. What does tone show you about the author?

TESt tip Fill up the lines given to you. Complete answers: Restate question Define terms Explain significance.

Quick Answer 16. What does tone show you about the author? Directions: Answer the following questions using 2-3 complete sentences. You do NOT have to use ACE. 16. What does tone show you about the author? Complete answers: Restate question Define terms Explain significance.

Try, try again TRY, TRY AGAIN Redo Question 16 On your paper, write the question number. Answer the question by giving a complete and thorough response.

Quick Answer 17. Why is occasion important. Complete answers: Directions: Answer the following questions using 2-3 complete sentences. You do NOT have to use ACE. 17. Why is occasion important. Complete answers: Restate question Define terms Explain significance.

Quick Answer 18. Why is the thesis important to an essay? Directions: Answer the following questions using 2-3 complete sentences. You do NOT have to use ACE. 18. Why is the thesis important to an essay? Complete answers: Restate question Define terms Explain significance.

Read & analyze Take out “What price America, for Torture?”

before you read… Text Review What is the title? What could the title mean? What do you think the subject is? Make predictions? Who is the author? Is the author male or female? Where was the article published? In what year? Quick Scan How is it organized?

As you read… Circle words you don’t know and look them up. Box people’s names. Underline sentences that seem important. Mark any shifts in mood/organization/purpose. Think! And think critically.

after you read… Review the sentences you underlined. Go back to the title. What is it’s significance? What was the subject? Think critically about SOAPSTone?

ACE Questions 19. What is the tone of the passage “What Price America, for Torture?” Use the ACE strategy to give a complete answer. A: C: E:

Ace checklist A: Answer the Question _____ Restate the question. _____ Include your answer. C: Cite your Evidence. _____ Lead (you must introduce the quote) _____ Cite an exact quote. _____ Quotation marks at the end and beginning of the quote. E: Explain your Answer _____ Explain why your quote proves your answer. _____ Does it just restate the 1st sentence? It shouldn’t. _____ Is it clear and meaningful? _____ 1-2 sentences Overall _____ Periods at the end of each sentence? _____ No phrases like “I think…” “I guess” “I’m not sure” “I don’t know”

Other Ace tips Fill up the space given. It looks bad to leave lots of blank lines. Given 9 lines? Fill them up. Sentence recommendations are not cut and dry. 3 sentences may not be enough! Be Specific: “them,” “her,” “it”  not okay “He say…..” “He thinks….” “….because they want…” Quotes Long quotes for ACE are not okay. Not just any quote. Pick a meaningful one.

#19 Sample: What do you think? The tone of the story is angry. The quote in the story that is in paragraph 5 is, “torture is wrong.” That explains that he is against torture. The tone is bothered. The author shows that like he is against it. In the paragraph 11 the author says “The price is to become like Cuba, like Syria, like North Korea.” This shows that the author is against torture that it could happened the same thing as Cuba, Syria, and North Korea.

REdo On your corrections page, redo question 19.

Ace question What is the purpose of the passage “What Price America, for Torture?” Use the ACE strategy to give a complete answer. A: C: E:

#20 Sample: What do you think? The purpose of their story is to inform the reader about the ineffectiveness of torture. In the tenth paragraph the author writes “McCain concedes torture sometimes produces good intelligence but the question is whether that intelligence is worth the price we pay for it.” The author writes this [because] he’s informing us that torture doesnt bring a better life, it ruins it. The purpose of the passage is to inform. In paragraph 11 it says, “The price is to surrender any last remaining illusion that we are better than that.” The purpose of the passage is to inform because the article is informing us that torture isnt right and it shouldn’t be allowed.

essay Read the following quotation: Think carefully about this statement: Impressions can sometimes be misleading. Write an essay explaining the importance of getting to know people before forming an opinion about them. Be sure to – Clearly state your thesis Organize and develop your ideas effectively Choose your words carefully Edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. - A.A. MilneFirst

Common errors Do not write the quote Expository is different than persuasive. Don’t become persuasive. 4 paragraphs!!! Words to review: Hook Thesis Topic sentence Conclusion

Common errors Language should be academic Ain’t Messy (ex. That girl is messy.) Mean muggin’

Scoring rubric Organization Of Ideas Development Of Ideas Language   Score Point 1 LIMITED: 0-60 Score Point 2 BASIC: 61-75 Score Point 3 SATISFACTORY: 76-88 Score Point 4 ACCOMPLISHED: 89-100 Organization Of Ideas Development Of Ideas Language