ENG 1D1 Wednesday April 15, 2015
Today’s Agenda The Chrysalids Vocab Quiz Snowball Activity - Essay Writing Take a Stand, Draw the Hand! How to Write a Thesis Statement
The Chrysalids Vocab Quiz Put all of your notes away. Separate your desks.
The Chrysalids Vocab Quiz Place a beside each correct answer. Place an beside each incorrect answer and correct your partner’s work.
Snowball - Essay Writing Move your desks into groups of four. Your group will have ONE MINUTE to record EVERYTHING you know about essay writing!
Snowball - Essay Writing Crumple up your paper and throw it as a snowball to another group. Retrieve a snowball. Read the other group’s list.
Snowball - Essay Writing Add EVERYTHING your group already knows about essay writing. Cross out anything that does not belong. Repeat X6-8
Debrief Let’s summarize everything you know about essay writing and clear up any misconceptions.
Take a Stand. Draw your hand. Moving on to... Take a Stand. Draw your hand.
STEP 1: Trace your Right Hand on a piece of paper
Step 2: Turn your hand sideways so the thumb is at the top Each digit represents a paragraph.
On the thumb write Introduction
On Peter Pointer WRite Body Paragraph #1
On the middle Finger Write Body Paragraph #2
On the ring Finger write Body Paragraph #3
and on the Pinky Finger write…Conclusion
This is a strategy for remembering the structure of an essay Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
How to Write a Thesis Statement
Homework Come up with your own thesis statement -cell phones -fast food -University education