Bellringer Oct. 29 “Last year, after ten years of writing professionally, the financial rewards started to trickle in. My second National Endowment for Arts Fellowship. A guest professorship at the University of California, Berkeley. My book, which sold to a major New York publishing house” (819). In your notes: Why does Cisneros include this information in her essay? What appeal is she using? Explain how you know.

We are finishing reading “Only Daughter” today. As you read, notice the ORDER of details Cisneros uses. Think about how the impact on you would be different if she re-ordered her story. As you read, notice the CONTRAST of details she uses. Think about why she contrasts these specific images, tones, details. As you read, notice how she uses words to make it seem like she is a real, unique person. Think about the specific words which really show her personality.

SOAPSTone Once you’ve answered the reading guide questions, then it’s time to SOAPSTone! Go through each letter of SOAPStone. Answer each part. Provide quotations whenever possible to prove what you say is true. Then, go to the lesson question.

How does Sandra Cisneros carefully balance the words and details used to explain her family's effect on her development for her audience? What is her central idea (be careful that you aren’t stating a summary. The central idea will probably resemble a theme) (Subject + everything else) How does who she is, why she is writing, and who her audience is help you know this is the central idea? (Speaker +Occasion + Audience + Purpose) How does HOW she creates her essay develop the central idea? (Tone = Organization, imagery, tone, style, syntax, contrasts, language, etc etc etc). THIS WILL be the longest part of your response as it is what answers the question. See the scoring guide on the back and make sure you read the criteria.

Lesson 3 drafts Use the rough draft rubric for lesson 3 to help you compose. Your drafts for lesson 3 are due Nov. 9