MIDTERM REVIEW

During the exam, you may use: “The Crisis” “Speech to the Virginia Convention” “The Autobiography”/”Poor Richard’s Almanack” “Stride Toward Freedom” “Necessary to Protect Ourselves” MIDTERM- Prewriting Note card (provided by Miss S)

During the exam: Follow the steps in the writing process 1. Analyze the prompt 2. Prewrite - select your quotes and organize your thoughts before you begin 3. Draft – write the essay 4. Edit and revise – proofread, review the rubric, and make necessary corrections

How you will be graded Parts of the Rubric

STRONG INTRODUCTION Broad to narrow Effective thesis TAG – Since you are writing about several pieces, you do not necessarily need to list EVERY title, author, and genre in the introduction. You will give the title, author, and genre of every piece you use at some point within the essay. Use your judgment to decide what information should be in the introduction and what information fits better elsewhere.

BODY PARAGRAPHS(2) Accurate text details Ideas and content tie to the thesis Strong and appropriate topic sentences Engaging concluding sentences Quotes! (MINIMUM of four quotes throughout the paper-two per body paragraph) Use the appropriate selection and amount of quotes to clearly prove your thesis

CONCLUSION Summarize ideas Restate thesis Tie back to the introduction (use both broad and narrow elements) Provide closure

SANDWICHING Excellent lead ins Strong analysis FLOW!!!!

To properly sandwich and discuss these pieces… You should know some information about each piece and each author Some information to consider: – Who wrote each piece – What type of literature each piece is (speech, pamphlet, portion of a book, etc) – Author’s purpose for writing each piece – When/where the piece was presented

Sandwiching nonfiction With The Postman and The Crucible, you used the lead in to “set the scene” for the quote by providing necessary plot details. With nonfiction, you can still “set the scene” by providing the necessary information about the context in which your quote appeared. – Perhaps it was in a speech given to convince politicians to go to war… – Perhaps it was a pamphlet published during the Revolutionary war to motivate the demoralized troops…

For example… Before the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry explained, “Quote” (2). MLA REMINDER: if you use the author’s name in the sentence, you do not need to include it in the in-text citation.

SENTENCE VARIETY You must use at least THREE of the assigned sentence structures in your essay Select three DIFFERENT sentence structures You must UNDERLINE and LABEL the three sentence structures

Select from: Two adjective beginning Ly beginning Ing beginning Ing ending Appositive (must be in the middle of the sentence) Semicolon

Sentence Structures Two adjective beginning – Annoyed and frustrated, Miss Sidebotham answered a question she had already answered five times.

Sentence Structures Ly beginning – Passionately, Patrick Henry addressed the Virginia Convention.

Sentence Structures Ing beginning – Trying to motivate the tired troops, Paine distributed “The Crisis”

Sentence Structures Ing ending – Patrick Henry addressed the Virginia Convention, hoping to gain support.

Sentence Structures Appositive (MUST be in the middle of the sentence) – Please honor Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights leader, on your day off on Monday.

Sentence Structures Semicolon – Midterms are next week; you should begin preparing. – I keep class documents on the course website; however, most students do not take advantage of this.

WORD CHOICE Use challenging and complex vocabulary Avoid repetition Avoid vague and weak words (thing, stuff, a lot, etc) Use at least TWO vocabulary words in your essay (select from Revolutionary Vocab, SAT Lesson 1, SAT Lesson 2) UNDERLINE the vocab words in your essay.

MLA FORMAT Write the appropriate MLA heading on your paper Punctuate titles appropriately Use in-text citations correctly