Good morning Pre-AP! Remember that your first word power test is tomorrow over sessions 1-3. Today’s voice lesson deals with syntax. First, please read the definition of syntax on page xiii. Then, complete the voice lesson on page 74. Remember that your first word power test is tomorrow over sessions 1-3. Today’s voice lesson deals with syntax. First, please read the definition of syntax on page xiii. Then, complete the voice lesson on page 74.

Good morning English II! Please choose the correct verb for the following sentences. 1.All of the vegetables (has, have) been planted. 2.Everyone in the Pep Club (is, are) wearing the school colors. 3.One of the most beautiful places in North Carolina (is, are) the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. Please choose the correct verb for the following sentences. 1.All of the vegetables (has, have) been planted. 2.Everyone in the Pep Club (is, are) wearing the school colors. 3.One of the most beautiful places in North Carolina (is, are) the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.

Classification and Division Essays English II

What is classification and division? Division is the process of breaking a whole into parts Classification is the process of sorting individual terms into categories.

Understanding Classification When you classify, you begin with individual items and sort them into categories. For example, you might sort individual students at BHS according to their year in school, extra involvement, or by GPA. You have to have a principle of classification (the quality the items have in common) for your classification.

Understanding Division Division is the opposite of classification When you divide, you start with a whole (the entire class) and break it into its individual parts. You might start with a general class… TV shows… and divide into categories such as comedy, drama, action/adventure. You can further sub-divide a category, like drama, into sub- categories like police drama, family drama, medical drama.

Planning a Classification and Division Essay Selecting and Arranging Categories: All categories should result from the same principle If you decide to divide TV shows into soap operas, police shows, and the like, it is not logical to include children’s programs. The principle of classification for these types of TV shows does not include the target audience, and therefore children’s programs is not an appropriate category for this class.

Establishing Categories All categories should be at the same level. In the series comedy, drama, action/ adventure, and Westerns, the last item, Westerns, does not belong because it is at a lower level - that is, it is a subcategory of action/adventure. You should treat all categories that are significant and relevant to your discussion. Include enough categories to make your point, with no important omissions and no overlapping categories.

Thesis Statements Formulating your thesis statement: Identify your subject Present the categories you will discuss Show readers the relationships of your categories to one another and to the subject as a whole. Tell your readers why your categories are significant.

What is a thesis statement? It is one or two sentences in your introduction that states what you will address in your essay. It should go into some detail about the specifics of your essay. Don’t say: In my essay, I’m going to talk about… This essay is about… I think that…

Examples of thesis statements Choose a set of people whom your readers may know only as a group (bikers, artists, salespeople). Write an essay in which you classify the members so readers get to know them better. Classification Prompt: There are three distinct types of abnormal customer: the amnesiac, the super shopper, and the dawdler. Example thesis:

Examples of Division Thesis Describe an event one must deal with in life. Discuss the different ways one might cope with this event. Example: People cope with bad news in different ways. They may feel anger, grief, or denial. Your essay would then go into detail and discuss the different ways people cope with bad news.

Now, you try. Write a thesis statement for the following: Choose a set of people whom your readers may know only as a group. Write an essay in which you classify the members so readers get to know them better.

Another practice Write a thesis statement for the following: – List painful or pleasant experiences in your family’s life, and select a topic that you can clarify by classifying. Write an essay using classification strategies that explain the topic. Write a thesis statement for the following: – List painful or pleasant experiences in your family’s life, and select a topic that you can clarify by classifying. Write an essay using classification strategies that explain the topic.

And another practice… Write a thesis statement for the following: – Discuss the different components necessary to be successful at something. Write a thesis statement for the following: – Discuss the different components necessary to be successful at something.

Classification Structure I. Introduction · States thesis II. Body · Identifies, in separate paragraphs, the various categories, with examples III. Conclusion · Restates the categories of the thesis and, as a significance—or answer to the question “so what?” implied in any composition, stresses the value of this classification system I. Introduction · States thesis II. Body · Identifies, in separate paragraphs, the various categories, with examples III. Conclusion · Restates the categories of the thesis and, as a significance—or answer to the question “so what?” implied in any composition, stresses the value of this classification system

Division Structure I. Introduction · States thesis (idea or object to be analyzed, and to what end) II. Body · Renders the parts, in separate paragraphs, with examples and with transitional materials to provide a sense of their inter-relatedness III. Conclusion · Restates the parts of the thesis and (the significance—see Classification outline, part III) attempts a synthesis or new understanding of the constituent parts I. Introduction · States thesis (idea or object to be analyzed, and to what end) II. Body · Renders the parts, in separate paragraphs, with examples and with transitional materials to provide a sense of their inter-relatedness III. Conclusion · Restates the parts of the thesis and (the significance—see Classification outline, part III) attempts a synthesis or new understanding of the constituent parts

Crucible Act I Questions 1.Describe the Puritan’s way of life/lifestyle. Use a quote from Act 1 to support your response. 2.What are Putnam & Abigail saying is wrong with Betty? What does Parris think of this? 3.What/why is Putnam concerned with the witchcraft accusations? 4.Are the girls telling the truth about witchcraft? How do you now?