1. August 24th

2. OBJECTIVES-
Students will be able to identify and create a simple, compound, and complex sentence.
Students will know and apply proper paragraph and short answer format
Do Now Please: 1. Look up the definition of the following and write them down in your notes: simple sentence, compound sentence, and complex sentence. 2. Identify each sentence as either a simple, compound, or complex sentence: A. I will go to school, and I will work hard. B. While reviewing the sentence structures, I took notes. C. This is easy.

3. Paragraph Writing
A typical paragraph, for learning purposes, should have about eight parts:
Part 1- Topic sentence
Part 2- Point 1
Part 3- PROVE IT
Part 4- Point 2
Part 5- PROVE IT
Part 6- Point 3
Part 7- PROVE IT
Part 8- Conclusion

4. Even though it’s just a paragraph…YOU STILL NEED TRANSITIONS!
First
Second
Moreover
However
Also
Ect.

5. Examples
Eating in the Student Center is a pleasant experience. First the food is excellent. It is well prepared, it tastes delicious, and there are many different kinds of food like hamburgers, tacos, pizza, and chicken. Moreover, each person serves his or herself, selecting just what he or she wants. Second, the environment in the Student Center is positive. Many happy young people are talking and laughing. However, the atmosphere is still calm; it’s possible to study and do homework. Also there are many friendly people in the Student Center. Even the strangers say, “Hi!” and offer to share their tables. When that happens, people are included in conversation and friendships often follow. For these reasons it is nice to go to the student center cafeteria once in a while to enjoy the eating, studying, and talking with new people.

6. What’s Wrong With This Paragraph???
That movie really sucked. I don’t think it could have been any more lame. No one should waste their time seeing it.

7. In Canvas Assignments: Write a paragraph on whether or not you should be able to listen to music in school. *Have a group member check your work. *Turn it in.

8. Claim—Evidence—Warrant
Short Answer Response
R- RESTATE THE QUESTION
A- ANSWER THE QUESTION
C- CITE EVIDENCE TO PROVE YOUR ANSWER
E- EXPLAIN AND ELABERATE EVIDENCE
Claim—Evidence—Warrant

9. What should your first sentence say?
What is a theme in William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet?
How does Lyndon B. Johnson’s inaugural address give insight as to what may have inspired S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders?

10. For “My Stupid Day” begin reading at 7:00
For “My Stupid Day” begin reading at 7:00. The text reads: I wake up in the morning and get ready for school. It’s the same thing every day. I go to school and it’s BORING. I have lunch and talk to the same kids day after day. When I get home, I have the same stupid snack and watch a dumb cartoon. Then it’s dinner and homework and the day is over. So I put on my pajamas. I go to bed and then

11. Text #2: “Dost thou love life
Text #2: “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.” ~Benjamin Franklin, 1746
What is the meaning of Benjamin Franklin’s quote?

12. Contrast the above two pieces of text (the clock concrete poem and Benjamin Franklin’s quote). What is different about their messages?

13. THE ESSAY…

14. ORGANIZATION:
Like a paragraph, most essays follow the same organizational pattern:
Paragraph 1-Intro & Thesis Statement
Paragraph 2- Point One
Paragraph 3- Point Two
Paragraph 4- Point Three
Paragraph 5- Conclusion (Thesis Restatement)

17. FORMATING… Heading Header Double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 PT font
Indent paragraphs

18. Sample