1. Today’s goals Review the most important unit 1 concepts
Re-register for conferences (if needed)
Introduce descriptive writing

2. Important unit 1 concepts
Media
Rhetorical context:
Purpose
Audience
Genre
Major Essay 1: Write to Reflect
Stages of Reflection
Concrete Experience
Reflective Observation
Abstract conceptualization
Active Experimentation
Parts of speech
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Mass vs. count nouns
Verb tenses
Verb phrases
Perfect
Progressive
passive

3. Unit 1 review Gameshow format! In small groups of 2-5 students max
More members is not necessarily an advantage due to scoring restrictions
The teams with the highest scores at the end will receive extra credit
1st place: +20 points on quiz 2
2nd place: +10 points on quiz 2
3rd place: +5 points on quiz 2
High scoring groups will also receive priority conference registration

4. Unit 1 review Take a few minutes to review unit 1 materials
Decide upon a group name
Select one phone or computer to be used by your group. All others must be put away
Go to Kahoot.it and enter the pin number and your group name
Pin:

5. Students who do not need to register for a conference
Raphael
Andrea
Ashna
Boyi
Geraldine
Juan

6. Descriptive writing vocabulary
Scale of abstraction
Abstract words
Concrete words
Dominant Impression
See page 53 of A&B for the scale of abstraction

7. Descriptive writing vocabulary
Scale of abstraction – measures how concrete or abstract words are, particularly descriptive words
Abstract words- general words that provide little specific information or deal with intellectual, untouchable qualities and things
Concrete words- specific words that appeal to the senses, describe physical things, provide factual data, or trigger emotional associations
Dominant Impression – the overall feeling created by the sum of the details
See page 53 of A&B for the scale of abstraction

8. Group activity- character descriptions
In your Kahoot groups
Select 2 people that everyone in your group is familiar with. These can be your group members. Famous people, or people you all know.
Write a 2-3 sentence description for each character that uses concrete words and creates a dominant impression.
Note: focus on physical, concrete details and provide information that appeals to multiple senses.

9. !!Reminder!!
For all Tuesday/Thursday classes, your WTR outline will be due by class time tomorrow

10. Homework Read A&B 53-54 WTR Draft 1 Due 9-25, typed and in MLA format
500+ words
Should introduce several characters and settings
Should include the exposition and some rising action of your story