1. You Need: Pencil, Maya Angelo Poem, Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer, & A Book

2. Tuesday August 23, 2016 Today’s Agenda
Bell Challenge – Invitation to Notice
Homework Check – Completed Thesis Statements
“Life Doesn’t Frighten Me At All” Lesson, continued
Review Thesis and Introduction w/Writing Techniques
Write Introduction
Exit Ticket – Argument Handout
Homework – Argumentative Writing

3. What do you notice? Bell Challenge Invitation to Notice
Look at and read the following sentence aloud.
MODEL SENTENCE
 Teachers and students at Dunn’s Chapel Elementary shared one fact in common: all of them were, in the language of the times, colored, or Negros.
-Ann Bausum
What do you notice?

4. Homework Check & Independent Reading
Place your completed thesis statements on your desk so that I can walk by and grade it.
Read you independent novel for 10 as I grade.

5. Thesis Statement Review
The thesis is a summary sentence that supports your opinions and ideas
It helps your writing by…
putting your main ideas into one summary sentence
organizing and developing the opinion/argument of your essay
providing your reader with a “guide” to your argument

6. Thesis Statement Review
A Strong Thesis Statement….
takes some sort of stand. (gives your opinion)
expresses a main idea and is specific.
A Thesis Statement should…
should answer a single question that will give the main idea of your essay.
answer to the question is the thesis statement for the essay.

7. Writing the Introduction
Argumentative Writing

8. Writing the Introduction
Engaging the Reader
Hook
Background
Thesis

11. Hook Attention Grabber
Can be Quote, Definition, Interesting Fact/Stat, Riddle/Pun, etc.…
Must be somehow related to your topic, not random selection
This is NOT your Position!!!! Your position of a paper is most likely your thesis statement.

12. You Try: Write a Hook for the following topics
"Do our fears define us? Can fear be a good thing?"
Example What is fear? Fear defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous.

13. Background Information
This part of your introduction should be fairly general.
Should let reader know what stories you will be
referencing, author’s name, etc.)
Should state the main points of your paper in a general
way. (not specific examples yet)
Avoid just listing the main topics you will discuss.
Rather, try to use transition words to connect those
main points.

14. Writing the Background Knowledge
Maya Angelou explained the concept of fear best, in her poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me At All”. The speaker of the poem was unafraid, confident, and willing to face the challenges before them. Like the speaker of the poem, people do not have to fear their fears, but be confident that they can overcome. Fear is not destine to define us, but our strength will define us as we endure the our worldly challenges. Fear is not a challenge for the courage that we will gain by facing them.

15. Thesis Statement Could be last sentence of your Introduction
Statement of your position or main idea you hope to get across in your paper
Should be clear and concise---use effective language (avoid being repetitive)
NEVER< NEVER< NEVER use “I am going to tell you about…” or “In this paper I will discuss…”

16. Putting the Introduction Together
What is fear? Fear defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous. Maya Angelou explained the concept of fear best, in her poem, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me At All” about a child that was unafraid of the world around them. The speaker of the poem was confident and willing to face the challenging fears before them. Like the speaker of the poem, people do not have to fear their fears, but be confident that they can overcome. Fear is not a contributing factor to what defines us, because we are defined by the strength and courage it takes to overcome our fears. Fear is not destine to define us, but our strength will define us as we endure the our worldly challenges. Fear is not a challenge for the courage that we will gain by facing them.

17. Writing the Introductory Paragraph
Your Task
Write a rough draft of your introductory paragraph.

18. Homework
Edit and revise your introductory paragraph for class discussion tomorrow.