1. ENG 1D1
Wednesday April 15, 2015

2. Today’s Agenda The Chrysalids Vocab Quiz
Snowball Activity - Essay Writing
Take a Stand, Draw the Hand!
How to Write a Thesis Statement

3. The Chrysalids Vocab Quiz
Put all of your notes away.
Separate your desks.

4. The Chrysalids Vocab Quiz
Place a beside each correct answer.
Place an beside each incorrect answer and correct your partner’s work.

5. Snowball - Essay Writing
Move your desks into groups of four.
Your group will have ONE MINUTE to record EVERYTHING you know about essay writing!

6. Snowball - Essay Writing
Crumple up your paper and throw it as a snowball to another group.
Retrieve a snowball. Read the other group’s list.

7. Snowball - Essay Writing
Add EVERYTHING your group already knows about essay writing. Cross out anything that does not belong.
Repeat X6-8

8. Debrief
Let’s summarize everything you know about essay writing and clear up any misconceptions.

9. Take a Stand. Draw your hand.
Moving on to...
Take a Stand.
Draw your hand.

10. STEP 1: Trace your Right Hand on a piece of paper

11. Step 2: Turn your hand sideways so the thumb is at the top
Each digit represents a paragraph.

12. On the thumb write Introduction

13. On Peter Pointer WRite Body Paragraph #1

14. On the middle Finger Write Body Paragraph #2

15. On the ring Finger write Body Paragraph #3

16. and on the Pinky Finger write…Conclusion

17. This is a strategy for remembering the structure of an essay
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

18. How to Write a Thesis Statement

19. Homework Come up with your own thesis statement -cell phones
-fast food
-University education