1. Thursday, January 26, 2017 Please Do Now:
Take out your midterm study packet
Take out the paragraph response you wrote last night!
HOMEWORK:
Study for all exams!
Study your charts and essay format!
Objective: I will identify the main parts of the exam, how to organize my essay and how to study most effectively.

2. Midterm Paragraph Rubric
20 (A+) – 19 (A) – 18 (A-)
Well-reasoned; best textual evidence and quotes used; excellent command of language; superior response
17 (B) – 16 (B-)
Well-reasoned; textual evidence and command of language are strong but to a lesser degree than an A response; above-average response
15 (C) – 14 (C-)
Average. A response that makes sense yet might lack compelling evidence and/or explanation; contains some grammatical errors
13 (D) – 12 (D-)
Below average. A confusing response that still demonstrates some interaction with the poem or story
10 (F)
An incomplete or very vague response

3. Nonfiction Paragraph
In Elise Solé’s “Man Who Walked Miles With 'Need Kidney 4 Wife' Sign Finds a Donor,” Larry Swilling shows that he is a determined individual. To begin, when his wife, who was born with one kidney and always knew there might be the possibility of needing a transplant, went into kidney failure, Larry did not wait to see if his wife would be lucky enough to find a donor. Instead, he wrote a sign on a sandwich board that said “Need kidney 4 wife" (Sole 2). Wearing the sign, Larry walked 15 miles on his bad knee on a 97 degree day, causing a news network to cover his story. Larry was so determined to get his wife help that he didn’t wait for donors to arise or volunteer; he got up and did something about it, even though it was painful for him. Furthermore, when Larry received over 2000 calls but did not find a donor match, Larry kept on trying. A few days later, he put his sign back on and walked for “an astonishing 54 miles in one day” (Sole 3). It was this that finally got the attention of a woman who became his wife’s donor. If Larry had not worked so hard to draw attention to his wife’s need for a kidney, she might have never found a donor and most likely would have died. Therefore, Larry is obviously a loving husband, but more than that, he is a determined man who would not let his wife die without a fight.

4. Fiction Paragraph
The overall message in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Long Walk to Forever” is definitely never give up. To begin, Newt goes AWOL in order to stop the woman he loves from marrying another man. Specifically, as Catharine and Newt go for a walk, she informs him of her upcoming wedding, but Newt already knows about it; in fact, that was the reason he was there. He admits to her that he did not get permission to leave the army in order to come see her. Shocked, she asks him why he would do such a thing, and he responds with “Because I love you” (Vonnegut 6). Newt left the army with full knowledge that he would get in trouble, most likely “Thirty days in the stockade” (Vonnegut 6). Even though he will most certainly get punished, Newt has no remorse. He is willing to suffer in order to get Catharine to be with him. Additionally, even when Catharine rejects him, Newt does not give up trying to persuade her to love him. As they walk, Newt doesn’t take no for an answer because he knows that Catharine loves him. He even kissed her a second time “because she wanted him to” (Vonnegut 7). Catharine puts up a good fight though; she continues to reject his love and even his marriage proposal. Another man would have given up, but Newt did not. When they begin walking away from each other, he turns one last time and calls out to her; she is unable to deny her feelings, and “ She ran to him, put her arms around him, and could not speak” (Vonnegut 9). Newt should have given up since Catharine not only was marrying somebody else, but she kept denying her feelings for him. However, his perseverance paid off, and he ends up with the woman he loves. Obviously, after reading this story, the reader learns that one should never give up trying when something means so much.

5. Midterm Charts
Questions on any stories?

6. Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs
Essay – open up to page 8
There is a famous saying, “Love is a powerful force.”
In a well-written essay, explain how the saying relates to the stories read in class this semester as well as the stories in the exam packet.
Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs

7. REMEMBER
Eng. Example:
EXAM Example:

8. After brainstorming= thesis:

9. Write this down on the back of your charts!
Easy Intro for Timed Writing:
1. Quote/Statement
2. Put it in your own words
3. LL statement – This is true in life and in literature.
4. Thesis
Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs

10. Practice using “Love is a powerful force”
Love is a powerful force. This famous phrase means that some people feel such a deep love that they will do very extreme things for love. This is true in life and in literature. Specifically, the characters in The Giver, “Reunion,” and “Long Walk to Forever,” all do crazy things for the ones they love.
Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs

11. Body Paragraph Sample – with no quote!
Love was definitely the force behind why Jonas kidnapped Gabe and risked his life. To begin, Jonas was already planning on running away from the community in order to give every community member all of the memories so that they could live better lives. However, once he found out that his father was going to release Gabe, he changed his plan at once. Instead of waiting to be more prepared with both food and the necessary memories, he left and unfortunately did not have the supplies that he needed. Jonas did not care though; what was important to him was saving the little boy who lived with him for over a year and who he had shared memories with. Since he was the only person, besides the Giver, who was able to feel real love, he couldn’t let this Gabe die. It was his love that saved Gabe’s life, and most likely, saved his as well. Therefore, Gabe survived his impending death through the power of Jonas’s love.

12. Write this down on the back of your charts!
Easy Conclusion for Timed Writing:
Restate thesis (using different words)
Restate reasons (you can restate all of the reasons OR you can focus on the most important reason).
Thoughtful clincher try to connect back to the quote (your hook)
*Remember formal essays avoid using first and second person.
Examples of first person: I, me, we, us, my, mine, our
Examples of second person: you, your
Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs

13. Your turn! On loose-leaf, complete the following:
Brainstorm the statement
Try to do more than one example per novel/story when you can!
Create your thesis statement
Write a “easy” intro
Prove this theme is true:
A person should do what is right, not what is easy.

14. BRAINSTORM: Stories that relate to “Love is a powerful force.”
Eng. Example:
The Giver
“WWTCH”
Choice Example:
“Man Who Walked…”
Jonas changes his plan to escape the community, which really puts him in jeopardy, because he knows that Gabe will be released and he doesn’t want that to happen.
The Giver helps Jonas escape even though his life will be harder without Jonas because the old man wants Jonas to have more than what he was able to have.
Murphy accepts the part of the dunce because his crush Tiffany asked him to be in the play- even though he has stage fright.
Mikey is truly a good friend to Murphy because he helps Murphy practice for the play, he goes to support him before and during the show, and even runs on stage to give him the Heimlich maneuver.
After long days of work, Larry walked all over with a sign to find his wife a kidney donor.

15. Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs
Organize by Stories:
5 paragraph essay (1 story per paragraph)
Intro paragraph
Body #1: The Giver
Body #2: “What’s the Worst that Could Happen”
Body #3: “Man Who Walked Miles…”
Conclusion
Thesis: The characters in The Giver, “What’s the Worst that Could Happen,” and a real life person in “Man Who Walked…” all go to great lengths due to love.
Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs

16. Practice using “Love is a powerful force”
1. Quote/Statement
Love is a powerful force.
2. Put it in your own words
This famous phrase means that some people feel such a deep love that they will do very extreme things for love
3.LL statement –
This is true in life and in literature.
4. Thesis
Specifically, the characters in The Giver, __________________ and “Long Walk to Forever,” all do crazy things for the ones they love.
Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs

17. Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs
Organize by Stories:
Split (1 story per paragraph)
Essay formatted like this:
Intro
T: Giver shows love
REX: Jonas’s love for Gabe
Icon:
T: “WTWTCH” shows love
REX: Murphy’s actions
T: “Man Who Walked…” shows love
REX: Larry worked hard to get wife kidney
Concl:
Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs

18. Organize by Stories
Eng. Example:
The Giver
Choice Example:
“Man Who Walked…”
Jonas changes his plan to escape the community, which really puts him in jeopardy, because he knows that Gabe will be released and he doesn’t want that to happen.
The Giver helps Jonas escape even though his life will be harder without Jonas because the old man wants Jonas to have more than what he was able to have.
After long days of work, Larry walked all over with a sign to find his wife a kidney donor.

19. Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs
Organize by Stories
4 paragraph essay (2-1 split)
Intro
Body 1: 2 REXs from The Giver
Body 2: 1 from “Man Who Walked…”
Conclusion
Thesis: The characters in The Giver, and a real life person in “Man Who Walked…” all go to great lengths due to love.
Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs

20. Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs
Organize by Stories
(2-1-1 split)
Essay formatted like this:
Intro ¶
Body 1
T: The Giver shows love
REX 1: Jonas’s love for Gabe
REX 2: The Giver’s love for Jonas
Icon:
Body 2
T: “Man Who Walked”
shows love
REX 3: Larry Swilling’s actions
Conclud. ¶
Jonas, the Giver, and Larry all showed love…
Obj: identify ways to brainstorm for an essay and organizing my REXs