Today, we continued working writing/typing the first draft of our persuasive essay. We worked on making sure our thesis statement is strong, clear, and in the correct location. We worked on clarity and placement of topic sentences for our body paragraphs. We worked on proper MLA formatting.
Today, we continued working writing/typing the first draft of our persuasive essay. We worked on making sure our thesis statement is strong, clear, and in the correct location. We worked on clarity and placement of topic sentences for our body paragraphs. We worked on proper MLA formatting.
We discussed and studied John Donne's Meditation 17 that contains the famous lines,"no man is an island" and " ask not for whom the bell tolls...it tolls for thee." Joshua did well in recognizing the Meditation's conceits which we then examined. For example , Donne argues that all of mankind is so connected that each mans' death impacts each of us. We discussed whether this is true in today's world. We then analyzed Donne's argument that hardship is a "treasure" as Donne argues it brings maturity and draws one closer to God. While we modified some of Joshua's homework responses per our discussion, overall Joshua did very well in his analysis of Donne's recondite "essay." Last, we discussed an article I distributed from the NY Times discussing recent scholarship about Donne and his poetry. Using the AP rubric, Joshua discussed the author's purpose, and arguments in support of the contention that Donne is still relevant today.
Today, we continued working writing/typing the first draft of our persuasive essay. We worked on making sure our thesis statement is strong, clear, and in the correct location. We worked on clarity and placement of topic sentences for our body paragraphs. We worked on proper MLA formatting.
Today, Andrew completed his persuasive essay outline, and I coached him as he typed up the first draft of his essay. We checked for a strong thesis statement in the correct location and body paragraphs that support the thesis statement. We worked on proper MLA formatting.
Today, I reviewed how to write a simple, 5-paragraph essay. We reviewed a basic essay outline template, and discussed how to write a persuasive essay. I provided a list of persuasive essay topics, and instructed Andrew to choose one to write a short persuasive essay on. We worked together to write his thesis statement and complete his outline.
Today, Andrew completed one exercise from Warm-Up #7 in "Calisthenics for the Brain." He continued working on the IXL exercise: "Combine Main Ideas from Two Texts." I reminded him to make sure the main idea he selects is supported by both paragraphs, not just one. We troubleshot issues as they arose. We then began our quote book notebook on The Old Man and the Sea. Andrew started with characterizing Santiago, the old man, citing quotations and writing analysis of those quotations.
Today, Andrew and I completed the second half of Warm-Up #7 in "Calisthenics for the Brain." We worked on the IXL reading strategies exercise, "Combining main ideas from two texts." We then continued reading The Old Man and the Sea, pausing to check for comprehension, discuss plot, and characterization. We began creating our quote book notebook, beginning with characterization of Santiago.
Today, I introduced our next literature unit: The Old Man and the Sea. Andrew and I read the first 10 pages of the book, discussed the main characters and the conflict. We began recording quotations and analysis, and labeled which literary devices represented by the quotations.
Today, Andrew completed the first half of Warm-Up #7 in "Calisthenics for the Brain." He completed IXL Writing Strategies #1, #2 and #3, "Put the Sentences in Order; Use Coordinating Conjunctions; Choose the Best Transition."
