Friday

 We will discuss briefly how to write and work cited page. Please turn in your 1st drafts by the end of class today.

Thursday

 Today we are going to discuss in-text citations and continue with writing essays. Please remember that a draft of your essay is due by the end of school tomorrow.

MLA

1) Last Name/First Name of Author
2) Title of article or title of webpage
3) Title of book or website
4) Place of publication
5) Publisher
6) Date of publication
7) Page number
8) Source of publication (example: Web, Print, DVD, etc)
9) (Internet) Date of access.

Work Cited

Diyanni, Robert. One Hundred Great Essays. 4^th ed. New York: Pearson. Print.

Dylan, Bob. Perf., “Forever young”. Planet Waves. Asylum Records 1974. CD.

Fielding, Kent. “DDF Performance Showcase 2008” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 14 Nov. 2014. Web. 30 Apr. 2015.

Kennedy, M. David and Lizabeth Cohen. The American Pageant. 15^th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2013. Print.

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1993.

Print.

Lippman, Walter. The Cold War. Primary Sources Workshops in American History. Learner.org, n.d. Web. 28 April 2015.

Roosevelt, Franklin. Day of Infamy. 7 Dec. 1941. Radio clip.

Star Wars. Disney.com, n.d. Web.28 April 2015.

X, Malcolm. The Ballot or the Bullet, 1964. Social Justice Speeches. Web. 28 April 2015.

 

Wednesday

 Today we are going to take a vocabulary quiz and then continue to work on persuasive essays. Please note that I will be jumping on and off your essay during class.

Tuesday

 Today we will look at another NSDA oration and then discuss the ending of "A Modest Proposal".

You need to do questions 1, 3, 4 and 5 at the end of the section "A Modest Proposal".

Finally, you will have time to work on your essays. 1st drafts are due on Friday.

This week we will also discuss MLA format. 

Monday

 Today we are going to look at "A Modest Proposal" and discuss the types of appeals and evidence that appears in it. We will also be looking a national oration and looking at structure and types of evidence.

https://www.neshaminy.org/cms/lib6/PA01000466/Centricity/Domain/380/a%20modest%20proposal.pdf

Thursday

 I do want to spend 10-15 minutes and have you work on vocabulary. We will have a vocabulary quiz next week. We will then continue with researching and writing persuasive essays.

 

Vocabulary Words  

1) Affix

2) Commence

3) Tolerable

4) Shrivel

5) Providence

6) Ingot

7) Oracle

8) Infernal

9) Speculate

10) Hogshead

11) Vial

12) Pivot

13) Careened

14) Gaudy

15) Raspy

16) Notion

17) Dismal

18) Victuals

19) Thrash

 

Persuasion

 

Intro:

*Immediately engage reader (attention getter)

·       get the reader “in the ballpark”

          *Establish context (topic of essay)

·       usually 2-3 sentences narrowing down to the point of the paper

·       cite your source with title and author (if using one source)

          *Strong & complete thesis statement

Body:

*Begin paragraphs with a clear, concise topic sentence

·       *Use concrete details (CD)

·       these include facts or quotes

·       cite sources when necessary (simplified: such as author’s last name & pg #)

·       *Create insightful commentary to support concrete details (2-3 comments per CD)

·       shoot for at least 2 CD per paragraph (+ commentary)

        

                    

Conclusion:
       *Transition into summary of key points

*Restate thesis (say it another way!)

*Refer back to the attention getter and tie things up

       *Answer “So what?”

·       Leave reader feeling persuaded or at least challenged

·       This personal comment can include a universal observation
(a prediction), a call to action (a recommendation) or a scare
(a veiled threat)

Suggested sentence starter for commentary:

        “This shows that…” (eventually teach kids to eliminate it)

        “This proves that…”

“This demonstrates that…”

Suggested sentence starters for conclusion:

        “We need to…”

        “It’s our responsibility to …”

        “It’s important to…”

        “In order to______, we must…”

        “It would be to our benefit to…”

Encourage:
        Incorporate transitions           
        Use high-level vocab

Vary sentence patterns          
Create a strong “voice”

 

MLA: 

MLA FORMAT.https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_powerpoint_presentation.html