Procedure Expectations

Sit in assigned seat (must be seated by bell)

Take out your independent reading book

You will have 10 minutes to read silently

Silent and individual

No technology

Wednesday, September 30

Objectives

I can revise my rough draft using argumentative structure

I can create a study plan for benchmarks

News & Notes

Schedule adjustments Paper Vocab

3 classes until benchmarks!!Independent Reading

HOW SMART ARE YOU????

DR. HOWARD GARDNERTHEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

HOW ARE YOU SMART?????

Benchmark Packet

Walkthrough of sectionsHW: pages 1-3

Argumentative Structure

Rough draft checkPair/share

Argumentative Structure

IntroductionsTopic SentencesBody ParagraphsTransitionsConclusions

Grammar Principles

Contractions. (Except in quotations)First and Second person pronouns.Slang and non-specific words (thing, guy, a

lot, etc.)Tense shifts. Keep all verbs in present or all

in past tense. Be consistent.Underlining or italicizing titles.Capitalizing proper nouns

Introductions

Hook overall sentence about your essay topic; grabs readers attention

Provide background & contextLay out paragraph topics**explain your own definition/theory of a

hero**Thesis statement

Topic Sentences

TRANSITION + RESTATE THESIS + REASON #1/2/3

Body Paragraphs

Topic sentence3 examples

Example and explanation Min. 2 sentences per example

Concluding sentence**MINIMUM 1 QUOTE PER PARAGRAPH**

Conclusion

Recap thesis in light of your argumentSummarize main pointsRelate back to own definition of heroClosing statement– why does your essay

matter??