Techniques for the upcoming writing assignment:

I.   Introduction

1. Attention Getter- Metaphor/ Simile/ Personification/ Strong statement of opinion/ Oneword. / Definition of a key term/ Rhetorical Question/ Paint a picture with imagery/ Famous quote…
2. Thesis- Direct address of prompt laying out 1 and 2 main ideas

II.  Body Paragraph 1

1. Topic sentence- Restate the first main idea
2. Flesh out the main idea using s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c details.
3. Transition the first idea to the secondBody Paragraph 2

1. Topic sentence- Restate the second main idea
2. Flesh out the main idea using s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c details.
3. Transition the first idea to the conclusion

 

1. Conclusion
2. Revisit the first ideas of the essay and wrap up the main ideas
3. Make the last statement impactful, making the reader wanting to read more or to search out more information like your essay

 

 

Rubric

You must:

• Stay on track, addressing the prompt… Explain how you can make the world a better place.
• Indent 4 well-constructed paragraphs
• Check your spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure
• Follow the outline
• Establish and follow a clear thesis/controlling idea

Techniques for the upcoming writing assignment:    

 Introduction

1. Metaphor/ Simile/ Personification/ Strong statement of opinion/ Oneword. / Definition of a key term/ Rhetorical Question/ Paint a picture with imagery/ Famous quote…
2. Thesis- Direct address of prompt laying out 1 and 2 main ideas

Body Paragraph 1

1. Topic sentence- Restate the first main idea
2. Flesh out the main idea using s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c details.
3. Transition the first idea to the second

Body Paragraph 2

1. Topic sentence- Restate the second main idea
2. Flesh out the main idea using s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c details.
3. Transition the first idea to the conclusion

Conclusion

1. Revisit the first ideas of the essay and wrap up the main ideas
2. Make the last statement impactful, making the reader wanting to read more or to search out more information like your essay

 

 

Rubric

You must:

• Stay on track, addressing the prompt… Explain how you can make the world a better place.
• Indent 4 well-constructed paragraphs
• Check your spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure
• Follow the outline
• Establish and follow a clear thesis/controlling idea

Current writing assignment:

Read: In life, we are confronted with many problems.  There are some however, who don’t merely complain, they do something about it.

Think:  Muhatma Ghandi once stated: be the change you wish to see in the world.  But…what are we doing?

Write:  Explain how you can make the world a better place.

 

Rough Draft due, end of class- Tuesday January 24th

Final draft due, timed essay- Friday January 27th

 

Moving along can be hard.. in all my whole school years I’ve never been this happy to where and who I have become today!! Last year, I can tell you I wasn’t very good at reading; it was because I wasn’t letting myself move on. This year, I have done two book talks and passed both of them. The first book talk I received a 78%..which is barley passing. I told myself that I can do better and I would do better..so with the last book talk that we just had… I was working and working on it to make sure I did better..I even came to the one and only Mr. Sznajder to ask for help. On Monday of 11/14 it was time to present our book talks.. I asked Mr. Sznajder if he could come and listen to the work I had done for 4 weeks and he agreed..I was scared as heck but I did it! After the book talk, he informed me that I did very well and he was happy for who I am today..and he was mostly happy for where I came from.  I also earned a 90% on the project!!

Now that I know I can do it…I know you can do it. Don’t let anything stop you. You are a strong person. You have many more years ahead of you!!!

Mr. Sznajder KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT.. JUST LISTEN TO HIM AND LET IT SINK DOWN INTO YOUR HEAD!!