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English 12B: Today our focus was on a review of how to cite textual evidence. There will be a quiz on Part IV of The Elements of Style later this week.
Monday, April 15, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019
Friday, April 12
English 12B: Today our focus was on conclusions; we reviewed the conclusion techniques we studied first trimester and, based on your topic, thesis, and information collected to prove the thesis, you chose a technique to focus on in your own conclusion, once you get there. You should spend 30 minutes or so this weekend working on your paper.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Tuesday, April 9
English 12B: Today, we built on the thesis-formation exercise we did yesterday and went through your index cards and numbered each individual piece of information in the order it should appear in your essay. We then reviewed the various introduction techniques we studied last trimester and you made a decision about which introduction technique you were going to use with your research paper (keeping in mind the advice of They Say I Say to begin with what others are saying). You should spend about 15-20 minutes tonight working on your introduction.
CNF: Today we watched a Ted Talk with Gladwell, jammed out to Kenna, and talked about peaches, ice cream, and office chairs.
CNF: Today we watched a Ted Talk with Gladwell, jammed out to Kenna, and talked about peaches, ice cream, and office chairs.
Monday, April 8, 2019
Monday, April 8
English 12A: If you were absent today, here's what you should do:
1. Read through all the information collected on your index cards. What does the information tell you?
2. Based on what the information reveals, form a thesis statement. A thesis statement is a short, defensible argument about your topic supported by the information you have collected. It is NOT a question, nor a simple restatement of some of the information collected, nor a vague statement unsupported by evidence.
For example, when you look on my index cards and see that 68,000 teenagers die every decade in car accidents, that 16 year olds are three times more likely than any other age group to suffer an automotive fatality, and that the part of our brain that enables us to drive safely isn't fully developed until age 25, it's likely you would craft a thesis statement that looks like this: The driving age should be raised at least to 18.
Come to class Tuesday with your index cards and your thesis statement fully formed. Bring any sources you may have.
CNF: Today in class we did the Pepsi Challenge and discussed the right, and wrong, way to figure out what people want.
1. Read through all the information collected on your index cards. What does the information tell you?
2. Based on what the information reveals, form a thesis statement. A thesis statement is a short, defensible argument about your topic supported by the information you have collected. It is NOT a question, nor a simple restatement of some of the information collected, nor a vague statement unsupported by evidence.
For example, when you look on my index cards and see that 68,000 teenagers die every decade in car accidents, that 16 year olds are three times more likely than any other age group to suffer an automotive fatality, and that the part of our brain that enables us to drive safely isn't fully developed until age 25, it's likely you would craft a thesis statement that looks like this: The driving age should be raised at least to 18.
Come to class Tuesday with your index cards and your thesis statement fully formed. Bring any sources you may have.
CNF: Today in class we did the Pepsi Challenge and discussed the right, and wrong, way to figure out what people want.
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