Day 2: Essential Questions

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Day 2 Essential Questions

• What is expected in English 11?
• What knowledge will I gain in this course?
• What skills will I practice this semester?
• What strategies will I apply in class?

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Syllabus Review

• Course Expectations
• Website/Online Textbook
• Assignments
• Grading
• Make-up/Late Work
• Supply List
• Classroom Expectations

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Course Overview

• Unit 1 Interpretation and Analysis
• Unit 2 Narrative Texts/Fiction
• Unit 3 Informative Texts/Nonfiction
• Unit 4 Extended Narrative
• Unit 5 Persuasion and Argument
• Unit 6 Poetry and the Poet
• Unit 7 Drama

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General Unit Progression

• Student Learning Map (Concepts, EQs, Vocab)
• Reading from Textbook and Online/Handouts
• Strategies (Guided and Independent)
• Writing
• Activities
• Review
• District Cold Read
• Building Content Assessment

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Writing Review

• Writing for an Audience
• Writing with a Purpose
• Writing with Organization in Mind
• Need to make a claim or an argument
• Requires set-up and quotes for evidence
• Must tie-in your evidence directly to your claim

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Foundations of Writing

• Introduction
• Grabber
• Thesis
• Body
• Topic Sentence
• Evidence
• Evidence Tie-Ins
• Transitions
• Conclusion
• Revisits Thesis/Grabber

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Body Paragraphs CSQT Format

• ClaimMake a claimstate your opinion
• Set-UpIntroduce the quote you will use to prove
  your thesis by providing your reader the context
  for the quote
• QuoteChoose a quote that illustrates/supports
  your opinion
• Tie-InMake sure to tell your reader how your
  quote illustrates your claim. Dont make your
  reader make the connection for you.

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Resume Planning and Prewriting

• Audience
• Purpose
• Resume
• Audiences Needs
• Necessary Information

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Resume Drafting

• Beginning
• Name, address, contact information
• Objective
• Middle
• Educational and extracurricular experience
• Work experience
• Volunteer experience
• End
• Related skills
• Membership and interests

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What did we do today?

• Practiced Grammar with Language Warm-Up
• Reviewed English 11 expectations and content
• Reviewed Writing Skills
• Foundations
• Effective Body Paragraphs with CSQT
• Writing Workshop Resume (p.1312)
• Planning and Prewriting
• Drafting
• Previewed Independent Reading