T UESDAY, J ANUARY 28 Begin working on your Bell Work for today Pick up both papers by the door Take out: Two papers to take notes. After today this won’t be you!

R EVIEW Thesis Order of paragraphs How to insert quotes

B ACK TO B ASICS

FOLLOW THE OUTLINE!

E XAMPLE P ROMPT : Write a four paragraph essay describing your two favorite foods. (We are only going to put the sentences in order.)

M Y FAVORITE FOODS ARE … Pizza Ice Cream

T HESIS My top two favorite foods are pizza and ice cream.

O RDER OF B ODY P ARAGRAPHS Depends on the thesis! My top two favorite foods are pizza and ice cream. 1. Pizza 2. Ice Cream

O RDER OF S ENTENCES IN A P ARAGRAPH

Topic Sentence Concrete Detail Commentary Conclusion

T OPIC S ENTENCES

T OPIC S ENTENCE Your topic sentence must include the first topic of your thesis. My top two favorite foods are pizza and ice cream.

T OPIC S ENTENCE One of my favorite foods is pizza. Why? My top two favorite foods are pizza and ice cream. Pizza is the first food listed in the thesis.

P ARAGRAPH #1: P IZZA Topic Sentence about Pizza Concrete Detail about Pizza Commentary about Pizza Conclusion about Pizza

T OPIC S ENTENCE B ODY P ARAGRAPH #2 Another one of my favorite foods is ice cream. Why? My top two favorite foods are pizza and ice cream. Ice cream is the second food listed.

P ARAGRAPH #2: I CE C REAM Topic Sentence about Ice Cream Concrete Detail about Ice Cream Commentary about Ice Cream Conclusion about Ice Cream

O RDER OF S ENTENCES IN A P ARAGRAPH Topic Sentence Concrete Detail Commentary Conclusion

C ONCRETE D ETAIL AKA Facts Support Text Support

C ONCRETE D ETAIL Quotes Paraphrasing

E XAMPLE You are reading an article about a court case written by a reporter named Larry Johnson. He is talking about why the lawyer, John Smith, thinks that the man is guilty of his crime. Author: Larry Johnson Lawyer: John Smith

C ONCRETE D ETAIL WITH Q UOTES Never simply drop a quote into a paragraph: “The man is guilty due to the fact that the police found the knife in his car” (Johnson).

U SE T RANSITIONS ! W RITE THESE IN YOUR OUTLINE. Person you are quoting name + Verb John Smith suggests… John Smith argues… John Smith compares… John Smith demonstrates… John Smith points out that…

I NCLUDE A T RANSITION John Smith argues that “the man is guilty due to the fact that the police found the knife in his car” (Johnson).

T ELL US WHO YOU ARE QUOTING … Why are they important? Are they qualified? This tells us why we should listen to them Fill in the blank: John Smith, _____________, suggests that…

Y ES !! John Smith, the lawyer in the case, argues that “the man is guilty due to the fact that the police found the knife in his car” (Johnson).

P ARAPHRASING Definition: Restate what the author says in your own words. No quotation marks are necessary You must still cite the source

T RY IT ! Quote: John Smith, the lawyer in the case, argues that “the man is guilty due to the fact that the police found the knife in his car” (Johnson).

E XAMPLE : Quote: John Smith, the lawyer in the case, argues that “the man is guilty due to the fact that the police found the knife in his car” (Johnson). Paraphrase: The lawyer in this case claims that this man is guilty (Johnson).

NO…NO… Do not put the person who is talking in the quotes: John Smith, the lawyer in the case, argues that “the man is guilty due to the fact that the police found the knife in his car” (Smith).

I N T EXT C ITATIONS In-Text Citations tell the reader where you got the information. It gives the author credit! If you came up with a good idea, wouldn’t you want people to know it was yours?

I N -T EXT C ITATIONS W ITH Q UOTES 1. Find the author’s last name Johnson 2. Put the last name in parentheses (Johnson) 3. Put it behind the quote “this is an example quote” (Johnson) 4. Put the period after the parentheses “this is an example quote” (Johnson).

W HAT ’ S WRONG WITH THESE QUOTES ? “this is an example quote.” (Johnson) Why? Period is in the wrong place “this is an example quote (Johnson).” Why? Quotation mark is in the wrong place

I N -T EXT C ITATIONS FOR P ARAPHRASING 1. Find the author’s last name Johnson 2. Put the last name in parentheses (Johnson) 3. Put the period after the parentheses This is an example paraphrase (Johnson).

W HAT ’ S WRONG WITH THESE PARAPHRASES ? “This is an example paraphrase” (Johnson). Why? You don’t use quotes unless it’s the exact words from a text. This is an example paraphrase. Why? You must still cite the source

O RDER OF S ENTENCES IN A P ARAGRAPH Topic Sentence Concrete Detail Commentary Conclusion

C OMMENTARY Your own opinion on the concrete detail. Don’t use I/Me/We/Our

E XAMPLE : John Smith, the lawyer in the case, argues that “the man is guilty due to the fact that the police found the knife in his car” (Johnson). Example commentary: There is no other reason that man should have had a knife in his car. If he did have a reason about why the knife was in his car, he should have explained it to the jury.

P RACTICE Look at your outline.

P RACTICE Create an argument for or against allowing cell phones on flights. Explain how it would impact the experience of the flyer. Include textual support.

T HESIS Cell phones should be allowed on flights because (opinion on why it would be better) and (second opinion on why it would be better). Cell phones should not be allowed on flights because (opinion on why it would be worse) and (second opinion on why it would be worse).