Due on Monday 9/16
Apply the advice I gave you on your introduction. Apply the advice you annotated for to your body paragraphs. Pick a conclusion technique from your notes and use it (so that an editor can tell what number you used). Type it in MLA Format and print it for Monday.
You will be put into writing workshop groups for 1 st quarter. For each major essay assignment three people will read your paper and give feedback. The due date will be several days after workshop so you can come in with questions or concerns. Final Draft Due On: 9/23 by midnight!
Read the conclusion to Nickel and Dimed. Look for persuasive technique. Continue working on ACT Revision.
Deconstructing a Text
To see how the parts fit together to build toward the author’s point. To analyze the main points and techniques. To prepare the passage for rhetorical analysis.
Says Column You summarize the main idea of each paragraph. Do not use quotes. 1-2 sentences will suffice. Does You explain what each paragraph does. i.e. this shocks the reader, or this brings up a counterargument. There may be more than one item per paragraph here.
Says Explains how the idea for the book came about and how she became involved. Does Establishes her background, job, and personality (she is not afraid of a challenge). Gives an example of the type of lifestyle she is used to ($30 lunch).
Says This type of work/life environment is common in our country. Does The author lessens her own importance in the situation to point out who she is doing this for. She broadens the opening situation to apply to the entire country.
Says Shows her life advantages and her goals for the project. Does Demonstrates her honesty and her advantageous background for future comparison. Displays her personal opinion about poverty and her attitude toward the challenge.
Get out a piece of loose leaf and the excerpt you read last week. You must create a Says/Does chart for this passage on the front of your loose leaf. On the back answer questions 2 and 3 from your chart review guide.