DO NOW – 9/30/15 Follow the instructions below: 1)Take out your journals and continue work on Entry #5 – write a timeline or outline. 2)If you’re stuck, raise your hand for help or ask a partner. 1)Take out your journals and continue work on Entry #5 – write a timeline or outline. 2)If you’re stuck, raise your hand for help or ask a partner.

Topic / Objective & Essential Question Topic / Objective: 1) To create an outline to help us emphasize major and minor events for a chronology. Essential Question: 1) How can an outline help us to organize through emphasis events in our lives? Topic / Objective: 1) To create an outline to help us emphasize major and minor events for a chronology. Essential Question: 1) How can an outline help us to organize through emphasis events in our lives?

Class Website All of our class documents 1) All of our class documents and homework will be listed on the course website. 2)You can also visit our course page for power points and other resources. All of our class documents 1) All of our class documents and homework will be listed on the course website. 2)You can also visit our course page for power points and other resources.

Journals – What are they Good for? 1)Journals will serve as a place for less- structured writing assignments. 2)Most of your homework will be written in the journal. 3)Journals will be collected on 10/2 – there will be a total of five. 1)Journals will serve as a place for less- structured writing assignments. 2)Most of your homework will be written in the journal. 3)Journals will be collected on 10/2 – there will be a total of five.

The College Essay Assignment ** See Assignment Handout (and on website) Highlights: 1)There will be three drafting opportunities. 2)You have a choice of prompts. 3)There are several requirements that need to be completed. ** See Assignment Handout (and on website) Highlights: 1)There will be three drafting opportunities. 2)You have a choice of prompts. 3)There are several requirements that need to be completed.

Cause and Effect in “America and I” Minor Event -> Major Event - > Minor Event * An effect can become a cause. Minor Event -> Major Event - > Minor Event * An effect can become a cause. Cause – Anzia wanted a better life Effect - She leaves Russia and comes to America. New Cause. Effect - She has dreams about what America will be like.

To Develop Body Paragraphs 1) We’re going to use two strategies: A)Timelines B)Outlines * * For today, we are going to focus on making an outline. 1) We’re going to use two strategies: A)Timelines B)Outlines * * For today, we are going to focus on making an outline.

What is an outline? A: A list that helps to organize ideas through emphasis or subordination. An outline uses numerals and letters to arrange ideas or points. A: A list that helps to organize ideas through emphasis or subordination. An outline uses numerals and letters to arrange ideas or points.

An Outline for my Personal Narrative I. Introduction – Describe my knee injury – hook (???) a. Details of the game (when, where, what) b. Details of my age, what I was going through. c. Describe how my knee injury taught me a lesson of determination in the face of adversity (why). II. Body Paragraphs – The story of what led to my injury a. Go back in time to discuss playing football in middle school. b. Describe reasons/feelings about football – wanting to fit in, to be “tough” c. Jump to junior year and connect back to the moment of my injury (see intro). I. Introduction – Describe my knee injury – hook (???) a. Details of the game (when, where, what) b. Details of my age, what I was going through. c. Describe how my knee injury taught me a lesson of determination in the face of adversity (why). II. Body Paragraphs – The story of what led to my injury a. Go back in time to discuss playing football in middle school. b. Describe reasons/feelings about football – wanting to fit in, to be “tough” c. Jump to junior year and connect back to the moment of my injury (see intro).

An Outline for my Personal Narrative II. Body Paragraphs – The story of what led to my injury a. Go back in time to discuss playing football in middle school. b. Describe reasons/feelings about football – wanting to fit in, to be “tough” c. Jump to junior year and connect back to the moment of my injury (see intro). TURN AND TALK – WHAT OBSERVATIONS CAN YOU MAKE ABOUT MY OUTLINE? II. Body Paragraphs – The story of what led to my injury a. Go back in time to discuss playing football in middle school. b. Describe reasons/feelings about football – wanting to fit in, to be “tough” c. Jump to junior year and connect back to the moment of my injury (see intro). TURN AND TALK – WHAT OBSERVATIONS CAN YOU MAKE ABOUT MY OUTLINE?

Key Points – When Making an Outline 1)Each “Roman Numeral” corresponds to a major section of the essay – Intro / Body / Conclusion 2)Each sub-letter (a, b, c) corresponds to a supporting idea or a description of a minor event. 3)Think about how each sub-letter is related – for now, cause and effect. 1)Each “Roman Numeral” corresponds to a major section of the essay – Intro / Body / Conclusion 2)Each sub-letter (a, b, c) corresponds to a supporting idea or a description of a minor event. 3)Think about how each sub-letter is related – for now, cause and effect.

Outline for “American and I” I. Introduction – Her desire to come to America for a better life. a. Thoughts on darkness vs. light b. Her past (the life of her parents) c. Basic survival vs. living her dream I. Introduction – Her desire to come to America for a better life. a. Thoughts on darkness vs. light b. Her past (the life of her parents) c. Basic survival vs. living her dream

Your Turn 1) You can work on any aspect of the college essay assignment (even on a new prompt). 2) You must demonstrate progress on: introduction, timeline, outline, drafts of paragraphs. 1) You can work on any aspect of the college essay assignment (even on a new prompt). 2) You must demonstrate progress on: introduction, timeline, outline, drafts of paragraphs.

For the rest of the class - Journal 5 You have a choice: 1)Write out a timeline of major and minor events, and write a short description of how certain events have cause and effect relationships. 2) Write an outline that lists major and minor events. Write a short description of how one event influenced others (cause and effect). You have a choice: 1)Write out a timeline of major and minor events, and write a short description of how certain events have cause and effect relationships. 2) Write an outline that lists major and minor events. Write a short description of how one event influenced others (cause and effect).

Closing and Summary By classifying ideas into major and minor events, we can better comprehend when events occur in a chronology. By classifying ideas into major and minor events, we can better comprehend when events occur in a chronology.