Alas! Behold the Mighty Portfolios

Formal Titles (Witty and Creative: Formal and Clarifying) Taming Culture: Resisting Assimilation in Henry Louis Gates Jr’s Essay “In the Kitchen” Remodeling the Kitchen : How One Word Reflects American Society in Transition Abandoned Dreams: How America is Becoming a Nation of Waste and Excess

Formal Writing Introduction: – Hook, Essential Background, Thesis (Directly answers big question!) Body: – Topic Sentence (Avoid Quotes!) that overviews the paragraph’s focus/supports thesis – Direct Quotes INTEGRATED!!!!! NO air-dropped!!! Rose remembers her tumultuous childhood : “…” (12). All quotes directly/indirectly support the topic sentence – Follow-up analysis explaining how quote aligns with topic sentence/thesis statement – TRANSITION into next paragraph

Formal Writing continued… Conclusion: – Restates thesis in an enlightened way – Restates author’s full name/title of essay (if appropriate) – Recaps main points from EACH body paragraph – Ends on the “so what” note- What is the larger implication???

Everyone has thought about; We have all had the experience: All of Us believe; We all Know…

WC= word choice (so, thing, stuff, said, good, bad, I, You, said, a lot, many, very) AWK= awkward -Formal writing/form -Show not Tell -Less is more -Combine sentences -Avoid choppiness -Sentence structure/Syntax

Significant edits BEYOND my own! FINALS DUE: 11/17 (Tuesday) 30 Points – Voice – Content/Ideas – Organization – Word Choice – Conventions – MLA Format HINT: read your final aloud to hear your voice! Follow specific guidelines on the blue rubric (this will be turned in with your final!)