1. DO NOW – 9/29/15 Answer the following question with 2-3 complete sentences in Cornell Notes. 1)If you could go back in time, what would you change about your life? 2)When thinking about moments in your life, what makes an event “major” and what makes it “minor”? 1)If you could go back in time, what would you change about your life? 2)When thinking about moments in your life, what makes an event “major” and what makes it “minor”?

2. Topic / Objective & Essential Question Topic / Objective: 1) To “fill in” minor events of our timeline by identifying cause and effect relationships. Essential Question: 1) How can cause and effect relationships help us to create minor event details? Topic / Objective: 1) To “fill in” minor events of our timeline by identifying cause and effect relationships. Essential Question: 1) How can cause and effect relationships help us to create minor event details?

3. 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. www.gilpp.org 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. www.gilpp.org

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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 a timeline. 1) We’re going to use two strategies: A)Timelines * B)Outlines * For today, we are going to focus on making a timeline.

7. What is a timeline? A: A visual representation (a line or arrow) that marks major and minor events in a progression of when they occur in time.

8. Crude Timeline of the History of the U.S. Prior to 1900 1776 – Declaration of Independence 1787 – U.S. Constitution Signed 1861-1865 – U.S. Civil War

9. To Make a Timeline... 1) We need to identify major events and minor events in our lives. Q: What distinguishes a major event from a minor event? A: A major event is something that significantly alters the outcome of the story; a minor event is something that provides context, emotion, or clarification of a major event. 1) We need to identify major events and minor events in our lives. Q: What distinguishes a major event from a minor event? A: A major event is something that significantly alters the outcome of the story; a minor event is something that provides context, emotion, or clarification of a major event.

10. To Help us Understand Timelines 1) Let’s read together a new reading: “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska A) As we read, be on the look out for major and minor events. B) Annotate the text/take notes in CN. C) This may require multiple reads. 1) Let’s read together a new reading: “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska A) As we read, be on the look out for major and minor events. B) Annotate the text/take notes in CN. C) This may require multiple reads.

11. Cause and Effect To help us further in identifying major and minor events, we should consider cause and effect relationships. Watch this short clip about the film – “Back to the Future” To help us further in identifying major and minor events, we should consider cause and effect relationships. Watch this short clip about the film – “Back to the Future”

12. 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.

13. Cause and Effect / Major and Minor Events Bottom Line: These are techniques for helping to create a chronology – a sequence of events. It should be clear to our reader what is happening and when events are occuring. Bottom Line: These are techniques for helping to create a chronology – a sequence of events. It should be clear to our reader what is happening and when events are occuring.

14. 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).

15. 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.