1.  Entry Task: ( Place your journals on desk to be checked) What are your first thoughts on Rennie Stroud– use evidence to support your answer.  Essay Materials and Springboard on desk to be checked  When you are finished with the Entry Task please use the next 15 minutes to read. 

2. Students will be able to... Analyze how culture affects identity and perceptions Practice effective speaking and listening skills that build capacity for collaboration/communication Analyze the concept of voice in reading and writing Examine and apply the elements of exposition Examine and apply the elements of argumentation

3. Read the instructions on Reading and Journal Assignment..\..\Tallgrass\Tallgrass reading schedule(2).docx Modern day video on the Japanese internment during WW II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mr97qyKA2s

4. Synthesis Paper Activity 1.16 – Mapping position/organizational strategy. Activity 1.15 – Drafting your position (completed) Activity 1.14 – Indian Father’s Plea/evidence (completed) Activity 1.13 – Two Ways to Belong in America/Nonfiction evidence. (completed) Activity 1.12 – Everyday Use/evidence (completed) Activity 1.10 – Where Worlds Collide/evidence (completed) Activity 1.9 – Deconstruction a Prompt/essay basics (completed)

5.  Writing a Synthesis Paper. Today we are writing the introduction and the concluding paragraphs for your essay. Introductory Paragraph Structure:  Attention grabber: Incorporate prompt quote  Background: Background of the book —title, author basic premise  Central Idea: connect to the universal cultural theme  Thesis: What your essay is all about. (we have already written)

6. (Hook/A.G) Culture is an important aspect in everyone’s life. (Background Information) In the novel, “Having Our Say” by Amy Hill Hearth et. al. ; and short story’s _____________ and _______________ the reader is introduced to different types of family backgrounds. (Central/Controling Idea) Culture influences many aspects in peoples lives including religion, values and hobbies. Family is the most important aspect. (Thesis) One’s family culture is the single most influential factor in informing the way one views others and the world.

7. Prompt: To what extent does one’s culture inform the way one views others and the world? Using evidence from the novel discuss positive cultural interactions and negative cultural interactions that impacted Bessie and Sadie Delany’s view of the world. Topic Sentence: What your paragraph is all about In the novel Having Our Say, Sadie and Bessie Delany’s world view is influenced by their family cultural influence in both positive and negative interactions. Support: Assertion that proves your topic sentence – positive or negative interaction Sadie and Bessie experience positive family cultural interaction when they moved to Harlem and their family joins them Evidence: Two specific quotes/evidence from novel to support your assertion Commentary: Analysis of quotes/evidence. “This shows that…” Support: Assertion that proves your topic sentence – positive or negative interaction Sadie and Bessie’s experience negative family cultural interaction when they were growing up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and they experienced racism Evidence: Two specific quotes/evidence from novel to support your assertion Commentary: Analysis of quotes/evidence. “This shows that…” Concluding Sentence: Connect back to Topic Sentence/provides closure

8. Prompt: To what extent does one’s culture inform the way one views others and the world? Using evidence from the writing piece (your choice) discuss how the family culture has either a positive and/or negative influential factor in informing the way one views others and the world. Using the graphic organizer – map out your essay. I will check your topic sentence before you get signed off. Topic Sentence: What your paragraph is all about ( In ___________ and ___________ their families cultural interactions influenced their world view and the world view of others. 1 st Support: Assertion that proves your topic sentence – positive or negative interaction Evidence: Two specific quotes/evidence from novel to support your assertion Commentary: Analysis of quotes/evidence. “This shows that…” 2 nd Support: Assertion that proves your topic sentence – positive or negative interaction Evidence: Two specific quotes/evidence from novel to support your assertion Commentary: Analysis of quotes/evidence. “This shows that…” Concluding Sentence: Connect back to Topic Sentence/provides closure

9. Concluding Paragraph Structure Refer to thesis (not repeat) Discuss the main points (Supports) in your essay Final Comment - universal truth about culture (Restate Thesis) The most influential factor in a person’s culture and how they view the world is their family. (Supports) ______________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ (Universal Truth) Everybody has family culture and that helps determine the choices people make.

10. Please organize your paper in the following way: (TOP) Introductory paragraph 1 st body paragraph 2 nd body paragraph Conclusion (BOTTOM) Graphic Organizer *Paper clip and turn in to front table

11. H/W – read pages 22-46 and respond to the journal prompts

12. Reflect on the learning targets for today. Do you feel you met the targets? 1. Analyze how culture affects identity and perceptions 2. Practice effective speaking and listening skills that build capacity for collaboration/communication 3. Analyze the concept of voice in reading and writing 4. Examine and apply the elements of exposition 1. What is one thing that you completed or learned today that you found interesting? 2. What is one thing that you feel you can improve in future classes?