1. Conjunctive Adverbs, Charting Data, & Evaluating a Sample Essay Monday, December 7, 2015 Honors MYP

2. Grammar Snippet: Conjunctive Adverbs 12/7/15 A conjunctive adverb can begin a sentence or come between two independent clauses in a compound sentence. Either way, it can be a good way to transition the reader from idea to idea.

3. Grammar Snippet: Conjunctive Adverbs 12/7/15  Directions: Rewrite the following sentences with an appropriate conjunctive adverb. You may leave them as separate sentences or create a compound sentence.  Jeremy kept talking in class. He got in trouble.  She went into the store. She didn’t find anything she wanted to buy.  Your dog got into my yard. He dug up my petunias.  You’re my friend. I feel like you’re taking advantage of me.

4. Objective, Agenda, & Homework  Objective: I will identify areas of strength and weakness in my writing.  Agenda:  Grammar Snippet  Greek Roots 66-70 Due  Graphing Quarter 2 Data (Criteria A and B)  Read and Annotate Miss Garlock’s Sample Essay  Homework: Study for your Greek roots final exam.

5. Greek Roots 66-70 – Due Today!  66. mim = imitate  67. therm = heat  68. hydr = water  69. phot, phos = light  70. pyr = fire  Study for your final exam using your old homework assignments and the list of roots in your notebook.

6. Graphing Data  Get your portfolio/data folder out of the bin.  We will do a bar graph for Criteria A and B (the emphasis of quarter 2).  Make a mark for how many points your scored out of 8 for each piece of writing in each criteria (see below).  Then, use a colored pencil to fill in the bar graph and show your progress. Criteria A: Analyzing 1)Pre-Assessment 2)Formative #5 3)Formative #6 Criteria B: Organizing 1)Pre-Assessment 2)Formative #5 3)Formative #6

7. Writing/Editing Checklist  Title a blank page in your notebook as “Q2 Summative Essay Checklist.”  Based on your formative assessments, make a checklist of things you need to keep in mind while your write, and things you need to check for while revising and editing.  Examples might include:  Using transition words  Citing quotations correctly  Using taglines  Connecting back to the theme  Not using 2 nd person pronouns (you)

8. Miss Garlock’s Example  Read the sample comparative literary analysis that I wrote about Othello and The Count of Monte Cristo.  +, ?, Δ  Highlight all the conjunctive adverbs.  Underline or bracket the textual evidence with one colored pencil, and underline or bracket the explanations with another colored pencil.  Now, add to your writing/revision checklist.