Week 4.5

1. Week 4.5

2. Write this week’s DGP sentence • One sheet of paper for the week • 5 times – one for each day • Skip lines i enjoyed reading the crucible however our town made me sad

3. Monday • Noun (n) • Pronoun (pro) • Adjective (adj) • Adverb (adv) • Article (art) • Preposition (prep) • Conjunction (conj) • Interjection (int) • Verb – action (av), linking (lv), helping (hv) • Verbal • Gerund (ger) – verb acting like noun • Participle (part) – verb acting like adjective • Infinitive (inf) – to + verb • Write a label above every word

4. New: Conjunctive Adverb • Adverb that helps connect two clauses • Must be used with a semi colon • However, then, therefore, also, furthermore, nevertheless, thus • Ex: “It is cold; however, it is not snowing. • Conjadv

5. Tuesday – Sen. Parts and Phrases • Simple subject (s) • Complete subject • Simple predicate/verb • Transitive verb (vt): takes a direct object • Intransitive verb (vi): does not take a direct object • Complete predicate/verb • Direct Object (do) • A noun or pronoun, follows an action verb • “subject, verb, what?” • Objective Compliment (oc) • Noun or adjective that answers “what” about the direct object • “the movie made me sad” • Appositive (app) • Noun or pronoun that follows and renames another noun or pronoun

6. Tuesday – Sen. Parts and Phrases • Prepositional Phrase (prep ph) • Group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with noun or pronoun • Object of Preposition (op) • Follows preposition and tells “what?” or “whom?” • Infinitive Phrase (infph) • Infinitive plus its modifiers and objects • Object of infinitive (objinf) • Follow infinitive and tells “what”? • Gerund Phrase (gerph) • Gerund plus modifiers and objects • Object of Gerund (objger) • Follows gerund and tells “what”?

7. Wednesday & Thursday Wednesday • [Clauses] (independent, dependent) • Sentence type (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex…) • Purpose (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory) Thursday • Punctuation • Capitalization

8. Friday -Diagram the sentence i enjoyed reading the crucible however our town made me sad

9. Hints

10. Final Essay due Mon, Feb 6 • With your final paper, everyone will turn in • Final Essay • Rough Draft • Research • In a manila envelope, in that order • If you have not yet handed in your research or your outline for a grade, include them in the folder as well

11. Research Presentation – DG • Mon, Feb 6 – Wed, Feb 8 • Everyone should be ready on Monday • If you are not ready the day I call you, it will be late • Get your presentation here by: • Saving on flash drive • Emailing it to me – kathleen.hudgins@midlandisd.net • Saving on student P drive

12. Presentation Requirements • Title Slide • Title of Essay • Name • At least 5 content slides • 1 per section (follow outline) • Include major points of that section • At least one quote per section • 1 Works Cited Slide

13. Presentation Hints • Say more than what is on your slide – do not simply read it • Use visuals to engage your audience! • We should be able to understand the main ideas of your paper • You are not only presenting, you are persuading • Make your audience take your side of the argument! • 3-5 minutes

14. Format and Organization • MLA heading • Times New Roman Size 12 • Double-spaced • 1 inch margins • May use headings if you wish • MLA in-text citations and works cited • sample

15. Introducing Quotations • Anytime you use a quote, you must introduce that quote. • You can use a signal word, such as: “The author says, argues, proposes, claims, observes, etc.” • You can also integrate the quote into your sentence. For example: While many do not believe unicorns exist, “there is sufficient evidence to the contrary” (Franks 1). • Never start a sentence with a quote. (drop quote) • Mark any drop quotes in your paragraph

16. In-Text Citations • All quotations in your essay must have after them an in-text/parenthetical citation • “Quote” (Author 1). • “Quote” (“Title” par 1). • Have the word you use for the shortened title match the first word of the citation • “Quote!” (Author 1). • “Quote?” (Author 1). • Paraphrase (Author 1).

17. In each body paragraph… • Topic Sentence • 2 quotes minimum - “Quote” (Author pg). • Commentary • Twice as much commentary as quote • Or 2 lines of commentary per 1 line of quote

18. Color Coding • Color 1 – thesis and topic sentences • Color 2 – quotes • Color 3 – in-text citations • Color 4 – commentary [may bracket] • Do you have twice as much commentary/discussion as quotes? • If not, add more!

19. Sentence-Level Color Coding • Color 1 – opening word of each sentence • Color 2 – subject of each sentence • Color 3 – verb of each sentence • If you can’t find the subject or the verb, your sentence is a fragment! • If you have more than one set and no punctuation in between, you have a run on.

20. Rubric for Research Paper • Same rubric I gave you at beginning of the year • Final component: Voice and Argument • Distinguished: Clear original argument supported by research

21. Final Essay due Mon, Feb 6 • With your final paper, everyone will turn in • Final Essay • Rough Draft • Research • In a manila envelope, in that order • If you have not yet handed in your research or your outline for a grade, include them in the folder as well

22. Reminders for formal papers • Take out “I,” “me” “in my personal opinion” • No contractions – can’t, shouldn’t wouldn’t • Avoid clichés – “In society today,” “it was raining cats and dogs” • A simple, straightforward sentence is better than a long confusing one

23. Research Presentation – DG • Mon, Feb 6 – Wed, Feb 8 • Everyone should be ready on Monday • If you are not ready the day I call you, it will be late • Get your presentation here by: • Saving on flash drive • Emailing it to me – kathleen.hudgins@midlandisd.net • Saving on student P drive

24. Presentation Requirements • Title Slide • Title of Essay • Name • At least 5 content slides • 1 per section (follow outline) • Include major points of that section • At least one quote per section • 1 Works Cited Slide

25. Presentation Hints • Say more than what is on your slide – do not simply read it • Use visuals to engage your audience! • We should be able to understand the main ideas of your paper • You are not only presenting, you are persuading • Make your audience take your side of the argument! • 3-5 minutes

26. Strategies for Introductions • Begin with a quotation • Frame it either before or afterward (author and context) • Historical Review • Review of Controversy • General to Specific • Specific to General • Start with anecdote or illustration • Question • Thesis = last sentence of intro

27. Conclusions • Statement of Subject’s Significance • Call for Further Research • Solution/Recommendation • Quotation • Question • Speculation

28. Silent Read Around • Groups of 3 or 4 • Pass your papers to the right • Read each others’ essays • Write down 3 specific items for writer to fix • Pass again until you’ve read and commented on everyone’s essay

29. Final Essay due Mon, Feb 6 • With your final paper, everyone will turn in • Final Essay • Rough Draft • Research • In a manila envelope, in that order • If you have not yet handed in your research or your outline for a grade, include them in the folder as well

30. Research Presentation – DG • Mon, Feb 6 – Wed, Feb 8 • Everyone should be ready on Monday • If you are not ready the day I call you, it will be late • Get your presentation here by: • Saving on flash drive • Emailing it to me – kathleen.hudgins@midlandisd.net • Saving on student P drive

31. Presentation Requirements • Title Slide • Title of Essay • Name • At least 5 content slides • 1 per section (follow outline) • Include major points of that section • At least one quote per section • 1 Works Cited Slide

32. Presentation Hints • Say more than what is on your slide – do not simply read it • Use visuals to engage your audience! • We should be able to understand the main ideas of your paper • You are not only presenting, you are persuading • Make your audience take your side of the argument! • 3-5 minutes

33. Extra Credit – Due Wed, Feb 15 • Choose 15-20 vocabulary words we’ve discussed this year • On a sheet of paper, for each word, write: • Word • Definition • Example • Non-example • 15 words = 3 points on lowest MG • 20 words = 5 points on lowest MG • I will not accept extra credit until you have turned in all required assignments!