7: Let's start at the end of the day to mix it up a bit! We started off class by finishing up our vocab unit words, which means review and quiz are now upon us. Afterwards, you shared your Lucy CDQ prompts by sharing your hook with explanation, your thesis statement, your first example with explanation, your second example with explanation, and third example with explanation. Overall, you did very well with bringing in a multitude of examples that behooved your topic.
After your sharing, we talked about how a non-timed argument would go (intro, body 1, body 2, counterclaim w/example, rebuttal w/example, conclusion) and how a standard timed prompt would go (example hook & thesis for intro, body 1 with example, body 2 with example, brief counterclaim followed by rebuttal with example, conclusion). Just make sure, in any circumstance, to remember to start with a topic sentence (or 2 or 3) that conveys the idea of your argument before your bring in the specific example.
After that fun, we finished MC passage number 2, which featured many a question dealing with syntax and rhetorical strategies. Gasp! I guess that means you still need to know the meaning of these terms and be able to identify them in writing.
And last but not least, we began our third round of tone paragraphs with the overwhelming choice of Hannah Montana. Celeste, you have empathetic as your tone word. We will work more on these new batch of tone words Friday and next week!
3: After vocab work, you received evaluations of your vision exemplification paragraph and then revised this paragraph to have an overall topic sentence clarifying vision, followed by the introduction of your specific example with a plethora of specific details, and a concluding sentence. All students, present or absent, have until 10 a.m. Thursday morning to complete the paragraph or forever hold your typing.
Following our first round of exemplification, we reviewed your MC passage from Tuesday to help us better understand the correct answers and prepare for future passages that will be coming your way in the upcoming classes. All ends with a full MC test, so make sure to utilize all of these practices to improve close reading, process of elimination, and timing.
To end the hour, we began a new round of argument, the CDQ (challenge, defend, qualify) by looking at a quote (its idea), determining what angle you would like to argue, and constructing thesis statements in response. For homework, you are brainstorming a list of examples for your group work. Absentees will be assigned a group and should be ready to jump into the action on Friday.
1: These are long synopses for class today! We started off, per tradition, with vocab experts. Enjoy vocab now because when we arrive in fourth quarter, it will be less about learning words and more about putting them into action. Next, you completed a MC passage to practice all those skills and techniques from first semester - close reading, process of elimination, time management, and so forth. After analyzing the correct and incorrect answers, you should have a better sense of the passage and be ready for the upcoming practices. (I'm just happy I scored 10/10 on your passage - great pick, first hour!)
To end the hour, you found out about the CDQ (challenge, defend, qualify) by reading a given quote and determining whether to criticize, support, or ambivalently fall somewhere in the middle to construct an argument. At this point, your groups have created thesis statements, brainstormed specific examples, selected 4 to focus upon, and ordered the examples accordingly. We will resume there on Friday, so any absentees will be joining a group at that time.
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