Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English

DAY TWO of Three.

Printlink. Click the link. Click Add Printer. When you go to print, click Change and choose the printer that has D5 in the name.

You should be working on writing the essay today.

Tips:

• Argument vs Evidence!
  • Argument: “…social media can affect our ability to make real friends…
  • Evidence: “Matt Brashears…says that in the past 20 years fewer and fewer Americans have intimate friendships. (Source #1)”
• Read the directions first!
• Mark up the articles; highlight/circle the evidence you want to use (1, 2) for your arguments and the opposing argument and the rebuttal (argument 3).
• Remember to cite the sources! (“According to Source #1…”)
• Be sure to use something from all three sources.
• THESIS! THESIS! THESIS!
• a) Intro w/THESIS  b) Arg #1 + evidence  c) Arg #2 + evidence  d) Oppo + Arg #3 rebuttal  e) Conc.
• Take your time! You have plenty!
• PROOFREAD!

DAY ONE of Three.

Tips:

• Argument vs Evidence!
  • Argument: “…social media can affect our ability to make real friends…
  • Evidence: “Matt Brashears…says that in the past 20 years fewer and fewer Americans have intimate friendships. (Source #1)”
• Read the directions first!
• Mark up the articles; highlight/circle the evidence you want to use (1, 2) for your arguments and the opposing argument and the rebuttal (argument 3).
• Remember to cite the sources! (“According to Source #1…”)
• Be sure to use something from all three sources.
• THESIS! THESIS! THESIS!
• a) Intro w/THESIS  b) Arg #1 + evidence  c) Arg #2 + evidence  d) Oppo + Arg #3 rebuttal  e) Conc.
• Take your time! You have plenty!
• PROOFREAD!

“Warm Up, 3/15 – Theses.” (Theses is the plural form of thesis.)
Which thesis statement is the better of the pair? Why? (Hint: Choose statements that avoid being neutral.)

1. A.) In the last two decades, many new diseases such as AIDS, West Nile Virus, and SARS have appeared on the scene.
   B.) Newly discovered diseases such as AIDS, West Nile Virus, and SARS are a serious threat to the health of millions of people the world over.
2. A.) The fast food industry has taken much of the blame for America’s health problems, but recent research suggests the problem is far more complex.
   B.) Because health concerns have become a widespread problem in America, many people have begun to avoid fast food and to eat healthier foods.
3. A.) Unlike many other professional sports, baseball provides no way of keeping small market teams competitive with teams from larger cities.
   B.) Unable to keep up with competition from other sports, Major League Baseball has become an outdated institution in need of serious reform.
4. A.) The USA PATRIOT Act, however well-intentioned, deals a serious blow to the civil liberties of all Americans.
   B.) The USA PATRIOT Act gives the government access to voice mail and electronic surveillance, not to mention other means of investigating suspected terrorists.
5. A.) With his bluesy style and guitar pyrotechnics, Jimi Hendrix set the standard that has influenced two generations of electric guitar players.
   B.) The great guitarist Jimi Hendrix became famous for his flashy riffs, bluesy style, and outrageous onstage behavior.
6. A.)  Without a widespread grass-roots movement to put pressure on the U.S. Congress, the Voting Rights Act would never have been passed.
   B.) The Voting Rights Act passed by Congress in 1965 included a mass movement of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people.
7. A.) Igor Stravinsky’s orchestral ballet, The Rite of Spring, symbolizes the beginning of the modern era of symphonic music.
   B.) Stravinsky’s famous symphonic ballet, The Rite of Spring, was first performed in Paris in 1913, after the turn of the 20th century.

Tomorrow’s assignment.

What did you read last night?

Usual Format:

• Intro (w/thesis as last sentence)
• argument + cited evidence
• argument + cited evidence
• opposing view/rebuttal (3rd argument + cited evidence)
• conclusion (restate thesis.)

Example essays and rubrics for grading.

Copy homework into planner.

Review MC portion of Test #26.
Correct Vladek portion.

“What is a Thesis? 3/14”
Prequiz! Write the answers in your notebook. (7/7 = +2, 6/7 = +1)

Practice

Should schools reduce the amount of homework given at the middle school level?

• Discuss and decide. Try to come up with three reasons why/not.
• Then in your notebook, answer the question in this form:

___________ because, _______, ________, and ________.

Share and decide.

I think…

Prep sheet for Test #26:
Husker Du Warm Up:  ___/10     Vocabulary Homework: ____/20
Vocabulary Practices: _____/14  _____/18
Other Extra Credit… may include: +1 or +2 for blog, +3 for per5, +2 for per3&4 for vocab relay.

Mental Floss.

1. Susan needed to go to the store to buy some ingredients to cook with. She started writing them down: butter, milk, eggs, duct tape, cashews, toilet paper, oranges, vinegar, lemon juice…     What was Susan making?
2. Why can’t a man marry his brother’s wife’s mother-in-law? (Assume she’s not dead.)
3. How many numbers between 1 and 799 can be divided by 2? (Alert: Math!)
4. Wacky Wordy:
   

   OVERS

5. Wacky Wordy:   CLOU__ __
6. The first word in each pair begins with “qu.” The second word is the first word with the “qu” missing. Go!
   a) stop doing – that thing  b) peculiar behavior – annoy  c) unit of liquid measure – product of creativity 

Test #26. Fixes: #6-Click and write A on the line, #13-Change choice E to ESTEEM.

Doodle Theme: Illustrate a vocabulary word. +2 automatically if it makes sense. More, if I like it.
BUT! Your first priority is to finish and print and post your Bio Sketch!