1-31-13
Learning
Objective: Clarify
importance of strong thesis statements; organize background information into
cohesive paragraphing
Agenda:
Agenda:
- Reminders/review
about intro paragraphs
- Intro
paragraph Graphic organizer
- quiet
time to write/think/edit!
- Research:
a theory on connect, reconnect, etc.
HW: Intro paragraph due Monday Learning
Objective: Clarify importance of strong thesis statements; organize
background information into cohesive paragraphing
Agenda:
Agenda:
- Reminders/review
about intro paragraphs
- Intro
paragraph Graphic organizer
- quiet
time to write/think/edit!
- Research:
a theory on connect, reconnect, etc.
HW: Intro paragraph due Monday
Announcements;
Hancock keeps saying that there will be a quiz on them so…
Student
planers and a half sheet of paper
On the
piece of paper write the question (s)
On the half
sheet number 1 and 2;
1)Y/N I
feel that I’m confident in how much research I already have
(write that
one out)
2) What are
you most concerned about going into this paper?
(you don’t
have to write this one out, just answer)
Hancock
wants us to turn it in so that she can get some feedback on where we are and
how we feel.
Student planers INTRODUCTION
PRARGRAPH DUE MONDAY
Nothing due tomorrow but the
paragraph will be due Monday IN HAND!!!!
Notes from yesterday
Keep HIVES in mind throughout
today
Here’s the slide we went over/finished
today. Everything highlighted in red is what we went over today;
- “A common view is
that___”
- “At first
glance____”
- “Many think
that___”
- “Some people
believe___”
- “This position
seems reasonable because….”
- “We cannot deny
that…”
THEN add this sentence right before thesis
- “However”
- “But it’s more complicated than
that”
- “This interpretation is helpful
but it misses a step”
- “While this view seems
reasonable at first glance, we should look closer…”
This needs to be followed by your thesis
statement.
The last step in your intro
paragraph is your thesis statement.
Thesis; the main idea of the
paper/controlling thought and point of view of the writer
‘you have to assume
that your reader is an idiot and you have to explain everything to them and that
they know nothing about your topic’- Hancock
We then went over an example;
She asked us to ‘help’ her find
the step that could us a little work.
H:
When teachers aren’t motivated, the future of
America suffers. Imagine a world where teachers, the backbone of the education
system, are downgraded to earning nearly minimum wage. Kids suffer, education
is made a mockery, and teachers are seen as no better than high-school
dropouts. And sadly, that’s where this country is headed.
I: Teacher pay has always been a subject of hot debate: teachers think they deserve more money and taxpayers don’t think they deserve more money because it just translates to higher taxes for communities. The subject of teacher pay is one that most people are on one side or the other. They either agree or disagree that teachers need to be paid more. It’s a debate that will most likely never be resolved.
V: independent, mockery, folly
E: A common view is that teachers get paid fairly for all the time they get off in the summers, winters, and springs, and because of tenure, they always have job security. This logic makes sense because teachers do receive benefits that other professionals do not get to enjoy. However, its more complicated than that.
S: Although some believe that teachers do not deserve more pay because of their time off and their positions in tenure, teachers should be paid more because they often work more than 12 hours a day without overtime, they are held to state and federal legislation, and more pay would attract brighter, younger and more successful undergraduates looking for jobs after college.
I: Teacher pay has always been a subject of hot debate: teachers think they deserve more money and taxpayers don’t think they deserve more money because it just translates to higher taxes for communities. The subject of teacher pay is one that most people are on one side or the other. They either agree or disagree that teachers need to be paid more. It’s a debate that will most likely never be resolved.
V: independent, mockery, folly
E: A common view is that teachers get paid fairly for all the time they get off in the summers, winters, and springs, and because of tenure, they always have job security. This logic makes sense because teachers do receive benefits that other professionals do not get to enjoy. However, its more complicated than that.
S: Although some believe that teachers do not deserve more pay because of their time off and their positions in tenure, teachers should be paid more because they often work more than 12 hours a day without overtime, they are held to state and federal legislation, and more pay would attract brighter, younger and more successful undergraduates looking for jobs after college.
It has all the steps, but yellow
needs to be changed because it doesn’t have enough background information it is
repetitive and not very specific.
Graphic organizer, don’t have to
use it only if you want to. Follows the HIVES steps and might help organize
your writing.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO USE IT, ONLY
IF YOU WANT TO.
Plan for the rest of class;
Intro paragraph
DUE IN HAND (not printing in class) on
Monday.
Or you can continue your
research if you feel you don’t have enough. It’s up to you.
You will also get your thesis
statements back with her edits on it so that you can go from there.
GO.
