Project 6 due May 19

Go to inferences on-line textbook:

https://www.pearsonhighered.com/samplechapter/0205734367_ch10.pdf

Print Literature: Short Story Selection 1 -- Read it, annotate it, and do all exercises that follow.

Bring the printed pages to class as your Project 6

 

Cornell notetaking sample

Project 5 due May 12

Project Five                                                    Due ______________

For this project you will use pages 267-273 of Big Magic:

1.       In your book, or photocopied on pages, annotate pages 267 – 273.

2.       On a separate paper:

a.       Type a 3-4 sentence paragraph which explains one pattern of organization on the pages and why it is that particular pattern.

b.      On the same paper, type a 4-5 sentence summary for each of the chapters in pages 268-273.

c.       On the same paper, type one fact and one opinion and explain the reason one is fact and the other is opinion.

3.       Write two pages of Cornell Notes for pages 267-273

4.       Write four possible quiz questions for pages 267-273

HW for May 10: Cornell note-taking

1. Review Cornell notes at this site:
https://shp.utmb.edu/asa/Forms/cornell%20note%20taking%20system.pdf

2. Take Cornell Notes for pages 229 - 232

HW for May 5

HW: Print an article that has both fact and opinion. Annotate. Point out the presence of fact and opinion.

fact and opinion

It’s a fact if you can measure it and prove it.

 

FACT OR OPINION OR BOTH (F, O, FO)

 

___ The earth revolves around the sun

___ The new English textbook is garbage.

___ It was a great year in 1865 when the North won the Civil war.

___ Some bee stings can kill some people.

___ The hurricane had 140 mph winds.

___ The hapless mayor can’t even tie his shoe!

 

Directions: Label the following statements F for fact, O for opinion, or B for a blend of both.

1. The core of the earth has a temperature of nearly 5,000 degrees centigrade. _____

2. The Iditarod, Alaska’s famous sled race, dates back to 1925. _____

3. In 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. _____

4. Edward James Olmos is more than an extraordinary actor; he is also a dedicated political activist. _____

5.  Thomas Edison’s second patented invention, a stock market ticker, sold for $40,000 in 1869. _____

7. In 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated his Republican opponent, Wendell Wilkie. _____

 

Patterns of Development

Patterns of Development

Below is a list of the various patterns of development most frequently found in expository writing.  Included are explanations and possible topics for each method of development.

 

Narration:  A narrative paragraph/essay tells a story of an event or an experience.  The story told, however, must have some point that is meaningful to the reader or target audience.  That is, it must have purpose.

 

Ø       A childhood memory

Ø       A day you’ll never forget

Ø       An event that helped you learn a lesson

Ø       A funny school or work story

Ø       An embarrassing experience

Ø       A frightening experience

 

 

 

 

 

Description:  A descriptive paragraph/essay uses sensory images (sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing) to help a reader or target audience experience what the writer has experienced.  As with all other patterns, a descriptive essay must have a point or purpose.  Description is often paired with the narrative because a good narrative contains description of sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and even emotions.

  

Ø       A kitchen

Ø       An elderly relative

Ø       A hard-working student

Ø       An outstanding athlete

Ø       A loyal friend

Ø       A gossipy neighbor

Ø       A rude salesperson

Ø       The dinner hour at my house

Ø       Lunchtime in a cafeteria

Ø       A midnight raid on the refrigerator

Ø       Getting ready to go out on a Friday night

Ø       My Sunday morning routine

Ø       A large department store

Ø       A sports stadium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process Analysis: A process analysis explains to a reader how to do something or how something works.

 

Ø       How to make a favorite dish

Ø       How to throw the perfect free-throw

Ø       How to meet the man (woman) of your dreams

Ø       How to change a tire

Ø       How a camera works

Ø       How a computer works

 

 

 

 

 

Comparison/Contrast: A comparison/contrast paragraph/essay generally focuses on similarities or differences but not usually both. 

 

Compare or contrast:

Ø       High school teachers and college teachers

Ø       Working for someone else and being your own boss

Ø       Being married and dating

Ø       Raising boys and raising girls

Ø       Cooking dinner at home versus dining out

Ø       A sports figure’s public image, versus his or her private personality

Ø       A politician’s promises before an election with those after an election

Ø       Attitudes toward smoking twenty years ago and those of today

Ø       An actor or musician on stage with the same actor offstage

Ø       Traditional portrayal of American Indians (in old films, for example) with portrayals today

Ø       Two attitudes toward religion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Causal Analysis: A causal analysis paragraph/essay explains a cause and effect relationship. A cause explains what made an event happen.  An effect is what happens as a result of the event.  

 

Cause: 

 

Ø       The causes of teen suicide

Ø       The causes of teen violence

Ø       The causes of high school dropouts

 

Effect:

 

Ø       The effects of divorce on children

Ø       The effects of regular exercise

Ø       The effects of overeating

Ø       The effects of substance abuse on the body

Ø       The effects of absenteeism in school

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illustration: An illustration paragraph/essay is developed through the use of examples.  That is, it provides instances of the controlling idea a writer is attempting to clarify.

 

Illustrate:

Ø       People I Have Admired

Ø       The World’s Worst Habits

Ø       What Makes a Class Exciting

Ø       What Makes a Good Husband/Wife

Ø       Features to Look for When Buying a _________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Definition:  A definition paragraph/essay uses any number of patterns of development to explain the meaning of a word.  It usually develops the connotative idea rather than the denotative definition.

 

Ø       Dance

Ø       Art

Ø       Love

Ø       Passion

Ø       Friendship

Ø       A good marriage

Ø       Education

Ø      Intelligence

 

 

 

 

 

Division/Classification: A division/classification paragraph/essay divides a readily understood item into equal categories and then classifies each of those categories by its distinctive traits. 

 

Divide and classify:

Ø       Pens

Ø       Teachers

Ø       Snack foods

Ø       Neighborhoods

Ø       Soft drinks

Ø       Parents

Ø       Governments

Ø       Dogs

Ø       Careers

Ø       Parties

Ø       Summer jobs

Ø       Movies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argumentation/Persuasion: An argumentative paragraph/essay attempts to educate a reader on a controversial issue usually with the intent of persuading that reader to view the issue from the writer’s point of view and often ending with a call to action, requesting the reader to make or initiate a change.

 

Ø       Cigarette ads should not target young people.

Ø       People should not go overboard when dieting.

Ø       Wealthy people receive special privileges in our society.

Ø       Advertisements should not use skinny models.

Ø       Public school children should/should not wear uniforms.

Ø       Pornography is too accessible on the Internet.

Ø       Americans are a fix-it-with-a-pill society.