Today you will have some time to work on your essays. We will review vocabulary first and discuss the review guide below. If you finish your essay please work on either 1) Studying for the vocabulary quiz on Friday, and/or 2) Filling out the review guide below.
Before you begin to outline your essay please write sentences with Canopy and Patrimony
1) Palliate
2) Confiscate
3) Inundate
4) Deprecate
5) Exonerate
6) Capitulate
7) Svelte
8) Diurnal
9) Canopy
10) Patrimony
Write an
Essay comparing two of the following stories: “The Possibility of Evil”, “The Lottery”, and/or “Everyday Use”
either by theme, character, symbolism, or irony.
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Thesis Statement
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Clear and
defendable thesis, hook and order of development connect with thesis
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Defendable thesis,
hook present
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Thesis statement
attempted, but might be clunky, wordy, or unclear
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No thesis
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Evidence
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2 pieces of
evidence for each point; evidence is analyzed and makes connections between
the evidence and the thesis
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Two pieces of
evidence for each point; some analysis is made between the evidence and
thesis but it might be taken out of context, misinterpreted or oversimplified
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Evidence form at
least two sources. No analysis is made
between the evidence and the thesis.
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Body paragraphs
either simply restates the thesis or the evidence is unclear or unrelated to
the prompt; or less than two sources are provided.
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Sophistication of
Writing
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Effective
paragraph structures, high level vocabulary, vivid writing, varied sentence
structures and effective rhetorical choices
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Some high level
vocabulary and some variety of sentence structures. Some effective rhetorical strategies.
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Essay use same
words over and over again. Sentences
are wordy and/or clunky.
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Student makes
sweeping generalizations or comparisons that are oversimplified. Very little variety in word choice and
sentence structure.
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Grammar/Conventions
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1-2 small mistakes
that do not impair reading
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3-5 small mistakes
that do not impair reading
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Many mistakes;
and/or reading impaired by mistakes made
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Writing is plagued
with errors |
Review Guide for UNIT I
1)
For the following stories be able to outline the
plot:
“Harrison Bergeron”
“The Pedestrian”
“There Will Come Soft Rains”
“The Lottery”
“The Possibility of Evil”
“Everyday Use”
2)
For the following stories be able to list the
protagonist, the antagonist, the type of conflict and briefly discuss what the
conflict involves”
Harrison Bergeron”
“The Pedestrian”
“There Will Come Soft Rains”
“The Lottery”
“The Possibility of Evil”
“Everyday Use”
3)
For all the stories list point of view. If the point of view is 1st
person, discuss who is telling the story.
If the point of view is 3rd Limit, discuss the point of view
the story follows.
4)
For each story pick out and be able to discuss a
symbol.
5)
For “There Will Come Soft Rains” be about to
pick out three allusions and discuss how the allusions reinforce the main idea
of the story.
6)
Be able to pick out an irony for each story and
discuss the meaning of the irony.
7)
For all stories be able to list the dynamic and
static characters, and discuss how the dynamic characters change.
8)
For each story be able to list and discuss the
theme.
9)
List the setting for every story.
10)
Be able to compare, using details, various stories
to each other by using theme, characters or figurative language.
11)
Discuss who the following characters are and why
they are important to the text:
Harrison Bergeron
Leonard Mead
Maggie
Hakim-a-barber
Wangero (or Dee Dee)
Mama
George Bergeron
Hazel Bergeron
Diana Moon Glampers
The House
The Dog
Miss Adela Strangeworth
Mr. Lewis
Dave Harris
Linda Stewart
12) For any story be able to summarize the events of the story.
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