Prefix- publicus - people
- y - inclined to, tend to
Roots
- clud, clus, claus - shut
- cognac, gnosi - know
GRAMMAR
- Let's do one last Dangling Modifier exercise together.
Power of One ESSAY PREP
- Click here for prompts.
- Click here for the rubric.
- EQ: How do your newly learned skills contribute to scoring well on the SAT rubric?
Action Plan
- Choose a prompt.
- Organize your thoughts: How do you like to do this? Do you have an MO?
- Write a CAB thesis (Need a review? Click here)
- Gather quotes (at least 6!)
- Get to it! (Be sure to avoid personal pronouns and dangling modifiers!)
Activity: Jigsaw Reading
A few helpful links:
- Your group will have 15 minutes to review one of the links below.
- After, you will need to give a 5-minute presentation teaching students the main ideas from that presentation.
- Please use some sort of a visual (even if it is the board) and organize your presentation into Main Ideas, Helpful Tips, and Watch-Out-Fors and/or Examples. (Not all articles will lend themselves to all categories.)
- Humor and honest talk about the writing process is always a plus.
- As long as everyone helps, talks and remains on task, all members will receive 10/10 points.
A few helpful links:
- Here are some cool thoughts on how to write an intro.
- And here are 13 concrete suggestions for intros.
- And here is some pithy advice about first lines.
- Harvard has the best advice on conclusions.
- And if you want to be an exquisite writer, why not think about this now?
HW
- Essay is due Monday (for full credit possible), Tuesday (-3 pts.) or Wednesday (-6 pts.)
- All essays must be uploaded to turnitin.com by Wednesday, November 6.
