Lesson Plan Day 12

By the end of the period, an outline. The more detailed the better.
10 pts.

Before the end of the period, talk to me about your outline. The sooner the better.

Monday: Bring four copies of your essay (3-5 pages, double spaced, stapled, photos don't count toward page total). 20pts.

Go.

• Outlines


• Intro paragraph—often written last


• Hook


• State background of the case


• Lead naturally in to:


• Thesis statement towards end (Arguable, Narrow, One-Three Sentences, changeable)


• Body Paragraphs—pick your best point and write that paragraph first then your next best until you get to your least persuasive point.


• Topic sentence at the top.


• Sandwich quotes


• Signal phrases.


• Evidence.


• Connect the evidence.


• One paragraph, at least should be devoted to making the case against your ideas and then “unmaking” them. Try, Some might argue that… but I argue that…


• Conclusion


• Keep it short.


• Reinforce main point

How’s your outline look?

• Part of this is developing critical thinking skills. Analytical reasoning. That’s why I can only go so far to help you without doing the thinking for you. There are two skills we are working on, skills that will keep us out of the same jobs we are writing about: communication and analytical reasoning. That’s where the money is. And in taking risks.

Peer Editing, a crash course. Your peer editors will have different topics than you do, so that you can better judge how clear it is to a fresh audience.

• The Two Rules of Peer Editing


• Be Kind


• Be Honest
  

• Handout copies.


• Someone other than the writer reads it aloud.


• Mark it as you go.


• Fill in form.


• Discuss form with writer


• Writer asks questions.

What is the main idea for each paragraph?What supporting evidence will you use?This can be a mix of anecdote and secondary sources(the two+ outside sources, and the book).

For most questions this mix should lean towards the use of printsources.