Half-way through the week! YAY!Homework for NEXT TIME: Finish reading Allegory of the Cave.
1. Today, you handed in your Learning Experience prompt (see prompt from last Friday). You were NOT given specifics (did it need to be typed, did you need to write a 5 paragraph essay). In class, we do a lot of pre-testing. This was a "test" (assessment) of what you write when you are simply told to "write."
2. We discussed 5 paragraph essays and how they are organized. (Triangle at the top, 3 squares, triangle at the bottom). We discussed that each essay would routinely be *about* 30 sentences. We looked at 2 ways of outlining the essay (one in graphic form, one in traditional outline form). This English department teaches the "Schaffer Model" and 5 paragraph essays as they build to clear writing. However, no teacher assumes that the "Schaffer Model" is the only way to write papers. It's just a basic framework.
I. Introduction
A. Grabber
B. Thesis
C. Transition
II. Topic Sentence
A. Concrete Detail
1. Commentary
2. Commentary
B. Concrete Detail
1. Commentary
2. Commentary
C. Transition
3. We discussed words that are syonyms of Concrete Detail:
Quote, specific , example, support, description, illustration, evidence, plot reference
4. We discussed words that are synonyms of Commentary:
Opinion, insight, analysis, personal response, relevance, application, explication, reflection
5. We started to read "Allegory of the Cave" and read all of page 1 and 1/2 of page 2 as a class. Your homework is to finish reading it on your own. Next time, you'll be in groups discussing "Allegory of the Cave."
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