Focus or Topic Statement The thesis statement names the topic of the essay and outlines the main points to be discussed. Support for Position Includes 3 or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, real-life experiences) that support the position statement. The writer anticipates the reader\’s concerns, biases or arguments and has provided at least […]
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Attention Grabber The introductory paragraph has a strong hook or attention grabber that is appropriate for the audience. This could be a strong statement, a relevant quotation, statistic, or question addressed to the reader. Focus or Thesis Statement The thesis statement names the topic of the essay and outlines the main points to be discussed. […]
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Happy New Year! We are almost done with our 2nd quarter! These next two weeks, we will be watching Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet, and writing a paper on the comparison of the two. This paper will be due 1/10/13! Students should have finished their book report book as was assigned the end of the […]
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Posted in 9th Grade English on Nov 18th, 2013
WRITE A LETTER TO ROMEO AND JULIET’S PARENTS CONVINCING THEM THAT IT IS OK THAT THEY LOVE EACH OTHER. MAKE SURE TO USE THE TITLE AND THE AUTHOR, AND AT LEAST 3 QUOTES FROM THIS ARTICLE OR ANOTHER ONE. DUE 11/26. Love at first sight may have a biological basis By Laura Schwecherl,June 24, 2013 […]
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Posted in 9th Grade English on Nov 15th, 2013
In the city of Verona, the longstanding quarrel between the Montague and capulet families breaks into violence. romeo Montague reveals to his cousin Benvolio that he is in love with rosaline, but that his love is unrequited. after learning that rosaline will be at a party at the capulet house that night, romeo’s friends convince […]
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Posted in 9th Grade English on Nov 15th, 2013
Name: Date: Period: Romeo and Juliet: Act 1 Study Guide (Directions: After reading Act I answer the following questions.) 1. What city is the setting of the play? 2. What Scene of conflict opens the action? 3. Which character is most aggressive and eager to prolong the fight? 4. What edict does Prince Escalus pronounce […]
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Modern Meanings of words used in Shakespeare’s plays ay o’er an otherwise anon thee art thy canst thou chamber thither dost wilt doth wherefore ere whither fair woe hath woo hither god-den ho ware kinsman ‘tis madam shrift marry sirrah ne’er soft
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Book report guidelines 5-7 minutes May have 5-7 notecards but should not be read from PROOF of what the book says should be included in conversation, for instance when discussing the difference in one of the phantoms that haunt Scrooge the speaker could draw upon a description of the phantom. On page 13, first whole […]
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In class today we created a house cutout to help us remember the parts of a short story. Students were given the entire class period, but not everyone could finish in that time. In case you didn’t get it, attached are the labels that need to be under moveable pieces….
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The Week of 9/16, there will be spelling for 8th graders and Greek and Latin roots for 9th graders due on Friday. There is an argumentative article due on Wednesday, as there is every week. We will be finishing up argumentative writing and the test/paper that is due on Tuesday. Each student should have gotten […]
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