Tuesday, December 4, 2012

HW DUE WED. 12/5

9III 2nd:

HW DUE WED. 12/5

1) Complete the ANALOGIES double-sided practice sheet; EOCT section of NB

2) DUE COMPLETED TOMORROW: ROUGH DRAFT OF NIGHT extended paragraph THEMATIC ESSAY
**follow the guide/model essay from class today with possible QUOTATIONS TO USE IN YOUR ESSAY from the text on back 
**STICK TO YOUR CHOSEN THEME!
  
**THEMES TO CHOOSE ONE FROM:
-physical and emotional effects of war
-Man’s inhumanity to man
-questioning one’s faith
-**‘the center cannot hold’

NIGHT ESSAY CHECKLIST FOR WRITING:
__ 8-12 sentences/ONE ext. para.
__ MLA STYLE with heading/header
__ CENTERED TITLE: Night Thematic Essay
__ NO PV!!! (‘be’)
__ present tense RE: literature parts (history can be past)
__ TRANSITIONS/trans. elements: at least 3 or 4!
__ in intro sentence(s): mention author/title
__ YOUR THEME: introduce within first 1-3 sentences
__ QUOTES/EVIDENCE: at least 2; BLENDED properly! Make sure “they are cited correctly…[ ]” and support your theme WITH EXPLANATIONS! (#).
__ AVOID 1st or 2nd person (I/we/you); STAY IN THE OBJECTIVE 3rd person point of view (individuals/one/he-she)
__ WEDNESDAY IN-CLASS FINAL: IN PEN, MLA-style, double-spaced, to turn at end of block!!! (**we will do an MLA citation/Work Cited in class together!)
 

9th 3rd/4th

 **LAST CHANCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF USATESTPREP 9th EOCT EXTRA CREDIT PRACTICE!**
**9th LIT./COMP. EOCT: THURSDAY 12/13**

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