Comparative Essay | Write Final Draft

Objective: Jedis will be able to peer edit rough drafts of the comparative essay for clear overall thesis/paragraph claims and verify that evidence/analysis that proves the overall thesis/paragraph claims.

1. Jedi Meditation & Journal:  Of the people in your life, who makes you feel the most confident?

2. Comparative Essay | English 9 Writing Midterm

  • At this point in the process, Jedis have:
  1. Read John F. Kennedy's The Immigrant Contribution and Anna Quindlen's "A Quilt of the Country." 
  2. Created an outline in which you addressed the following prompt: The essays by Quindlen and Kennedy are similar in topic, but very different in diction and tone. Write an essay in which you consider how diction and tone reflect each author's purpose, audience, and message. Use vocab from the worksheets and from our Quizlet list as applicable.
  3. Written a first draft of your essay and had it peer-graded for thesis clarity and content using the Comparative Essay First Revision Rubric
  4. Written a second draft of your essay and had it peer-graded for Evidence backing up claims/thesis using the Comparative Essay Second Revision Rubric & Honors Version
Next Steps in Essay Writing Process to complete at home over the holiday:
6. Take peer feedback and make edits to create a Final (third revision) Essay
7. Print Final Essay and Highlight/Self Grade using Comparative Essay Final Rubric & Honors Version
8. Turn in on turnitin.com by 7:20 on the day you have ELA.


3. Multiple Choice | English 9 Comprehension Midterm

  • Read question before the passage. Break down questions to figure out what you should be looking for in the text.
  • Annotate Passage for understanding using Jedi Annotations Bookmark
  • Identify areas of the text with answer questions
  • Next to question, annotate with evidence from the text that proves your answer choice
    • If question does not use a text, provide specific reasoning for your answer choice.
      • Example of : Diction = word choice. B = only answer that cites diction.
      • NOT ANNOTATING
        • IDK/I don't know
        • Because its right
        • Because the text said so
        • I guessed/I'm not sure
        • Ms Kelly said so


Homework:
  • Read 30 (Week 8)
  • Study Central & South America (Trial 3 Oct 31/Nov 1)
  • Revision 3: Final Comparative Essay
    • Print
    • Highlight and Self-grade using the Final Rubric.
      • Final Rubric (Honros)
    • Submit to Turnitin.com and bring to class for FINAL peer grade.
      • See screenshot below of which assignments to submit under which name in Turnitin.com
        • Here is an exemplar of the essay.
          • The thesis addresses ALL asks in the prompt
          • Notice that each paragraph claim relates back to the thesis. 
          • Each claim is proved with evidence that relates to it
          • The analysis specifically backs up the claims and uses language from the prompt.
          • The concluding paragraph wraps up the essay and loops back around to the hook for a nice, neat bow.
  • Honors (Recommended Essay Structures)
    • P1 Intro
    • P2 Similarities  (2 pieces of ev, 1 Kennedy; 1 Quindlen)
    • P3 Differences- Diction (2 pieces of ev, 1 Kennedy; 1 Quindlen)
    • P4 Differences- Tone  (2 pieces of ev, 1 Kennedy; 1 Quindlen)
    • P5 Conclusion
  • OR
    • P1 Intro
    • P2 Similarities (2 pieces of ev, 1 Kennedy; 1 Quindlen)
    • P3 Differences - Kennedy (2 pieces of ev, 1 Diction;  1 Tone)
    • P4 Differences - Quindlen  (2 pieces of ev, 1 Diction;  1 Tone)
    • P5 Conclusion

Schedule:
Monday
Periods 1 - 4
7:20 AM
7:25 AM
7:30 AM
7:35 AM
7:40 AM
7:45 AM
7:50 AM
7:55 AM
Per. 1
8:00 AM
7:20-8:55a
8:05 AM
(95 mins)
8:10 AM
8:15 AM
8:20 AM
8:25 AM
8:30 AM
8:35 AM
8:40 AM
8:45 AM
8:50 AM
8:55 AM
9:00 AM
9:05 AM
9:10 AM
9:15 AM
9:20 AM
9:25 AM
9:30 AM
9:35 AM
Per. 2
9:40 AM
9:00-10:35a
9:45 AM
(95 mins)
9:50 AM
9:55 AM
10:00 AM
10:05 AM
10:10 AM
10:15 AM
10:20 AM
10:25 AM
10:30 AM
10:35 AM
10:40 AM
10:45 AM
Lunch
10:50 AM
(9/10)
10:55 AM
10:35-11:10a
11:00 AM
11:05 AM
11:10 AM
11:15 AM
Per. 3
11:20 AM
10:40-12:15p
11:25 AM
(95 mins)
11:30 AM
11:35 AM
11:40 AM
11:45 AM
11:50 AM
Per. 3
11:55 AM
11:15-12:50p
12:00 PM
(95 mins)
12:05 PM
12:10 PM
12:15 PM
12:20 PM
12:25 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM
(11/12)
12:35 PM
12:15-12:50p
12:40 PM
12:45 PM
12:50 PM
12:55 PM
1:00 PM
1:05 PM
1:10 PM
1:15 PM
1:20 PM
1:25 PM
1:30 PM
Per. 4
1:35 PM
12:55-2:30p
1:40 PM
(95 mins)
1:45 PM
1:50 PM
1:55 PM
2:00 PM
2:05 PM
2:10 PM
2:15 PM
2:20 PM
2:25 PM
2:30 PM
Bulletin
2:35 PM
Dismissal

Tuesday
Periods 5 - 7
7:20 AM
7:25 AM
7:30 AM
7:35 AM
7:40 AM
Prof. Development
7:45 AM
7:20-8:20a
7:50 AM
(60 mins)
7:55 AM
8:00 AM
8:05 AM
8:10 AM
8:15 AM
8:20 AM
8:25 AM
8:30 AM
8:35 AM
8:40 AM
8:45 AM
8:50 AM
8:55 AM
9:00 AM
9:05 AM
Per. 5
9:10 AM
8:35-10:10a
9:15 AM
(95 mins)
9:20 AM
9:25 AM
9:30 AM
9:35 AM
9:40 AM
9:45 AM
9:50 AM
9:55 AM
10:00 AM
10:05 AM
10:10 AM
10:15 AM
10:20 AM
Lunch
10:25 AM
(9/10)
10:30 AM
10:10-10:45a
10:35 AM
10:40 AM
10:45 AM
10:50 AM
Per. 6
10:55 AM
10:15-11:50a
11:00 AM
(95 mins)
11:05 AM
11:10 AM
11:15 AM
11:20 AM
11:25 AM
Per. 6
11:30 AM
10:50-12:25p
11:35 AM
(95 mins)
11:40 AM
11:45 AM
11:50 AM
11:55 AM
12:00 PM
Lunch
12:05 PM
(11/12)
12:10 PM
11:50-12:25p
12:15 PM
12:20 PM
12:25 PM
12:30 PM
12:35 PM
12:40 PM
12:45 PM
12:50 PM
12:55 PM
1:00 PM
1:05 PM
Per. 7
1:10 PM
12:30-2:05p
1:15 PM
(95 mins)
1:20 PM
1:25 PM
1:30 PM
1:35 PM
1:40 PM
1:45 PM
1:50 PM
1:55 PM
2:00 PM
2:05 PM
2:10 PM
Pwr. Reading
2:15 PM
(Per. 7)
2:20 PM
2:05-2:30p
2:25 PM
(25 mins)
2:30 PM
Bulletin
2:35 PM
Dismissal

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