Extreme Sports Essays Got you Down?? Read below....

Persuasive Essay Outline

Introductory Paragraph

• Grab the reader’s attention by providing a quote
• Give your interpretation of the quote and how it relates to the topic of extreme sports.
• Agree/disagree with the quote. This will be your claim/thesis statement- the position to be argued.

Body Paragraphs

Discuss the reasons why you agree with the claim

• Each body paragraph should have a reason to support your claim and focus on one piece of evidence (from an article, the documentary, personal experience, observations).
• Within each paragraph, provide sufficient supporting detail.

• According to…..
• In the documentary….
• Extreme sports such as….
• In my own experience,....

Opposing View Paragraph

• Describe and then refute (i.e. prove wrong) the key points of the opposing view.
• some sentences starters to introduce your counterargument:
  • Some people may argue...
  • On the other hand, __________ believes that...

Concluding Paragraph

• Restate and reinforce the thesis and supporting evidence.
• So What??

Thinking About Quotes....

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If you have finished reading your most recent IRB, begin writing a draft of the book review. Open a new Google Doc.Title it "Per_Your Name_Final Book Review".
Share the draft with me in Google.
Use the sentence starters on the wall to begin your draft

After we read chapter 3 of TWTTIN, we will analyze extreme sports quotes.
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Time to stop monkeying around! We have 6 weeks left until Semester grades and summer...
So, let's buckle down and finish strong!


Today, we are looking closely at some of the quotes we have been introduced to in our English class.
I emailed a document to you titled QUOTE ANALYSIS.

Find it in your gmail inbox, open and complete the form.

Priorities

Today, you need to make sure the following tasks are completed
1. 2 book reviews are submitted Roberts class, use independent reading tab on the blog
     - Roberts: use the "independent reading" tab on her blog
2. Check that your WNB (writer's notebook) is up-to-date
     * entries are dated, proofread and complete

The End is Near....

The grading period ends this Friday
 Make sure you are caught up:

*WNB- complete all entries; dated? proofread? see Mrs. Roberts' blog for rubric and there are posters in both her class and mine regarding entries.
* Book Reviews: 2 are due WED 4/23. One should be on SEEDFOLKS and the other, a book of your choice.
* Stereotypes Essay: should have been done, however, if not GET IT DONE!
*Finish AOW Summary and opinion paragraph: "Famous Snowboarder"

Today you will be writing your SEEDFOLKS book reviews in class using a guided template.
The template is shared with you and is in your google docs, titled SEEDFOLKS BOOK REVIEW.
You will need to write another book review by NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Roberts will not accept any late book reviews. 

I'm back!

Whew. It's been a while since I have been at PLHS.
Prior to my surgery, we were just about completed with our NaNoWriMo, and now we are just weeks away from completing our freshman year together!
Today: draft of the Stereotypes Essay is due, be ready to revise in English class.
FINAL DRAFT due tomorrow, 4/15. You will have time in this class to make any final changes.

LOOKING AHEAD....2 new book reviews are due 4/23. One will be SEEDFOLKS, and the other, a book of your choice. We will do a guided writing of the SEEDFOLKS book review on Wednesday 4/16 in periods 2 and 3.