Vocabulary: Monday, January 10, 2011

erudite (adj.)

• educated, wise, knowledgeable

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Revising Thesis Statements

This week we spent every class revising thesis statements for one essay. I feel confident that everyone who participated in our Collaborative Team Revisions now has Effective Thesis Statements. Here's the scoop:

1. Thesis Revision Process (You need a Finding Your Thesis Brain Organizer!)

   1. Read the task using the Keyword Strategy, then the In My Own Words Strategy. Note them on your Organizer.

   2. Brainstorm or Freewrite on the question, topic, or theme. Use the Keyword Strategy on your writing. Note keywords on your Organizer.

   3. Write the original thesis in the bottom box. Read it aloud at least TWICE.

   4. Rearrange, substitute, or omit words with the keywords. How can we say the same thing in a new way? How can we say it with the keywords?

5. Double check that your new thesis meets all the criteria for and Effective Thesis.

1. • Does it have an Opinion about the topic/theme with Analysis (WHY???)?
   • Does it include keywords from the task description?
   • Does it include Keywords from your prior knowledge or research (from your freewrite)?
   • Does it introduce how the evidence presented relates to the writer’s opinion?

NOW revise your introduction paragraph with your new thesis statement. You should have three elements in an introduction:

1. A hook
2. You thesis
3. A transition to your first piece of evidence.

Have fun! DUE MONDAY, January 10, 2011.

Vocabulary: Thursday, January 6, 2011

obstinate (adj.)

Definition

• stubbornly sticking to one's purpose or opinion
• difficult to influence

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Vocabulary: Wednesday, January 5, 2011

livid (adj.)

Definition

• extremely angry
• furious
• vehemently angry

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Vocabulary: Tuesday, January 4, 2011

ambivalent (adj.)
ambivalence (n.)

• (adj.) having both positive & negative feelings about something
• (n.) mixed feelings

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Vocabulary: Monday, January 3, 2011

to hone (v.)

Definition

• to strengthen or refine something, as a skill or object
• to improve something

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Waaaake UP!

Are you ready? Are you pumped? Are you aching . . . to get back to school???

No, me neither. Alas, here we are, on the eve of the end of our vacation. As I have been planning some new exciting classes for our New Year, I wanted to remind you all of a few things.

1. 1. Persepolis Essay is due TOMORROW!
2. 2. Reading Journals are due TOMORROW!
   
3. 3. If you have any other essays from class that you haven't handed in, BRING THEM. They include: Self-Identity Essay, Adolescence paragraph, and the French Revolution essay.
4. We will be referencing our Social Location Portfolios, too.
   
5. If you have a memory stick or a USB flash drive, BRING IT all month!
6. Make sure you have all your humanities materials: reading journal, humanities notebook, binder or folder, pens.

See you in the morning!