01/22,23/20 — Block

Post date: Jan 22, 2020 12:56:16 PM

Homework:

1. Finish Chapters 4 and 5 by Friday

Outcome Goals:

1. Further your understanding and skills regarding how to compose a synthesis essay.

First Thing:

1. Get Chromebook and open the sample synthesis essays.

2. Read through them and note the way the authors constructs their thesis, claims, evidence and warrants. Also, take note of the scorer's comments.

Agenda:

1. Use the 2007 synthesis essay prompt and begin/continue writing your essay as a Google Doc.

2. Color code your document by highlighting the text in the following manner — I have given you an example in the first two paragraphs of the sample essays.

Context/transitional information: Light Blue 3

Thesis: Light Red 3

Claim: Light Yellow 3

Evidence: Light Green 3

Commentary: Light Purple 3

3. Read The Great Gatsby or work on other classwork