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The NEW SAT Essay:
The NEW SAT Essay:
3-day Intense Prep Below:
3-day Intense Prep Below:
Agenda for Day 1: Getting the "lay of the land."
Daily Check: Get your handout and get ready to work. Put your phones in the cellphone vacay. Read this agenda. Did you read it? :) If so, tell your neighbor something you like about them...Did you do it?
Tonight's homework: Check out the links on this web page if you are trying to "exceed expectations" aka "get an A." Check out Khan Academy. Study these.
Language Goal: I can use my analytical reading skills to read a piece of nonfiction so that
I can review and deepen my knowledge of rhetorical analysis.
I can unpack the New SAT prompt. To do: Let's do it together, then explain what you learned to your elbow partner. SAT Rubric breakdown here. SAT Rubric here.
I can show how an author uses evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims. To do: write the paper as best you can! Prompt here.
I can show how an author uses reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence. To do: write the paper as best you can
I can show how an author uses stylistic and/or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed. To do: write the paper as best you can and then study these.
I can become an open-minded, thoughtful, responsible citizen of OUR WORLD! To do: go forth and use your knowledge of powerful language (both written and spoken) for GOOD!
Social Goal: Be on task 95-100% of the time. Check your neighbors when they're off task. STOP "playing school." Make your learning RELEVANT! Give someone a genuine compliment.
Daily Motivation: Focus 5: How are you a good inquirer? How might you get better at this? How might you use your already-great skills to help others?
Other helpful sources:
More vocabulary for "stylistic and persuasive elements:"
More vocabulary for "stylistic and persuasive elements:"
Ethos – An appeal to authority aiming to establish the credibility of a speaker or source. For example, a writer might say “As a veteranarian…” or “a Harvard University study…” or “a constitutional scholar….”
Pathos – An appeal to the reader’s emotions. They’re trying to make you FEEL something. Angry, perhaps. Guilty. Sad. Jealous. The list goes on…
Logos – An appeal to logic. When the author makes logical connections between ideas, that’s logos. IF this happens, THEN this happens. Things like that.
Anecdote – A short personal story.
Allusion – A reference to a book, movie, song, etc.
Testimony – Quoting from people who have something to say about the issue.
Statistics and Data – Using facts and figures. Often accompanied by logos.
Rhetorical Questions – Asking questions to make the reader think.
Metaphor – Saying one thing IS another thing.
Simile – Saying one thing is LIKE another thing.
Personification – Giving a nonhuman thing human qualities.
Hyperbole – Exaggeration
Understatement – Making something sound much less than it is.
Symbolism – One thing represents something else.
Imagery – Language that appeals to the senses, most often visual
Diction – Word choice. Diction can be HIGH and fancy or LOW and informal. Writers can also use specific words for their DENOTATIVE (dictionary definition) meanings or their CONNOTATIVE (associative) meanings. It’s important to consider these things if you choose to analyze word choice.
Slang – A type of informal diction, often regional.
Jargon – Specialized language.
Alliteration – Several words that share the same first letter.
Assonance – Repeated vowel sounds.
Syntax – Sentence structure.
Repetition – Mentioning a word or phrase several times. ANAPHORA refers to lines beginning with the same word or phrase.
Parallelism – Writing constructed in a similar, symmetrical manner.
Juxtaposition – Holding two things up to compare or contrast them.
Antithesis – Mentioning one thing and its opposite.
Analogy – A comparison between two things, typically to explain function. Usually one thing is more complicated and the other is simple and common.
Inclusive Language – Words that make the reader feel part of a group. “We” is an obvious one.
Tone – The way the author’s voice sounds. Is he silly? Sarcastic? Desperate? Etc.
Humor – Jokes and funny language.
Irony – Situational irony: the opposite thing happens from what is expected. Dramatic irony: The reader knows more than the speaker or those being spoken about. Verbal irony: Saying one thing and meaning the opposite.
Agenda for Day 2: Evaluation: what's it look like/sound like to earn a 4?
Daily Check: Get your handout and get ready to work. Put your phones in the cellphone vacay. Read this agenda. Did you read it? :) If so, write something nice about your elbow partner's personal qualities...
Tonight's homework: Check out the links on this web page if you are trying to "exceed expectations" aka "get an A." Check out Khan Academy. Study these.
Language Goal: I can use my analytical reading skills to read a piece of nonfiction so that
I can reflect, review and deepen my knowledge of rhetorical analysis.
I can unpack the New SAT prompt. To do: Let's review the cheat sheet and student samples together, then explain how you used this to your elbow partner. How would you score your paper from Day 1?
PROCEDURE:
Using your RAN organizer, write down everything you think you know about the SAT Essay.
Share, mark confirmed knowledge/misconceptions/new learning! :)
Go over the rubric. What is the difference in the wording for 3's and 4's in the RAW?
Look at the 333 student sample.
Grade your own.
What are your takeaways?
I can become an open-minded, thoughtful, responsible citizen of OUR WORLD! To do: go forth and use your knowledge of powerful language (both written and spoken) for GOOD!
Social Goal: Be on task 95-100% of the time. Continute to check your neighbors when they're off task. STOP "playing school." Make your learning RELEVANT! Give someone a genuine compliment.
Daily Motivation: Focus 5: How are you a good inquirer? How might you get better at this? How might you use your already-great skills to help others?
Agenda for Day 3: SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
Daily Check: Read this agenda. Did you read it? :) If so, write a genuine compliment to someone in your life (maybe send them a quick text?). THEN put your phones in the vacay.
Tonight's homework: Check out the links on this web page if you are trying to "exceed expectations" aka "get an A." Check out Khan Academy. Study these.
Language Goal: I can use my analytical reading skills to read a piece of nonfiction so that
I can review and deepen my knowledge of rhetorical analysis.
I can show how an author uses evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims. To do: write the paper as best you can! Prompt here.
I can show how an author uses reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence. To do: write the paper as best you can
I can show how an author uses stylistic and/or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed. To do: write the paper as best you can and then study these.
I can unpack the New SAT prompt. To do: Let's review and look at student samples together, then explain how you used this to your elbow partner. How would you score your paper from Day 2? Why?
How are you doing on the below goals? Thumbs up/sideways/down.
I can show how an author uses evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.
I can show how an author uses reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.
I can show how an author uses stylistic and/or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.
I can become an open-minded, thoughtful, responsible citizen of OUR WORLD! To do: go forth and use your knowledge of powerful language (both written and spoken) for GOOD!
Social Goal: Be on task 95-100% of the time. Continute to check your neighbors when they're off task. STOP "playing school." Make your learning RELEVANT! Give someone a genuine compliment.
Daily Motivation: Focus 5: How are you a good inquirer? How might you get better at this? How might you use your already-great skills to help others?
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