The first thing the class learned today on October 22nd, was tomorrow for the first twelve minutes of class we will write a paragraph on Synthesis. A topic sentence will be involved, Evidence from Wall-E, evidence from Ready Player One, and a conclusion that reflects on synthesis. What kind of synthesis you will be writing about will be told to you by Mr. Rivers in the beginning of class tomorrow, including past, future, positive, and negative. All references that are your own are allowed to be used for this paragraph. This includes the Ready Player One book, the tone shield from Wall-E, any of the notes you have taken in class. Next in class we watched the last 15 minutes or so of Wall-E and watched the resolution of the movie where the humans come back to earth. After the short watching of the conclusion of Wall-E, the class went over how to cite evidence properly as well as some other things that will be very useful in writing the essay that is due October 25th. The differences between citing a book and movie are as shown below :
Book Citation → (Author's last name PAGE NUMBER)
Film Citation → (Director last name (Stanton)) or (Movie Name in italics).
The next thing the class discussed was the integration of evidence into the essay you are writing. Citing the best evidence you have is very important and not including your own analysis. As Mr. Rivers said today, “We don’t want the whole cow, just give us a fine filet”. Mr Rivers proceeded how the proper integration in a paragraph makes it sound like the quote isn’t even there. With smooth transition and explanation of the quote it will sound the best in your writing. The final thing that was discussed in class today is the dreaded introduction paragraph of an essay. To simplify it and break the writing down into simple steps, the first tip is to have an educational and specific opening line that will explain immediately the premise of the paper. The thesis statement as will should be broken down into- WHAT you will prove and HOW you plan to prove it. That was all from today’s class. Thank you for reading!
Great tone in your writing, Will. Nice understanding of our various shifts in topic/skill, and a clear way to follow our work for the day. The citation info is good-- how could you have added more work like this to help students with some of that nitty gritty? Don't forget the extension! Part of your blog should connect our classroom learning to the world outside. Title should have your own spin too!
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