Mr. Rivers explained at the start of class that due to technical difficulties with WALL-E on Friday for the fifth period class, that the our class would not need their Ready Player One books until tomorrow. The assignment that Mr. Rivers will give out tomorrow will look like this:
In-Class Tomorrow: 12 minutes of Writing (One Paragraph)
TOPIC SENTENCE that synthesizes two variables
EVIDENCE from Wall-E (integrated, cited and analyzed)
EVIDENCE from Ready Player One (integrated, cited and analyzed)
Conclusion that reflects on the SYNTHESIS
Open book, open shield, open tone list… but ONLY 12 minutes!!!
For the rest of the period, we took notes on information or topics that could help with our Synthesis Essays that are due Thursday (Mr. Rivers mentioned that we would need to turn in those essays digitally through Google Classroom & turnitin.com) such as Evidence, the Introductory Paragraph, the Conclusion, Citations, & what to NOT put in our papers ever again. Below are the notes that he gave out to the class.
The Introductory Paragraph
- Opening line that academically & specifically introduces the premise of the paper
- Necessary Nouns - what does the audience for THIS PAPER need to know (based on what’s coming NEXT)
- Thesis Statement - WHAT you are going to prove & HOW? DISTILL the essay into its essence
Conclusion Paragraph
- Statement of conclusion that looks BACK and explains what this paper has shown (and how it has shown that)
- Reinforce Relationships among your separate points
- Justify the experience by connecting back to the PURPOSE: what does this research/analysis do??
Not invited to the Paper Party (What Mr. Rivers does not want to see anymore from anyone)
- Since the beginning of time
- Webster’s Dictionary describes…
- In Conclusion
- Most people
- You, me, I, us, our, today, now, these days
- Rhetorical questions
- “Air Quotes”
Citations & Quoted Evidence
When quoting the book or movie, in text citations would look like this:
Book: (Author, Page Number) OR (Author) if you have a digital copy of Ready Player One
Movie: (Director.) OR (Movie Title)
Three examples of in-text citations:
- Your words “quote” maybe more of your words (citation). (This example contains more analysis)
- Your words, “quote that is a complete sentence” (citation).
- Your words “quote” more “quote” of your “words” (citation).
Your Words first:
- To introduce the quote (Context: about the beforehand)
- (Comma after Your Words if quoting a complete sentence)
- (No comma required if quoting a couple of words)
Focus: the quote & purpose of our sentence
“Words” = quoted text
(citation). = Always at the end of punctuation!
Homework:
Have Ready Player One read (page 166 by tomorrow)
Intertextuality Essay due Thursday night (digital copy only on BOTH Google Classroom & turnitin.com)
Lots of great details from class today, Gina! Good use of bullets/headers to help differentiate between beginnings and ends of ideas and discussions. Clear description of homework and other businessy aspects of class. Don't forget the extension! Part of your blog should connect our classroom learning to the world outside.
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