Class Work


Let's finish the presentations! We left of will the ever-popular Spiderman!

 

Definition

How to:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4450522_write-definition-essay.html

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/definition.htm What Is a Yankee?

Also see the graphic organizer.

Sample Essay: http://lutin.loxa.edu.tw/senior/reading/superstition.html

 

A. Can you tell how the author felt about the topic?

B. Was a dictionary definition included?

 

Definition Possibilities

• Strength
• Pride
• Courage
• Dehumanization
• Power
• Glory
• Honor
• Fear
• Valor
• Wisdom
• Intelligence
• Cunning
• Feel free to select a word not on this list

 

 

 

B. Problem/Solution

Directions:

 http://www.enotes.com/topics/essay/essay-writing-tips/how-write-problem-solution-essa

 

  

C. Cause/Effect

Directions: 

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/cause_effect.htm

 

 

  

Sample: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/cause/cold_comfort.htm

 

   

D. Evaluation

E. Process Analysis

F. Comparison/Contrast

Getting started: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/comparing-and-contrasting/

Directions: http://www.articlesfactory.com/articles/education/different-organizational-patterns-for-compare-and-contrast-comparison-essay.html

Sample: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/comparison.htm

"Shopping in America"

"Neat People vs. Sloppy People" (handout) or

http://evergreenessays.blogspot.com/2005/11/neat-people-vs-sloppy-people.html

 

 

G. Classification

Think of this as filling in the blanks. Begin with, " Kinds of __________________." Then go on to talk about each kind/group.

Sample: http://grammar.about.com/od/essayassignments/a/Developing-And-Organizing-A-Classification-Essay.htm (Baseball fans)

 (Students) The Geography of English 102

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/classification.htm

 

 

 

Let's review what is required for each

 

http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/impo.htm

 

https://valenciacollege.edu/wp/cssc/documents/OrganizationalPatternsinAcademicWriting.pdf

 

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/organization.htm

 

 

 

Graphic organizers: https://www.google.com/search?q=types+of+graphic+organizers+for+writing&client=firefox-a&hs=i2L&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=fflb&biw=1280&bih=897&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=0Xs1VfizGIm1ogSx04GoAg&ved=0CCsQsAQ

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 Paper Handout of Organizational Patterns

 

Additional possible topics:

• The Music of War
• Honoring Those Who Died - Final Resting Places
• War in Art
• War in Movies or on the Stage
• Those Left Behind
• Preparing for Battle
• Why We Fight
• Unlikely Heroes
• The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Walls
• The Aftermath of War or Battle

 

Guidelines
Broad General Topic: Walls and Wars

 

Guidelines for the essay:
1. Follow a clear pattern of organization
2. Include the following:

• A reference to a work of art
• An interview
• A quotation or reference to music, movie, or literature
• A news story - current and/or past
• A quotation (There are many quotation sites.)
• A reference to something in history

3. Follow MLA guidelines for in-text citations and a Works Cited page
4. Write 4-6 excellent pages!

 

Homework:
Walls and War
1. Find your topic
2. Select a pattern of organization
3. Fill in a graphic organizer . . . brainstorm what you think you might include and list on your graphic organizer.
4. Locate at least three supporting articles from on-line sources. Include the URL and one or two sentences that note the important information you plan to use.
 Post in CANVAS. 50 points - Due April 30, 2015