Let's get to know your heroes! Take a few minutes to share a story at your table. Also:
- Why did you select the hero?
- What impressed you?
- To what extent would the hero be a hero in today's American society?
- Locate visuals of your hero / ancient and modern
- Find out about any super powers the hero might possess.
- Who are the relatives and friends of the hero? Identify them. What did these relatives add to the development of the hero?
- What challenges does the hero face? How did he or she overcome those challenges?
- Pick one major episode in the life of your character and be ready to tell the story to the class.
- Look for any movies/books/stories that are based on the life of your hero. How faithful to the original?
A. Put together a visual that addresses the questions listed above. This can be created as a word document, PowerPoint/Prezi/poster, etc. Other ideas????
B. Place the name of the hero in a visible space on your visual.
C. You will be using the visual to help us know more about your hero.
D. You have 20 minutes to work on this in class. Post in CANVAS by the beginning of class on Thursday.
E. Be sure to sign the presentation sign-up sheet. Presentations will be given oThursday.
Getting Ready to Write
Patterns of Organization
You will need to select a topic that relates to walls, wars, and/or heroes. Let's brainstorm some possibilities as we look as some samples from the list below.
A. 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?
B. Problem/Solution
C. Cause/Effect
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.
1. Paper Handout
http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/impo.htm
https://valenciacollege.edu/wp/cssc/documents/OrganizationalPatternsinAcademicWriting.pdf
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/organization.htm
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