Thursday, April 23, 2015

Class Work

Please meet with your group and prepare to present your hero stories!
Take brief notes on each:
Hercules - well, there might be more than a few notes on this hero.
Orpheus/Eurydice/Hades
Mulan
Sparticus
Theseus
Perseus
Achilles
Spiderman
Athena

Might/Mind . . . which "power" seems to work best for these heroes?

(Comparison/contrast would be a good organizational pattern for this topic!)



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
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.

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

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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Homework:

Create a list of possible topics . . . Select two types of writing from the list below.  Generate three possible topics for each. 

• Comparison/Contrast
• Classification
• Definition
• Cause/Effect
• 
  
• Look back at your list and explain which topic is of most interest to you at this point in time. Elaborate and tell why. Provide two or three sentences that explain what you might include in the