Thursday, March 17th

Agenda

Due: Reflection Essay Course Calendar Combined essay:

Revision Editing

Discussion: Final portfolio submission

Pass in your reflective essay

Calendar Thursday, March 19th

Get back reflective essay with comments.

In-class writing: both reflective essay and combined essay

Week 12: Tuesday, March 24th 4:00-5:00 pm My office: F1-11 Turn in Portfolio essays

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Get out Essay #4You should have one clean copy with you today

What the committee looks for:Clear organization Well-developed, focused

paragraphs Specific examples, detailsWell-constructed sentencesCorrect grammar and punctuation

Introduction Paragraph Open with a Hook that grabs the attention of

the audience in the opening line. approaches to consider: provocative

statement, short sentence, question, dialogue, description, ironic opposite of thesis.

Connect the Hook to a brief summary of the novel in a fluid way. Introduce the title and author; add a short (one

-three sentences) summary of the novel, leading to the thesis.

Thesis A 1-3 sentence specific argument about the

novel that is the controlling focus of the entire essay. The Thesis should make an analytical and developed

connection between the character(s) analyzed in Paper #2 and the literary or critical term discussed in Paper #3. The Thesis is at the end of the Introduction paragraph.

First Body Paragraph PIE Paragraph: choose ONE of the literary terms

(metaphor, theme, conflict, setting, novel structure/style) OR ONE critical term (systemic oppression, internalized oppression, double-consciousness) and turn it into a Point that connects to your Thesis.

Find a Quote from the text as your Information. Develop your E with critical thinking. At least 5

sentences of E are required.

Second and Third PIE Paragraphs

These two paragraphs should focus on an analysis of the characters.

You can write the PIE paragraphs about different characters or different ideas concerning the same character; however, you must include a brief introduction OR conclusion paragraph that makes an analytical connection between your two PIE paragraphs.

Do you have the following in each of your three PIE paragraphs?

A topic sentence that makes a point?At least one quotation?At least five sentences of explanation?A connection between your point,

quotation, and explanation?

Check your Essay Cohesiveness

Does each paragraph Point connect to the Thesis directly?

Is your paper in MLA format, including in-text citing?

Do you have an engaging title?

MLA FormattingHeader: ½ inch from the top

1” margins top and bottom too!

Title CenteredNo bold or italics

Indent ½ inch

Heading

Right Margin 1”

Left margin 1”

Find the four sentence types in your paragraph!SimpleCompoundComplexCompound/

Complex

Simple

1. The Book of Unknown Americans tells the story of the love between a Panamanian boy and a Mexican girl

Compound

1. Their daughter Maribel suffers a near-fatal accident, so the Riveras leave México and come to America.

2. Mayor Toro also lives in the Redwood Apartments; he is a high school sophomore whose family arrived from Panamá fifteen years ago.

3. Mayor and Maribel grow closer; however, violence casts a shadow over their futures in America.

After settling at the Redwood Apartments, they discover that Maribel's recovery will not be easy.

Even though they try to fit in, every task seems to confront them with language, racial, and cultural obstacles.

Complex Sentences

Although Arturo and Alma keep a close eye on Maribel, her budding romance with Mayor grows, and their love gives them both a new strength.

Compound Complex Sentences

Homework

Revise Essay #4

Bring: one clean copy of your combined essay to class.

Buy a folder to use for your portfolio submission. Bring it to class