English 1 - Mr. Robel
ENGLISH 1 CP COURSEWORK
MAY 27th - JUNE 5th, 2020
Dear Students,
This post goes over the steps and resources for writing your final argumentative essay.
LAST WEEK’S WORK - Last week I asked you to read and take notes on nonfiction articles for the final argumentative essay. To review the work assigned last week, check here: Eng1CP Coursework May 18-24th.
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THIS WEEK'S WORK - This week we will complete the argumentative-essay portion of our final exam.
By Friday, June 5th, at 3:00 PM, please complete the following five steps:
Step 1 - WATCH THE VIDEO - Watch this Video Lecture - Instructions for COVID-19 Essay.
Step 2 ‒ LOOK OVER FOUR FINAL ARTICLES (OPTIONAL) - Open and read this document: Four Final Articles on Key Aspects of the COVID-19 Debate.
These articles provide current, important information about key dimensions of this debate.
Step 3 ‒ PLAN YOUR ESSAY - Decide on (A) your essay’s thesis and (B) the claim and supporting evidence you will develop in each body paragraph.
Choose one of the options described here: Four Options for Organizing Your COVID-19 Essay.
Step 4 ‒ WRITE YOUR ESSAY - In response to the prompt in the COVID-19 Performance Task document, write an essay of four or more paragraphs to the editors of any newspaper of your choice in which you argue what national, state, and/or local leaders must do in order to solve the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.
Synthesizing information from at least four of the sources provided, argue a series of claims to support your thesis or opinion, and support your claims with smoothly-incorporated and clearly-cited evidence from the sources.
Whenever you incorporate supporting evidence, use a concise in-text citation to clearly identify the information’s source and the qualifications that make it trustworthy.
Make a reasonable attempt to convince people from the opposing viewpoint that the steps and actions you advocate truly are better solutions than the steps or actions that they advocate.
Use these links & resources for writing your essay:
Example Argumentative Essay on Zoos
Sentence Frames Useful for Citing Sources
Refuting an Opposing Argument - How to “Set It Up and Knock It Down”
Step 5 - SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY & VERIFY YOUR SUBMISSION
Submit your polished essay to this link by Friday, June 5th, at 3:00 PM, and then verify that your entire essay was submitted properly: Turnitin Link - COVID-19 Performance Task.
Click here to read Doris Lessing's short story in our online Literature textbook.
This is a pdf version of the short story that we read in class on Monday, 1/30.
Please read this slide presentation for extensive background information on Homer's Odyssey. There may be a brief comprehension quiz on the material. Feel free to take notes.
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Use this practice quiz--the first of two--to review for Monday's upcoming grammar final. This section covers handouts 1-8 from 1st semester. You may take this practice quiz as many times as you like.
A news story from the California Report - December 7, 2016
The 10 items on this practice quiz are designed to test your knowledge. Which sentences actually need a semicolon in the blank, and which sentences should have a different punctuation mark placed in the blank? (Note: This web page is from a school in the United Kingdom, so there are a couple vocabulary terms used that are specific to the UK, such as telly (television) and holiday (vacation). Also, DIY means "Do it yourself."
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Please read this news article. Then create a new Google Doc in your English I folder entitled "Audrie Pott Response," and in this document, answer all 4 topics at the end of the article. Answer all parts of each prompt, and use complete sentences in your answers.
This article describes the legal settlement in the case and the punishment the three teenaged boys received.
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This file is an autobiographical narrative by Richard Wright that we read in class on Monday, 8/22.
On Friday, August 19th, we viewed this short video a couple times before completing Journal 2.
If you are doing the alternate assignment for the movie Stand By Me, click here for instructions.
Click here to read a simplified version of Stephen King's short novel "The Body." However, before you start reading, be sure to read the assignment instructions in the link above this one.