Day 2: The EssayPrewriting/Thesis/Introduction

Seating Chart: Team Glen

GraceQamar Yasmin

Laith

FatinaRaghd

Amanda

Shahd

Door Ustaz Glen

MohammadGhamin

First, make a table of contents for your Reflective Journal.For the First Entry, What is your reaction to the

community engagement trip on Saturday (Thoughts/Feelings)

Ahmad

Seating Chart: Team Rachel

Aseel

SabaNadine Rita

KostyIbrahim

MazenSara

Abdelrahman

Door

Leena

Ustaz Glen

First, make a table of contents for your Reflective Journal.For the First Entry, What is your reaction to the

community engagement trip on Saturday (Thoughts/Feelings)

Seating Chart: Team RadhaFirst, make a table of contents for your Reflective Journal.For the First Entry, What is your reaction to the

community engagement trip on Saturday (Thoughts/Feelings)

Adam

SajaLeen Nada

ElyaaDana

ZeinaSara

Bana

Door

Khaled

Ustaz Glen

Seating Chart: Team Robin/Alison

ShaimaSari Sewar

GhaithAnas

ZainTala

Nour

Door

Nadeen

Ustaz Glen

First, make a table of contents for your Reflective Journal.For the First Entry, What is your reaction to the

community engagement trip on Saturday (Thoughts/Feelings)

AgendaWarm Up: Reflective JournalOverview of EssayEssay AdvicePre-WritingIntroduction FormatPractice Introduction

Overview of the Essay25 MinutesGraded By Two People each giving a score out of 6.

Total Score of Out of 12.Judges spend an average of 2 minutes grading your

essay.Judges are high school teachers/professors jammed

into a stadium. They are not nit-pickyJudges look to see if the essay organized well? Is it

well supported? Do the examples make sense? Are your sentences grammatically correct?

A few grammar mistakes will not kill your grade. Organization is much more important than spelling, commas.

Skip The DirectionsRead Now and Don’t StressPg 513

Basic Essay AdviceGood, Clear Handwriting. Don’t make them hate their 2

minutes. Don’t write too large, save spaceUse the entire line, don’t write with big margins. Write on every line. Don’t write outside of the lines.Make it long: 4 Paragraphs, Full Two PagesYou may write in script or printDon’t say anything controversial Timing

Minutes 1-5 – Prompt Analysis/Brainstorming/OutliningMinutes 6-22 – Writing the EssayMinutes 23-25 –Proofreading/Grammar Checking

Sama’s Advice Read the question then the prompt

SAT Vocab, use specific words

Assume the reader knows nothing

Don’t write 3 sentence theses.

Know the criteria (pg 105)

Proof-read your writing

You can make up stuff

Longer essays tend to get better grades

Commonly confused words

P’s below the line

Practice makes perfect

Pre-Writing StepsStep 1: Understand the Assignment/Prompt (1 minute)

A. Underline Key words in AssignmentB. Rephrase Question in your own words

Step 2: Take a Strong Stance. Don’t go back and

forth. Take a view and stick to it. You don’t have to agree with it you just have to be able to argue it. This is the start of your Thesis.

C. “Some people feel like as if the world is changing. D. “The world is getting both better and worse

Review Prompt

There is, of course, no legitimate branch of science that enables us to predict the future accurately. Yet the degree of change in the world is so overwhelming and so promising that the future, I believe, is far brighter than anyone has contemplated since the end of the Second World War.

Adapted from Allan E. Goodman, A Brief History of the Future:

Assignment: Is the world changing for the better?

Source: The Official SAT Study Guide, The College Board, 2009

Step 3: BrainstormingSpend 2-4 minutes Create a Web or Outline:

A. TWO Overarching Reasons why you took the stance

B. TWO or THREE Examples that follow reasons. Use Anything from literature, science, history, social

studies, philosophy, Current Events, politics If you can’t think of something use personal

experiences your observations, your experiences Have a few solid current events, novels, historical

events that can be used in a variety of cases. Tailor the example to fit the prompt. Don’t go into detail.

Example OutlineStance: The World is Getting Better

Paragraph 1: Inventions. Medicine. Mine destroyer in Afghanistan.

Paragraph 2: Individuals who stand for rights of others: MLK, Khaled Al-Sahawi

Conclusion 3: Crises bring out the best in people, people are pulled closer together

Example Web

Individual Practice PrewritingThere is, of course, no legitimate branch of

science that enables us to predict the future accurately. Yet the degree of change in the world is so overwhelming and so promising that the future, I believe, is far brighter than anyone has contemplated since the end of the Second World War.

Adapted from Allan E. Goodman, A Brief History of the Future:

Assignment: Is the world changing for the better?

Source: The Official SAT Study Guide, The College Board, 2009

Introduction Format1. Hook: (Broad Statement, Quote, Question, Short Excerpt

from Story, Example)2. Background Info (Connect hook to Thesis, If needed define

key terms from the Assignment)3. Thesis: Clearly answers the Prompt and provides previews

of the reasons in the body paragraph.Single SentenceEnd of IntroductionFormat: “Stance” because of Reason A and Reason B.

The world is constantly becoming a better place because people are continually inventing new ways to help others and social activists refuse to stop fighting for human rights for all.

Thesis Practice:Make Thesis that take stances to the

following questions.Prompt: Are 7meer incredibly awesome? Hmeer are incredibly awesome because they work relentlessly and are extremely adorable.

Practice: 1. What is the best animal in the world?2. What is the biggest problem facing Palestine today?3. Would you rather live one life for a 1000 years life

or 10 lives for 100 years each. 4. Would you rather…

Example IntroductionIs the world developing in a way that improves peoples lives or is it becoming harder to exist much less thrive? The world for humans is constantly shifting due to advancements in technology, changes in social norms, and the development of new ideas and theories. Some of these developments like nuclear weapons can be harmful, others like solar power can be beneficial. However, the world is overall becoming a better place because people are continually inventing new ways to help others and social activists refuse to stop fighting for human rights for all.

Exit SlipWhere should your thesis be located in your essay?

What components should your thesis contain?

What should you send the first few minutes of the first writing section doing?

Independent Practice/HomeworkRewrite the introduction from your essay

Group Sharing