Welcome! English 9

Today’s Agenda• Calendar • Discussion – the trial!• A good thesis statement• Turn in vocabulary. Please mark the page

(paper clip, post-it, etc.) where the exercises begin. Woo!

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The trial!• What do you make of the description of

the courthouse?

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The trial• What happened at the trial?

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The trial• What did Atticus prove about Tom

Robinson?

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The trial• What actually happened to Mayella?

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The trial• How does Jem react over the course of

the trial?

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Formal Writing – Expository Writing

• Expository writing exposes an idea. It allows your ideas to be scrutinized and examined.

• Introduction– Hook– Background– Thesis statement

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Formal Writing – Expository Writing

• The thesis statement is the big idea you are writing about. A good thesis is:– Provable – you can support your ideas with

evidence (quotes or examples from the text)– Debatable – there’s more than one side or

interpretation to your idea.– Provides focus – allows the writer and the

reader to narrow down the universe to a good main idea

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Formal Writing – Expository Writing

• Body paragraphs – strong topic sentence with transition.

• Arguments with support– Evidence– Analysis and explanation

• Concluding statement

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Formal Writing – Expository Writing

• Body paragraphs• As a rule,

– Don’t begin with a quote– Don’t end with a quote

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• Conclusion– Reminder of the thesis– Can relate to the real world– Don’t introduce any new ideas

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Formal Writing – Expository Writing

• When you hear “formal essay” you should remember to avoid the “big five:”– No first person – I prefer you avoid it in formal

essays.– No second person – You shouldn’t use it here.– No contractions – They aren’t necessary and

give your essay a less formal sound.

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Formal Writing – Expository Writing

• When you hear “formal essay” you should remember to avoid the “big five:”– No colloquialisms – seems like you guys love

these things.– No past tense – These characters lived long

ago, but only in our hearts. In print they live.

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Homework• Read TKAM (8-10 pages / day)• Reading review assignment

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Bye!• Come back tomorrow!