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Midterm Essay Workday and Examples
Warm Up
Warm Up• Is this the midterm a persuasive essay or an
informative essay?
Warm Up• Is this the midterm a persuasive essay or an
informative essay?
• In light of the above question, what is the primary focus of the essay and the rubric?
Warm Up• Is this the midterm a persuasive essay or an
informative essay?
• In light of the above question, what is the primary focus of the essay and the rubric?
• When is the rough draft due?
Introduction
IntroductionGrabber Examples
IntroductionGrabber Examples
“In 1787 the Constitutional Convention was held. The war had been over for a few years and the colonists were arguing now about what type of government to form.”
IntroductionGrabber Examples
“In 1787 the Constitutional Convention was held. The war had been over for a few years and the colonists were arguing now about what type of government to form.”
IntroductionGrabber Examples
“In 1787 the Constitutional Convention was held. The war had been over for a few years and the colonists were arguing now about what type of government to form.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
Introduction
IntroductionGrabber Examples
IntroductionGrabber Examples
“A bunch of guys got together in Philly to talk politics and stuff. It was a Convention. They argued.”
IntroductionGrabber Examples
“A bunch of guys got together in Philly to talk politics and stuff. It was a Convention. They argued.”
IntroductionGrabber Examples
“A bunch of guys got together in Philly to talk politics and stuff. It was a Convention. They argued.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
Introduction
IntroductionGrabber Examples
IntroductionGrabber Examples
“The year of 1787 was a dark, tense time in the newly created United States. The sweat and blood of sons, fathers, and families had purchased sweet freedom from Britain, but internal arguing now threatened the former colonies.”
IntroductionGrabber Examples
“The year of 1787 was a dark, tense time in the newly created United States. The sweat and blood of sons, fathers, and families had purchased sweet freedom from Britain, but internal arguing now threatened the former colonies.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
Introduction
IntroductionThesis Lead-in Examples
IntroductionThesis Lead-in Examples
“The men argued a lot at the Convention. The new government was impacted by the Great Compromise, the Three-fifths Compromise, and the slave trade compromise.”
IntroductionThesis Lead-in Examples
“The men argued a lot at the Convention. The new government was impacted by the Great Compromise, the Three-fifths Compromise, and the slave trade compromise.”
IntroductionThesis Lead-in Examples
“The men argued a lot at the Convention. The new government was impacted by the Great Compromise, the Three-fifths Compromise, and the slave trade compromise.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
Introduction
IntroductionThesis Lead-in Examples
IntroductionThesis Lead-in Examples
“Amidst the hot stifling room the men realized they must each give something up, that they must all compromise or nothing will be accomplished. Putting aside their differences, the men agreed on the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Slave Trade Compromise, all of which impacted the new emerging government in a tremendous way.”
IntroductionThesis Lead-in Examples
“Amidst the hot stifling room the men realized they must each give something up, that they must all compromise or nothing will be accomplished. Putting aside their differences, the men agreed on the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Slave Trade Compromise, all of which impacted the new emerging government in a tremendous way.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
Midterm Essay Workday and Examples
Warm Up
Warm Up• Is this the midterm a persuasive essay or an
informative essay?
• Which of the following areas is the focus of this essay: organization, content, conventions
• When are we taking the essay?
• What can I use to take the essay?
Body Paragraphs
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
“The Great Compromise was this thing that happened.”
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
“The Great Compromise was this thing that happened.”
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
“The Great Compromise was this thing that happened.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
Body Paragraphs
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
“The Convention was about to implode over the issue of state representation when men from both sides at last agreed on The Great Compromise.”
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
“The Convention was about to implode over the issue of state representation when men from both sides at last agreed on The Great Compromise.”
Body Paragraphs
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
“The first agreement the men came to that shaped America’s new government was the Great Compromise.”
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
“The first agreement the men came to that shaped America’s new government was the Great Compromise.”
Body ParagraphsTopic Sentence
“The first agreement the men came to that shaped America’s new government was the Great Compromise.”
Good, Bad, or Okay?
Rough Draft Pair-Share
Rough Draft Pair-Share• find a partner
Rough Draft Pair-Share• find a partner
• exchange and read papers
Rough Draft Pair-Share• find a partner
• exchange and read papers
• grade your partners rough draft
Rough Draft Pair-Share• find a partner
• exchange and read papers
• grade your partners rough draft
• complete the “pair-share” worksheet