Nancy's First Blog

 AGENDA

 BLOG/Corrections 

 Banned Books Week 

 Essay Pre-write RJ

 Essay Rubrics 

 H.W. RJ 7.3 read for 20-30 

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 Today, we started off the day by correcting Arezou's blog. Ms. Nakada told us to take out our English Notebooks and turn to page 8. She also asked what a thesis statement is. A thesis statement is what you're talking about in a paragraph or essay. There are three parts to an essay: Introduction, Body Paragraphs, and a Conclusion. For the introduction in an essay we have to provide a thesis statement and provide reasoning. After Ms. Ciafone came in, and told Ms. Nakada that she had to go to an IEP meeting. Ms. Ciafone said that "You always need to have a strong couple of sentences in the beginning of the essay."

 After a few minutes, Ms. Nakada came back. She asked if we understood what a "lead" or a "hook" was. She told us to take out another piece of paper for an essay pre-write on The Outsiders. She said we are allowed to type it, but everything is done in class. She gave us examples about what we should write about. Ms. Nakada asked what tone meant, and Mathan raised his hand and said that tone meant, "vibe." She asked which one of the Curtis brothers supports "The Poverty Myth." Ms. Nakada gave us more examples for the essay that we chose. The bell rang, and we went off to lunch.

   HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 ME !