Greetings!
This week, as with every week, we covered a lot of ground. We started with a Quick Write in which I asked the students to list the strategies that we had learned so far. It's important to continually review these so that they are at the students' "fingertips" when they take the test.
Our College Essays topic this week included an review of the ACT Essay Test. This test is structured differently than the SAT, but both of the tests are designed with the types of writing required in college in mind. Rather than analyzing and evaluating the persuasive writing of a passage, students are given a topic that elicits multiple perspectives. They are to develop their own perspective and then compare it with 3 other perspectives. In the course of their writing, they are to support their viewpoints with details, logical arguments, and persuasive elements. A basic outline for this essay would look like this:
I. Introduction -- state the idea presented in the passage and give your perspective as a thesis statementII. Explain your perspective and back it up with details, logical arguments, and persuasive elementsIII. Compare your perspective with the perspective that you mostly agree with. Unpack that perspective to explain its strengths and weaknesses.IV. Compare your perspective with the perspective that you kind of agree with. Unpack that perspective to explain its strengths and weaknesses.V. Compare your perspective with the perspective that you mostly disagree with. Unpack that perspective to explain its strengths and weaknesses.VI, Conclusion -- Summarize the main points of the body and reassert your perspective.This type of writing can be really challenging, so lots of practice is important. The students have a take-home ACT test for next week, and we will continue to brainstorm and talk through multiple tests.
Have a great weekend! The weather looks to be marvelous, so get some fresh air!!!
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard
Read through Chapter 12
Be an active reader and highlight important tips and/or information
Flag or write questions about topics that need further review
Read through the “Fun Facts” on p. 156 - 159
Review the formulas on p. 160 - 161
Review the vocabulary on p. 162
Geometry Drill on p. 163 (Answers in Ch. 25 on p. 390)
Read the Summary on 164 – 165
Practice ACT Essay Exam #1 (I handed out Practice Exam #2, but it is not due)
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