Agenda:
- Take A Minute - BLOG - Corrections
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- Essay Basics
Homework:
- RJ 6.4 Read The Outsiders p.1-19 and summarize
Start of Class:
The bell rang as we all filed into our seats, took out our binder reminders, filled out the agenda, and watched the take-a-minute video. As the video came to an end, Nuala came forward to the front of the class, and presented her blog from yesterday. Once she had finished up, a feeling of dread fell over the room, it was time to pick the next blogger. As the class prepared to choose, I took a deep breath and prayed. The class then started shouting names, and chaos consumed the class. One by one, names were placed on the wheel, the Wheel of Trouble. Whilst these names were being called, I was hoping and hoping that everyone would forget about me and that I could escape the inevitable. However, it was at that moment in which I heard a fateful call from Marcel, "At least put Jonah on it." I felt a kind of atrocious betrayal and hatred, stemming from Marcel's words and I knew that it was over for me. Mrs. Nakada spun the wheel, and we all watched it spin around and around, slowing after every turn. Slowly but surely, it came to a complete stop, right on MY name. Luca and I both yelped in agony and I dreadfully came up to the front of class, to write my blog, feeling as though the world was against me.
The Outsiders:
As the class continued, we began reading our current book, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, which I thought was funny because it sounded a little like The Backyardigans. Once we had finished our class reading, we started talking about the book and the Greasers vs the Socs. We also talked about how they lived in a rough neighborhood, and that we were introduced to orphans Sodapop and Darry on pages sixteen and twenty. After that, Mrs, Nakada had the class turn around and talk to their deskmates, and we came to the conclusion that the conflict in this part of the book was that the Socs jumped a character named Ponyboy and they even pulled out a knife on him. After our discussion, Nason leaned back in his chair to put something in his backpack. In that moment, we had a little mini staring contest, (I don't remember who won.) but he asked me to put our little conversation in the blog.
Essay Basics:
We started class by asking the question, "What does an essay do?" Nason and Truman tried to take a stab at the question and overall got it correct. We came to the conclusion that an essay attempts to communicate a central message in either an informative or persuasive manner. We also covered how essays start with an introductory paragraph which gives a thesis, context, a hook, to grab the reader's attention, and a plan. Ezra shared with the class how his favorite hook that he's ever used was, "Have you ever wanted a shower?" We then covered how essays have body paragraphs, and how the number of body paragraphs you should have depends on what you are writing about. Marcel also informed us that each body paragraph should basically be a CER. (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning.) Finally, we talked about how in the final paragraph of an essay, the conclusion, we should restate the thesis, summarize what's been said, state our finishing thought, give a call to action, and connection back to the hook.
End of Class:
As we finished up, the class all sat down, ready to be dismissed. As the tables were called, and eventually, I was excused, I knew that I had to get my fierce revenge on Marcel the next day. In other words, Marcel, you're cooked. (Translator - You're doing the blog today.)
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