- a lot TWO words, like a bunch, a group......
- Sentence Variety
- Elevate Vocabulary
- The Six Point Scale
2) Sammy - A Character Analysis - 12 marks DUE at end of class tomorrow. No Homework! (yet)
In a well-developed (long) paragraph of at least 250 words, and in a third-person formal style, assert your answer to this question:
How does Sammy change over the course of the story?
3) Character Paragraph "Formula"
- Catchy Opening - engage you reader...tackle the general topic with broad strokes
- Thesis Statement - In a truly "wowsa" sentence, using the author's name and the title of the text, articulate your inference, your main idea, in a way that gives your reader a sense of direction.
Examples - which is the best one? Why?:
In the story "A&P" Sammy is a guy who decides to quit his job.
Sammy has some good qualities and some bad qualities. In this paragraph, I am going to talk about both.
Sammy, the conflicted protagonist at the centre of John Updike's story "A&P," transforms from a bright but judgmental small-town boy who hates his job into a hero who dares to question the status quo.
- Point and Evidence - use at least four short supporting quotes, integrated into your sentences.
- Evaluation - make sure you explain what those quotes prove and how they relate to your thesis.
- Transition - use transtional words and phrases to move from idea to idea
- Repeat
- Concluding statement - find a novel way to rephrase your main idea. Close well. Latency effect! Last words are the ones we remember....
4) Library - start on thesis today... it is the hardest sentence to write... it is also the most important sentence....
