English 11 week of February 22

Monday - Essay returned. Identify similarities and differences in sample body paragraphs from essay.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Khan Academy. Seniors: try a challenge with parallelism:
http://www.chompchomp.com/structure01/structure01.htm and
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu10.htm;

Read online article for essay improvement:

If you’re working on “has variety in sentence structure” under the Writing heading:

Sentence structure and variation

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/573/01/

If you’re working on “Includes an effective introduction and conclusion” under the Writing heading:

Use transitions in essay writing:

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/for-students-and-parents/how/how-do-i-include-transition-words-in-my-essay.html

If you’re working on “The response maintains a formal style and tone” under the Writing heading:

Avoid casual language

http://www.nus.edu.sg/celc/research/books/cwtuc/chapter03.pdf

If you’re working on “analysis of the source” under the Analysis heading:

Improving analysis

https://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/studyadvice/StudyResources/Essays/sta-developessay.aspx

If you’re working on “evaluates the author’s use of evidence” under the Analysis heading:

Using specific examples from text

http://www.calstatela.edu/sites/default/files/academic/english/comp/engl101-1/4-1-Using-Text.pdf

 Similarities/Differences wrap up; Highlight in sample paragraphs examples of improvement area.

Thursday/Friday - Area of improvement in own words and plan. Conclusions identified and practiced.