Interactive lecture
- 1. 1. Title of Lecture: Diagnosing the Fundamental Constituents of an essay Unit Topic: Essay Writing Grade Level: 9-10 Class: English Compositional Writing 101 Mr. Esteban Lara Interactive Lecture Presentation
- 2. Educational Hook • Create a K-W-L chart by drawing three lines on a piece of paper. On this piece of paper, label each of the following sections: what you know(K), what you want to know (W), and what you have learned (L). • First, give me examples of what you think the parts of an essay are and include them in the K portion of your K-W-L chart. • In a think-pair share technique, discuss with your partners on you think an essay.
- 3. Graphic/Table Organizer What do you know about the basic parts of the story? What do you want to know about the basic constituents of the story? What have you learned?
- 4. Educational Hook • Before we begin our lecture, write in the W portion of your K- W-L chart and tell us what you think you know and want to know about the fundamental parts of an essay. • In addition, respond in your journals to the following question: Why do you think essays are important if not everyone reads? Are essays necessary in society? why or why not?
- 5. Lecture Objectives and CA Content Standards Content Objectives •(CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6)- Use technology, including the internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. •(CCSS.ELA.LITERACY.RL.9-10.2) - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary. Lecture Objectives •Students will classify the constituents of an essay to express an idea, message, or theme effectively. •Students will identify the fundamental components of compositional writing to enhance their writing skills. •Students will analyze arguments to reinforce their proficiency of essay structure.
- 6. Progress Monitoring Questions When you discuss with your partner about the fundamentals, respond to the following question: “Why do you think articles and essays are important in society?
- 7. Parts of an Article/Essay • Introduction • Thesis • Topic Sentence • Evidence • Concluding Sentence • Conclusion • (Additional items) • Diction • Themes • Inferences Introduction Topic Sentence Analysis Conclusion sentence Evidence Body Paragraph 1 Conclusion Body Paragraph 2
- 8. Introduction • Introduction- tells reader what you will discuss. In other words, the introduction is a preview of what the author will convey in an article or essay • Article example: “Anticipation for Captain Marvel as the key to defeating Thanos began with a tease. In the post-credits stinger for Avengers: Infinity War, released a year ago this weekend, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, moments from being disappeared by the villain’s universe- cleaving snap, uses a pager to summon a new ally.The Marvel fandom immediately wondered how Captain Marvel might swing the tide against the Mad Titan, and why the MCU had kept that hero in reserve for so many movies until this crucial moment. Her powers were analyzed, the comics consulted, any and all clues about her impending appearance consumed, all with the endgame (sorry) of discerning how she might match up against Thanos, and what advantages she might bring above and beyond every other MCU hero” (Kram). • Explain in your own words of where introductions are prevalent in everyday situations. Provide an instance of introductions might occur. One example is when you bring a friend over to your house and you present them to a family member, relative, or roommate. P • With your partner, discuss what do you think is the value of introduction in an essay?
- 9. Thesis • Thesis Statement- is the central claim, message, or idea of an essay. • Common example: In-N-Out has the best burgers in Southern California because they place attention to quality. • Provide a real-world example in your own words of where an argument might occur. For example, when you convince your parents to get you a cell phone, a used car, or a spring break trip to Hawaii. What would your argument be? • Different types of thesis: 1) Umbrella: As a result of investigating the effects of anxiety on today’s generation, millennials are more susceptible to the adversities of mental illness than previous generations from excessive usage of social media. 2) Claim and Rationale: School is important for millennials and Generation Z. Employers are seeking candidates who obtain a college diploma. 3) List: Marijuana should be legalized because of money, low crime rates, and less overall corruption. • What is the purpose of thesis in an essay? Can an essay exist without a thesis? Write in your journals and give your own opinion on the role of an argument. • After writing in your journal, talk with your partner and converse with each other about your ideas • Read the following article and tell me what you think the author’s main argument is? Click on the following link to read the article. • https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/millennials-are-new-lost-generation/609832/.
- 10. Structure of a Body Paragraph
- 11. Topic Sentence • Topic Sentence: It is the sentence at the beginning of each body paragraph. • Article example: “According to several experts I spoke with, a new civil conflict will look nothing like the first American Civil War. It’s not likely that clear sides will be drawn up with massive armies of Americans marching towards each other as drones strike from above. An insurgency is more likely—a period of sustained and distributed conflict where non-state actors carry out violence to achieve a political goal. Several said they believe we’re already in the early stages of one, a period before large-scale political violence the CIA defines as an “incipient insurgency” (Gault). • Why is it necessary to include the topic sentence at the beginning of each paragraph? • Write in your e-journals or journals on why you think it is significant. Then turn to your partner to think over the significance of topic sentences
- 12. Evidence • Evidence- present facts, statistics, or data to support an idea, a claim, or an argument. • Day-to-Day example- typically in a Jordan-Lebron argument, basketball fanatics use statistics, facts, and data to decide who is the better basketball player. • In your notes, provide an example of the evidence that you use when you are discuss a controversial topic with your friends, cousins, or siblings and how you might use evidence to convince them on an idea. • What is your opinion on the role of evidence in an essay? To you, why is evidence important in an argument? Can an essay effectively demonstrate its point without evidence? Why or why not? • Then, in your journal, write 2-3 sentence on where you might employ the use of evidence in day-to-day situations.
- 13. Analysis • Analysis- breaking down a situation into parts, forming those parts together to form a new idea, and making a judgment of that idea. • Article example: “But the pizza-box format can offer cooks like Costa and the Widjojo sisters a little more control over how people enjoy their food, elevating a take-out meal to an experience” (Makalintal) • Give a real-life example on analysis. • One example of analysis is gossip. • Question: Why do you think analysis is vital in an essay? • Discuss with your partner.
- 14. Diction • Diction- is the words an author intentionally uses to convey an idea, concept, or message. • Click on the comment box and read Neil Payne’s “To Beat The Warriors, You Gotta Draft Like The Warriors (Good Luck with That).” And think about the type of diction he utilizes in his article. • Why do you think diction is important while expressing an idea? • Discuss with your partner. Afterwards, provide details of your discussion to the class.
- 15. Video Clip • Click on the video link to see how a body paragraph is constructed. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJDsV05fIXk
- 16. Structure of a Body Paragraph Topic Sentence Evidence Commentary Commentary Concluding Sentence
- 17. Progress Monitoring Activity • What do you know about fundamentals so far? • In any article, essay, or review you have read, where have you seen the parts of an essays at work ? • What if an essay did not have these necessary parts? What would an essay look like? Would it be considered an essay? • What role does the fundamental parts of an essay play in the expression of a singular idea? What is your opinion on this matter?
- 18. Transition Words • What are transition words? • Real-life example: Signal turns • Transition words- are phrases or words which shows how the sentence is connected to the paragraph or essay. • Some examples: Moreover- to emphasize a particular point; Therefore- to illustrate cause and effect; Additionally- trying to add a claim or point • Read “Millennials Don’t Stand a Chance”- Annie Lowrey again and provide a list of where you think a transition phrase or sentence may occur.
- 19. Themes • Theme- is the message(s) of the story based on the content of the text or work. • Your life is a story. What is a common theme in your life? Write a 50 word entry in your journal. PS: there can be more than one theme in your life. • Read “Is the U.S. Already in a New Civil War”— Matthew Gault by clicking on the link below: • https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjp48x/is-the-us-already-in-a-new-civil- war. • By reading Gault’s article, what do you think are some of the messages that he conveys throughout the article?
- 20. Inference • Inference: analyzing what is not being said based on evidence that is presented in the essay, article, fictional, or non-fictional piece. • Real world example: when a person is angry but they do not tell you. Where in your life have you seen an example of inference? • By looking at the following article, what is being implied in the article, “Is the U.S. already in a new civil war?” In your mind, what do you think Gault is implying in his article? • Discuss with your partner.
- 21. Rhetorical Strategies (Cont.) • Compare and Contrast: when you see how two topics or things are similar and different to explain an idea. • Example: when you have to figure where you will eat, so you compare restaurants. • Exemplification: giving several examples to validate an idea. • Example: When we provide several devices to explain how instagram functions • Cause and Effect: when you illustrate the effects for every action. • Example: If I run eat marshmallows, then I will have energy. • Problem and Solution: When authors provide a solution for a problem. • Example: I propose that Kit-Kat chocolate is the remedy for the prevention of the COVID-19 Virus.
- 22. Tone (Atitude and Perspective) • Tone- the general attitude, feelings, and vibe of a story’s situation. This idea can be manifested through dialogue, word choice, and diction. • Read any article that triggers emotions on your phone and write down in your journal how this article makes you feel. • Then, discuss with your partner and contemplate about your experience. • In what real world situations do we see tone?
- 23. What is the purpose of a conclusion? • Conclusion: to leave the reader with a lasting impression and tell your reader what they have just learned. • What role does a conclusion play in an essay?
- 24. Summative Assessment/Culminating Activity (1) • Draw a concept map where you incorporate components of an essay. • Then, write in your journals about why you think essays are important in society? Come up with your own argument and follow the components of a body paragraph. • Then, write a conclusion to leave a lasting impression on your views of an essay. • After you are done, discuss with a partner why you think essays provide importance for explaining topic matters and controversial issues.
- 25. Summative Assessment/Culminating Activity (2) • Lastly, write on what have you learned about the essay on the L portion of the K-W-L chart throughout the lesson. In this portion, write an argument on why think it is essential on what you have learned and provide evidence from the lecture to support your idea. Then, conclude with a last statement and give the readers something to think. • The L portion should be around 400-500 words.
- 26. Graphic/Table Organizer What do you know about the basic parts of the story? What do you want to know about the basic constituents of the story? What have you learned?
- 27. Works Cited Page TheCulinaryGeek. “Cheeseburger” 2010, Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/72949902@N00/5076897498. Accessed 8 November 2020. Gault, Matthew. “Is the U.S. Already in a New Civil War?” Vice, https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjp48x/is-the-us- already-in-a- new-civil-war. Accessed 31 October 2020. Kram, Zach. “Marvel’s Power Struggles.” The Ringer, https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/4/25/18515388/marvel-cinematic- universe-mcu-avengers-endgame-thanos-captain- marvel-power. Accessed 31 October 2020 Lowrey, Annie. “Millennials Don’t Stand A Chance.” The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/millennials- are-new-lost-generation/609832/. Accessed 31 October 2020. Makalintal, Bettina. “Pizza Boxes Are Full of More Than Just Slices Now.” Vice, https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vwn7/pizza- variety-boxes-are-full-of-more-than-just-slices.Accessed 31 October 2020 Paine, Neil. “To Beat The Warriors, You Gotta Draft Like The Warriors. (Good Luck With That.)” FiveThirtyEight, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/to-beat-the-warriors-you-gotta-draft-like-the-warriors-good-luck-with-that/. Accessed 31 October 2020 Rablin, Tyler. “How to Write a Body Paragraph for a Research Paper.” Youtube, Uploaded by Tyler Rablin, 25 February 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJDsV05fIXk Schultz, Jaime. “Parts of a paragraph- burger visual.” Pinterest, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/464222674067708334/