Introduction
Describe the hook.
attention grabber, pulls in the reader, it is the first sentence in the introduction paragraph of an argumentative essay.
Describe topic sentence.
The first sentence in the body paragraph 1, connects ideas, similar to a bridge sentence because it connects ideas from other sentences.
Body Paragraph 1
about the claim, contains examples, contains evidence, contains a thesis statement, a group of sentences after the introductory paragraph.
Draft
compose and organize your writing, get your thoughts on paper
What is Ha's native country and when was she born?
Has was born in Vietnam. If she was 10 yrs. old when the story began in the year of 1975, then she was probably born in 1965.
Describe the bridge.
connector sentence, transition sentence, one sentence to another, connects the hook to the thesis statement, connects, transitions
Describe text evidence and examples.
Evidence: prover or proof sentence, supports your ideas, words written exactly from the text, surrounded by quotation marks.
Examples: taken from the text, evidence from the text, supporting details
Body Paragraph 2
opposes the claim, contains examples/direct text quotes.
Revise
re-examine, you take another look, make corrections
Describe how Ha's mother felt about leaving her native country.
The reason Ha's mother was probably conflicted is because she felt she had to pick one son over the other. According to the text, two of her sons wanted to stay and one son wanted to leave.
Something that stood out to me while reading the text was that Ha's mother did not even give Ha an opportunity to speak or give an opinion at the family meeting. That text detail strengthened my belief that women were probably overlooked in society or had limited rights in Vietnam at that time.
Describe the claim.
arguer, argument sentence, belief, opinion
Describe thesis statement.
Contains the claim and counterclaim
Last Paragraph
concluding statements, closure, transition word to signal ending, restates the claim
Peer Review
checking a classmates work for needed corrections, let someone else take another look
Describe how Ha's brother Vu felt about leaving his homeland?
Brother Vu wanted to leave. In the text it states, "Yes. We must go." Page 45
Describe the counterclaim.
opposition, opposing, opposite, against, the other argument
Describe the conclusion.
an ending, closure, contains transition word to signal closure, restates the claim
Bonus: Describe fluent. In her US classroom, Ha tried to pronounce her teacher's name, but it was difficult. She elongated certain sounds.
flow, not stuttering, easy, done with ease
Edit
you make the recommended & necessary changes
Explain how Ha's brother Quang felt about leaving his birth place.
Brother Quang wanted to stay. In the text it states, "how can we scramble away like rats" ... "everyone must help rebuild the country." Page 44
Bonus: In the novel IOBA, Ha yanked the blue flower off of her 'dress'/'nightgown' which was 'stitched' onto the front of it. What does 'stitched' mean?
put together, weave together, sew together, attached onto something
Bonus: Describe context.
the circumstances surrounding an event, word, phrase etc. that helps to define it.
Bouns: Describe inference. If I walked into the classroom wearing rain boots and a rain coat what would you think?
rain, raining, it is raining
Bonus: Explain synonym
same, identical, equal, similar
Explain how Brother Khoi felt about leaving his native country.
Brother Khoi wanted to stay. In the text it states, "What if Father comes home and finds his family gone?" Page 44