Give the gesture for green from the Stoplight highlight and explain what it means.
"I've got my thesis, so I'm good to go."
100
What does IVF stand for?
I - item
V - verb
F - focus
200
What goes on the right side of your T-chart? What do they do?
E's, they explain your resources.
200
How were the E's in RTL essays different from our first essays?
E's in RTLs should be textual evidence (quotes) and explanations of those quotes.
200
What does CUPS mean or stand for?
C - Capitalization
U - Understanding/Usage
P - Punctuation
S - Spelling
200
Give the gesture for yellow from the Stoplight highlight and explain what it means.
"I'd better SLOW DOWN and state my reasons."
200
How do you start a summary?
With an IVF
300
What are the parts of your thesis and what do they do?
Occasion - sets the scene and states the audience
Position - state a position/take a stand
300
What should your thesis have for an RTL?
An IVF thesis sentence
I - type of thing (book), title, author
V - good choice of verb (not tells or shows)
F - focus should be about your theme and big idea
300
Rewrite this sentence in a way that makes grammatical sense:
In the book The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis argues that family should stick together no matter what.
If you answer makes sense, you get the points!
300
Give the gesture for redfrom the Stoplight highlight and explain what it means.
"I can't forget to STOP, and explain."
300
Which Breakthrough site did Katie attend as a student?
Breakthrough Sacramento (BSac)
400
What are the blues?
The blues hook your reader, give background, and/or jazz up your paper.
400
What components go in a conclusion paragraph?
Restatement of your IVF thesis statement in list format (meaning your reasons are stated again), and a connection to text, world, or self, or a level 3 question.
400
Rewrite this sentence and edit it fully using CUPS (just circle and put the correct letter).
When she read Santos's persausive essay, gen said "wow that are so impressive!"
When she read Santos'(p/s) persuasive(s) essay, G(c)en said,(p) "W(c)ow that is(u) so impressive!"
400
Give the gesture for the T-chart from our essay writing. Explain where everything goes.
Top - thesis
Left - reasons
Right - e's
400
What is Kyle studying in college?
Creative Writing
500
How should your essay be highlighted and where should you see those colors?
(Give the basic way your essay should be highlighted.)
Intro: blues, green
Bodies: yellow, reds
Conclusion: green, blues (connections)
500
What do you need in your introduction paragraph for the RTL that you don't need in our normal/previous essays?
A 1SS (one sentence summary) that deals with your theme and/or big idea.
500
Rewrite this sentence and edit it fully using CUPS (just circle and put the correct letter).
Tough the mayer beleives their should be a mall near lake Merritt the mall would caused a lot of trouble.
Though(s) the mayor(s) believes(s) there(s/u) should be a mall near L(c)ake Merritt,(p) the mall would cause(u) a lot of trouble.
500
Give the gesture for blues from the Stoplight highlight and explain what they mean or do.
They jazz up the beginning.
500
Which colleges do the Writing teachers attend.
Kelly - U C Davis
Kyle - Stanford University
Katie - Mills College