What is another word for opinion in an essay?
Claim
What does rehabilitation mean?
Rehabilitation is receiving help to become a better person
What is the name of one Dean?
Teacher will check
Name the 4 English teachers
Padmore, Matos, Jordan, and Dema
Also accepting Vaughn
Where is Ms. Shine from?
India
Where do you find evidence?
In the text
What is our essay question?
If someone commits a crime, should they be punished or rehabilitated?
Name 3 people in school from the Dominican Republic
Ms. Decena, Ms. Matos, Ms. Mercedes, Yohanny etc.
Name one principal at the school
Teacher will decide
China is in what continent?
Asia
What is the purpose of evidence
To support your claim
What are the 3 parts of an essay?
Introduction, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion
Where is Ms. Padmore's family from?
Liberia, West Africa
1/2 points for just Africa
Who is Ms. Dema?
Another English teacher
What is one example of a text?
Book, Article, Movie, Image, Graph etc.
What is the purpose of commentary?
To explain the connection between your evidence and your claim
What is the position of this claim?
Claim - If you commit a crime, you should receive punishment but you also should get a second opportunity.
a. - Punishment and +Rehabilitation
b. + Punishment and - Rehabilitation
c. + Punishment and + Rehabilitation
d. - Punishment and - Rehabilitation
The Answer is C
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
An American President
Who is the newest addition to the English department?
** hint the person is from Ecuador
Ms. Jordan
What is Ms. Decena's job title?
School Counselor
Write Commentary for the following claim and evidence:
Claim - Lionel Messi is a better soccer player than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Evidence - Messi helped Argentina win a World Cup, something Ronaldo has never accomplished for Portugal.
Teacher Choice
What is one type of hook you can use? Give me an example of that hook
*** Based on teacher's discretion ***
List the countries of everyone in your class (including teachers)
up to the teacher
How may more days of school do we have left this year?
18
What is one school activity that happened/ is happening this week?
Teacher decides