Tuesday-Wednesday,+November+8-9

Learning Goals:
W.4.10.1, W.5.10.7, W.6.10.1, W.7.10.6
 * 1) ===To write a complex thesis statement===
 * 2) ===To effectively embed quotations and use signal phrases in concrete detail sentences.===
 * 3) ===To write a first draft of a position paper that uses text evidence to support argument===

Bell Ringer
OR
 * Word Study:**
 * Subordinate
 * Dependent vs Independent
 * Complex Sentences:**
 * Look at images at top of page.
 * Most subordinate/dependent clauses begin with AAAWWUBBIS (List of Subordinating Conjunctions)

Because thesis statements need to be strong statements that often convey complex ideas, they often work well as complex sentences.

Example: Although Kate Chopin's breathtaking novel //The Awakening// was first published in 1899, it remains a timeless example of great literature that allows readers to examine a complex character's inner struggle between right and wrong.

===Now you try! Try revising your thesis statement as a complex sentence. Put your thesis statement on this Google Doc.===

Discussion
Partner-Pair-Share on graphic organizers

Mini-Lesson: Workshop : Embedding Quotes and Using Signal Phrases
Model Essay- A Character Analysis of Sophocles's Antigone (10th grade student from 2010-2011) What is a signal phrase? What examples do you see of signal phrases in the essay? What does it mean to embed quotes in your writing?

Practice: Take a few pieces of text evidence from your graphic organizer and write a concrete detail sentence. Put this in the text evidence box in your graphic organizer to use in your essay.

Writing
Write the first draft of your essay. We will work to revise these next time through peer revision and quick writing conferences.