THE INSIDE TIPS...
....on how to get on Mr. Bah’s “good side”
show up
engage in discussions and have thoughtful comments
do ALL of your homework
read and re-read passages Bah gives you
closely annotate everything he gives you
don’t use your phone...it’s not worth it. Disconnect for an hour and a half
get him telling stories that he enjoys
say bye and have a good weekend to him after every class
talk to him during tutorial/passing periods about anything just so he knows more about you and likes you
...on a good essay format
A
Orient the reader (context and transitions)
NO
Identify the Theme and Purpose of a story
....on how to get on Mr. Bah’s “good side”
show up
engage in discussions and have thoughtful comments
do ALL of your homework
read and re-read passages Bah gives you
closely annotate everything he gives you
don’t use your phone...it’s not worth it. Disconnect for an hour and a half
get him telling stories that he enjoys
say bye and have a good weekend to him after every class
talk to him during tutorial/passing periods about anything just so he knows more about you and likes you
...on a good essay format
A
- Not complicated to follow
- Specific references
- Short but effective essay
- Insightful thoughts about the work
- Grade=8
- 5 paragraph essay
- A lot of good references
- Good examples
- Not enough closure
- Grade=6
- Little references to the text
- Repetitive
- Not enough analysis
- Good start but goes down hill
- Grade=4
Orient the reader (context and transitions)
- Author
- Title
- What’s the piece of writing about?
- Answer prompt
- Address thesis
- Solidify the tone of the essay early
- Thesis - connects to themes
- Orient the reader (transition/context)
- Claim (topic sentence)
- Evidence (paraphrase/quotations)
- Analysis/commentary
NO
- “On page 26… we see..”
- Symbols or abbreviations (&,#,@,u,r)
- Tears and Tearbies
- Being wordy to fill space on the page
- What devices are being used by the author to develop the character?
- Characters thoughts
- Dialogue/what the character says - direct quotes
- What a character does/actions
- What is the character seeing/looking at
- How does the character interact with others
- Description of the character - face/body/clothes/movements
- What are the characters motivations/needs
- Location of the story
- Objects associated with the character (symbols)
- Comparison between characters
- Author's word choice
Identify the Theme and Purpose of a story
- Lesson of the story
- Put it in a sentence not just one word
- Connect theme to thesis
- TWEP (to what effect of the purpose)