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Multigenre Project--How to Choose Your Genres
This video will help you choose which genres you would like to write in your Multigenre project. Make sure you choose pieces which would be FUN to write!
Multigenre Project: Narrative Plan
This video will help you fill out your narrative plan worksheet. This worksheet is meant to help you decide which events you will write about in your project and what genres would best suit each event in your story.
Multigenre Project: Group 3, Narrative Genre
This video has some reminders about narrative writing; it goes over the rubric that you will be graded on for your narrative genre.
Multigenre Project: Group 5, Visual piece/Wild Card Genre
This video goes over the criteria for creating your visual piece/wild card genre for your multigenre project.
Multigenre Project: How to Write Endnotes
For each of your genres, you must include an endnote explaining more about the piece and where the information came from. Watch the video for specific criteria and examples to help you write.
Multigenre Project: Group 1, Informational Writing Genre
This video goes over the rubric and shows an example of informational writing to help you with your group 1 piece for your Multigenre Project.
Multigenre Project: Group 2, Analytical and/or Persuasive Writing
This video goes over the rubric and an example to help you with your group 2 piece in your Multigenre Project.
5-Paragraph Essay: thesis, reasons, evidence, counterargument
Explains the placement of a thesis in a 5-paragraph essay, discusses what reasons and evidence are and where to find them in a 5-paragraph essay, and briefly discusses a counterargument and provides an example in a 5-paragraph essay.
Reading Strategies for Early American Texts-- "The Crisis"
Mrs. Geise gives some suggestions for how to decode difficult texts while reading.
Annotated Bibliography--American Speech Assignment
Digital Geise is here for you! Learn about what should go in your annotations for your annotated bibliography.
5-Paragraph Essay_Attention Grabber, Background Info, Topic Sentence, Evidence, Analysis
Reviews the purpose of the 5-paragraph essay format, along with examples of and definitions for parts of the introductory paragraph (attention grabber, background information, thesis) and some parts of body paragraphs (topic sentences or "claims", evidence, and analysis).
5-Paragraph Essay_Internal Citations
Reviews where the internal citations can be found in a 5-paragraph essay (in the body paragraphs) and the various parts of internal citations (lead-in, evidence, source), along with the purpose of each part.
5-Paragraph Essay_Concluding Paragraph
Reviews the two main components of a concluding paragraph in a 5-paragraph essay: the restated thesis and a strong final thought.
American Speech Assignment "Body Paragraph" Slides Explanation
Here is how to write the content of your speech--the history and explanation of rhetorical devices.
Devil and Tom Walker 1: Intro.
Class reading and explanation of the Washington Irving story "The Devil and Tom Walker."
Devil and Tom Walker Reading and Explanation 4
Our in-class reading and explanation of "The Devil and Tom Walker."
Grammar Test Practice - 2/3/16
Practice grammar activity to prepare for a grammar test over concepts discussed in English class so far this year, including - parts of speech, subjects/verbs, common sentence errors, and verb usage errors.
Grammar Test Practice - 2/4/16
Practice grammar activity to prepare for a grammar test over concepts discussed in English class so far this year, including - parts of speech, subjects/verbs, common sentence errors, and verb usage errors
Crucible Analytical Essay Works Cited Page
Here is how to use Easybib to cite your sources for your Crucible Analytical Essay.
