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8th Grade EnglishRW Final Audit Due 6/6/12 All classroom library books are due by Monday, June 11th Vocabulary Final Exam Wednesday, May 30th Graduation Rehearsal & Activities 6/8 3&4 6/11 6&7 6/12 5&6 6/18 3&4 6/19 Swim Club 6/20 Grade 8 Day - graduation practice / lockers / Farewells Miles For McGhee Washington D.C. Trip Permission & Medical Forms Due by April 30, 2012
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
~ Marcel Proust
Remember the OE Format:
TS - rephrase question
Major - first idea / reason
Minor - quote from text
Minor - analysis (why it is important / connection)
Major -second idea / reason
Minor - quote from text
Minor - analysis (why it is important / connection)
Conclusion
Essay Format:
Thesis Paragraph
General Statement - (anecdote, question, quote)
Specific Statements - (Two or three sentences / Specific topics you will
explore in your essay)
Thesis statement (opinion/stand - last sentence)
Paragraph #2
Topic Sentence
Major - Support
Minor - Example
Minor - Analysis
Major - 2nd support
Minor - Example
Minor - Analysis
Clincher Sentence - idea from topic sentence adding something from analysis
Paragraph # 3
Topic Sentence
Major - Support
Minor - Example
Minor - Analysis
Major - 2nd support
Minor - Example
Minor - Analysis
Clincher Sentence - idea from topic sentence adding something from analysis
Paragraph # 4 If this is a persuasive essay the opposing view should be addressed
here
Topic Sentence
Major - Support
Minor - Example
Minor - Analysis
Major - 2nd support
Minor - Example
Minor - Analysis
Clincher Sentence - idea from topic sentence adding something from analysis
Paragraph # 5
In at least four sentences, restate your opinion (thesis paragraph) and
conclude your essay
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