Bell Ringer 11/12/14• Get out your vocabulary notebooks and

complete the following tasks in your notebook.

• Use the word “Disembodied” in a sentence.

• Use the word “Conviction” in a sentence.• Use the word “Transcend” in a sentence.

VLT: Volusia Literacy Task

When is it?Monday and Tuesday of next week! You

get two full class periods to complete the essay.

Is it a summative or a formative?It’s a 100 point summative.

How will my essay be graded?We will go over the rubric tomorrow.

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an EssayUsing a Text Set to Plan and Write an Outline for an Informational Using a Text Set to Plan and Write an Outline for an Informational

Essay.Essay.

Essay PromptWrite an essay that explains the effects of technology on relationships. Remember to

use textual evidence to support your claim. For the VLT you will be

given a similar situation.

You will be asked to support a thesis with

evidence from two texts.

It’s important to pay attention to this process so that you may apply

it for your VLT next week!

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an Essay

Planning our thesis based Planning our thesis based on our text set…on our text set…

ThesisWhat is a thesis?

• Main Idea• Introduce what your

paper is going to be about.

• Your thesis should answer the essay prompt

• Example: “Technology effects relationships...” Your thesis depends on how you decide to format your

paper. How are you going to group the information you found in the article? What categories could you put the information in?

How people use Facebook to show their emotions

People are using Facebook to express all aspects of their

daily life.

How people use Facebook to show their emotions

Brainstorm two more things you could

describe from the articles.

How people use Facebook to show their emotions

People are using Facebook to express all aspects of their

daily life.

Families before TechnologyFamilies after Technology

How people use Facebook to show their emotions

People are using Facebook to express all aspects of their

daily life.

Families before TechnologyFamilies after Technology

Reality TV Aggressive behavior in their lives

Reality TV can cause teenagers to display aggressive behavior in their lives.

How people use Facebook to show their emotions

People are using Facebook to express all aspects of their

daily life.

Families before TechnologyFamilies after Technology

Reality TV Aggressive behavior in their lives

Reality TV can cause teenagers to display aggressive behavior in their lives.

Brainstorm two more things you could

describe from the articles.

Brainstorm two more things you could

describe from the articles.

Brainstorm two more things you could

describe from the articles.

How people use Facebook to show their emotions

People are using Facebook to express all aspects of their

daily life.

Families before TechnologyFamilies after Technology

Circle the thesis you want to write your outline on.

Keep in mind, your whole essay outline will be based on your thesis. So make

sure you can support it!

Volusia Literacy Task Volusia Literacy Task #1#1

Write an Informational Essay

Class Brainstorming …Class Brainstorming …Categories for our evidence:Categories for our evidence:

Positive effects & Negative

effects

Effects on family, friends,

& the community

THERE ARE DIFFERENT POSSIBLE WAYS TO

GROUP YOUR EVIDENCE!

For example:

How can I group my evidence How can I group my evidence into categories?into categories?

When you are negative online it spreads those negative feelings to your friendsYour positive posts are more powerful for your relationshipsYour virtual emotions impact your real life friendships

PositiveNegative

Your turnChoose the categories you

want to use to organize your evidence. Use 1 color for each group & highlight

your notes into groups.

We grouped our evidence We grouped our evidence into categoriesinto categories

Positive effects &

Negative effectsEffects on

family, friends, & the communityEffects of technology on relationships

These groupings BECOME the These groupings BECOME the body paragraphs body paragraphs of our essayof our essayPositive effects & Negative effects

Effects on family, friends, & the communityEffects of technology on relationships

2 body paragraphs

3 body paragraphs

1 body paragraphs

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an EssayI. Introduction

a. Hook: b. Bridgec. Thesis:

II. Body a. Category 1:

a. Evidence/explainb. Category 2:

a. Evidence/explainc. Category 3:

a. Evidence/ExplainIII. Conclusion

a. Restate thesis:b. Closing idea:

Essay Prompt: Write an essay that explains the

effects of technology on relationships.

Required Optional

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an EssayI. Introduction

a. Hook: Get readers attention

b. Thesis: Introduce your main idea

II. Body a. Organize paragraphs

based on the information you have collected

b. Each paragraph needs a topic sentence

c. Follow Answer, Cite, Explain format for body paragraphs

III. Conclusiona. Restate Thesis (main idea)b. End with closing thought

on topic

If this is our prompt:Essay Prompt: Write an essay

explains the effects of technology on relationships.

What would our thesis statement sound like?

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an EssayI. Introduction

a. Hook: Get readers attention

b. Thesis: Introduce your main idea

II. Body a. Organize paragraphs

based on the information you have collected

b. Each paragraph needs a topic sentence

c. Follow Answer, Cite, Explain format for body paragraphs

III. Conclusiona. Restate Thesis (main idea)b. End with closing thought

on topic

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an EssayI. Introduction

a. Hook: Get readers attention

b. Thesis: Introduce your main idea

II. Body a. Organize paragraphs

based on the information you have collected

b. Each paragraph needs a topic sentence

c. Follow Cite and Explain format for body paragraphs

III. Conclusion a. Restate Thesis (main idea)b. End with closing thought

on topic

To help you decide how to organize your body:•Group evidence collected into categories

# of categories =

# of paragraphs

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an EssayI. Introduction

a. Hook: Get readers attention

b. Thesis: Introduce your main idea

II. Body a. Organize paragraphs

based on the information you have collected

b. Each paragraph needs a topic sentence

c. Follow Cite and Explain format for body paragraphs

III. Conclusiona. Restate Thesis (main idea)b. End with closing thought

on topic

Example categories:•Positive ways tech. affects•Negative ways tech. affectsHow many paragraphs in our essay?

4 (Intro, 2 Body, Conclusion)

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an EssayI. Introduction

a. Hook: Get readers attention

b. Thesis: Introduce your main idea

II. Body a. Organize paragraphs

based on the information you have collected

b. Each paragraph needs a topic sentence

c. Follow Cite and Explain format for body paragraphs

III. Conclusiona. Restate Thesis (main idea)b. End with closing thought

on topic

Example categories:•Family•Friends•CommunityHow many paragraphs in our essay?

5 (Intro, 3 Body,

Conclusion)

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an EssayI. Introduction

a. Hook: Get readers attention

b. Thesis: Introduce your main idea

II. Body a. Organize paragraphs

based on the information you have collected

b. Each paragraph needs a topic sentence

c. Follow Cite and Explain format for body paragraphs

III. Conclusiona. Restate Thesis (main idea)b. End with closing thought

on topic

Plan & Write an EssayPlan & Write an EssayI. Introduction

a. Hook: Get readers attention

b. Thesis: Introduce your main idea

II. Body a. Organize paragraphs

based on the information you have collected

b. Each paragraph needs a topic sentence

c. Follow Cite and Explain format for body paragraphs

III. Conclusiona. Restate Thesis (main idea)b. End with closing thought

on topic

Conclusion:•Remind your readers of your main point (restate thesis)•End with an important idea to take away from your essay