1. English 8
October 27, 2011

2. Do Now
Please quietly complete Thursday and Friday’s DLR. When
you are finished, put down your pencil or pen.
(5 minutes)

3. Jigsaw Study Guide DUE
Monday
Each question must be answered with a minimum of 3-5
complete sentences.
Make a CLAIM (invert the question)
Study Guide Questions USE EVIDENCE (Quotes)
USE WARRANTS (Tie quotes to claims)
Q1 Taylor/Delmar
Q7 Jordan/Sarah
Q2 Lon’don/Lynn
Q8 James/Ralon
Q3 John/Ron
Q4 Makhaela/Anna/ Kennedy Q9 Elijah/Summer
Q5 Emmitt/Deshawn Q10 Tara/Taylor
Q6Justyce/Dyllan
Q11 Charles/Shantavia
Q12 Malik/Destynee

4. My essay has . . .
 Hook: Hook your reader with an interesting quote or lyric, etc.
 Claim: 1 sentence
 Clarification: 3 sentences
 Evidence: 3 quotes
 Warrant: one for each quote; minimum of 3 sentences each
 Conclusion: 1 powerful sentence; the last sentence of the
paragraph

5. Our guidelines for scholarly
behavior and respect
1. Respect your classmates in your words and actions.
2. Listen when somebody else is talking.
3. Class time is for class activities.
4. Come to class prepared.
5. Follow the teacher’s directions.
6. Sit in your seat as a scholar sits in his/her seat.
7. Use your 2” voice, which is a whisper.

6. Shout Outs
A BIG shout out to these students who have been going the
extra mile with their English 8 work. Hard work is starting
to pay off!
Taylor B. and Taylor W. were last week high scorers on our
Quest!
Elijah had a great hook for his Toulmin Essay!
Jordan’s essay most closely followed the rubric and
directions!

7. Quest Data
This data is also available on our website.

8. 1st Quarter Grades
This data is also available on the website.

9. New Class Guideline
We are no longer submitting late
work, because it is no longer
accepted.
DLR/GUM due every Friday.
Short writing assignments are
due every Friday.
Writing assignments that are
typed and submitted via email,
receive 5 extra points.
chornesky@gmail.com

10. Essential Understanding Question
Cornell Notes
Left Side: What is a syllable?
Right Side: A syllable is the sound of a vowel that is created
when pronouncing a word.
The number of times that you hear the sound of a vowel= the
number of syllables in a word.

11. Hyphenate based on
syllables, not because you ran out
of room on a line . . .
Hyphens from your papers:
Eve-ne/ven
Typ/i/cal
Lit/tle
Class/mates

12. Another grammar faux pas
Commonly seen in your papers . . .
Hisself himself
Theirselves themselves
Theirself
Thereselfs
Themself

13. Toulmin Essay Draft
Today and tomorrow are the last opportunities we will have
to work on our essays in class. Essays will be accepted until
the end of class on Tuesday, only. There are no exceptions.

14. Parts of the WDC Toulmin Essay
 Hook: make it interesting (a quote, appropriate lyric, ect)
 Claim
 Clarification (3 sentences)
 Evidence (3 pieces)
 Warrants that support each of the 3 pieces of evidence.
Each warrant should have 3 sentences.
 Use your Toulmin Outline sheet and your rubric!