Short List
- Attendance Check and Warm-up
- Intro to Intros!
- Analyzing Introduction Paragraphs
- Building an Outline for Introduction Paragraphs
- Explanation of Paragraph Portfolio Details
- Open Q&A Time for Paragraph Portfolio
TONIGHT, revisions of all three paragraphs will be due. Take a look at this prompt and grading rubric.
- Use this file name: 111_ParagraphPortfolio_NetID_FINAL
- Submit it here before midnight on TONIGHT.
Email me (jpbair2@illinois.edu) and give me your idea of (1) what a thesis statement is and (2) a rough draft of a thesis statement you might make for your essay for the Unit 2 Prompt.
The Details
Schedule of events:
1. [5 minutes] Attendance Check and Warm-up
That was the cell phone market when this video was filmed. Wow. What happens in these few minutes literally changed the world.
What are some things that he does that make for a great introduction?
4. [10 minutes] Building an Outline for Introduction Paragraphs
After looking at these samples and seeing what Steve Jobs did, do you think that introductions will follow PIE-C structure?
How would you describe their structure?
It would probably look something like this:
Can anyone describe what these three parts do?
5. [7 minutes] Explanation of Paragraph Portfolio Details
Before sending you away, I wanted to explain the requirements of the paragraph portfolio in detail. We want to start practicing making this look great. In Essay Basics, we will go over this in detail:
6. [6 minutes] Open Q&A Time for Paragraph Portfolio
Any questions?! This is a free time to ask me anything about your paragraph portfolio!
Homework:
TONIGHT, revisions of all three paragraphs will be due. Take a look at this prompt and grading rubric.
Schedule of events:
1. [5 minutes] Attendance Check and Warm-up
- Do you remember when iPhones were first released?
- Here's what people were using when it was released.
- But that's the nice phone. Here's the cheap (aka "free") phone I was using.
That was the cell phone market when this video was filmed. Wow. What happens in these few minutes literally changed the world.
What are some things that he does that make for a great introduction?
- In small groups, determine 3 things that he does well and why you think that they are important
3. [10 minutes] Analyzing Introduction Paragraphs
In the same small groups, we will look at one of these paragraphs. What are the pieces that you can identify in how the writer chooses to introduce their essay?
In the same small groups, we will look at one of these paragraphs. What are the pieces that you can identify in how the writer chooses to introduce their essay?
- Identify what the writer does.
- Compare and contrast with what Steve Jobs did.
- Compare and contrast your answers with a group from the other half.
4. [10 minutes] Building an Outline for Introduction Paragraphs
After looking at these samples and seeing what Steve Jobs did, do you think that introductions will follow PIE-C structure?
How would you describe their structure?
It would probably look something like this:
5. [7 minutes] Explanation of Paragraph Portfolio Details
Before sending you away, I wanted to explain the requirements of the paragraph portfolio in detail. We want to start practicing making this look great. In Essay Basics, we will go over this in detail:
- 3 Paragraphs
- 1 Microsoft Word Document
- Margins = 1 inch (2.5cm) on all sides
- 1 References Page
- All sources uses must appear correctly cited on the References Page
- Font = Times New Roman, size 12
- Double spaced
To be submitted to Illinois Compass2G by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
6. [6 minutes] Open Q&A Time for Paragraph Portfolio
Any questions?! This is a free time to ask me anything about your paragraph portfolio!
Homework:
TONIGHT, revisions of all three paragraphs will be due. Take a look at this prompt and grading rubric.
- Use this file name: 111_ParagraphPortfolio_NetID_FINAL
- Submit it here before midnight on TONIGHT.
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