Five Paragraph Essay

Warm-Up A messenger JUST left the classroom before you came in. He told me that you have been selected to be the King/Queen of the United States. All of your kingdom is awaiting your victory speech and crowning, but you have to declare a new law first. And you only have five minutes! Oh no!!

What is the first law that you would pass as the new King or Queen of America? Why is this the FIRST law that you would pass? Does it apply to everyone?

What is the penalty for now following your law?

Writing With

SWAG A fast and easy way to pass the HSAP writing portion with the 5 paragraph essay. (a SNOW remix)

SW-

All you need is Swag to make it Snow:

Study the question.

S- Study the question

What does it want? N- Note the important points

A- Align your thoughts. G-

O- Organize your thoughts

Get it on paper!

W- Write to the point

SCORE CONTENT/ DEVELOPMENT

4 Presents a clear central idea  about the topic Fully develops the central idea with specific, relevant details Sustains focus on central idea throughout the writing

ORGANIZATION

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Has an effective introduction,  body, and conclusion. 

Provides a smooth  progression of ideas throughout the writing.

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Presents a central idea Central idea may be unclear  about the topic Details need elaboration to clarify the central idea Develops the central  idea but details are Focus may shift or be lost general, or the causing confusion for the  elaboration may be reader uneven

Focus may shift slightly, but is generally sustained Has an introduction,  body, and conclusion. Provides a logical progression of ideas throughout the writing. 

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VOICE

 CONVENTIONS

Uses precise and/or  vivid vocabulary appropriate for the topic 

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Phrasing is effective, not predictable or obvious

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Varies sentence structure to promote rhythmic reading

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Shows strong  awareness of audience and task; tone is consistent and appropriate Provides evidence of an  adequate command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling).

Provides evidence of a  consistent and strong command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling).

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Attempts an introduction, body, and conclusion; however, one or more of these components could be weak or ineffective. Provides a simplistic, repetitious, or somewhat random progression of ideas throughout the writing. Uses both general and precise vocabulary Phrasing may not be effective, and may be predictable or obvious

Details are sparse and/ or confusing There is no sense of focus

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Attempts an introduction, body, and conclusion; however, one or more of these components could be absent or confusing.

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Presents information in a random or illogical order throughout the writing.

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Uses simple vocabulary

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Phrasing is repetitive or confusing

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There is little sentence variety; reading is monotonous

Some sentence variety results in reading that is  somewhat rhythmic; may be mechanical Shows awareness of audience and task; tone is appropriate

There is no clear central idea

There is little awareness of audience and task; tone may be inappropriate

Provides evidence of a Provides little or no evidence limited command of of having a command of grade-level conventions grade-level conventions (grammar, (grammar, capitalization, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling). punctuation, and spelling).

SCORE

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Presents a clear central idea about the topic CONTENT/ DEVELOPMENT Fully develops the central idea with specific, relevant details Sustains focus on central idea throughout the writing ORGANIZATION

VOICE

Has an effective introduction, body, and conclusion.  Provides a smooth progression of ideas throughout the writing. 

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 CONVENTIONS

Uses precise and/or vivid vocabulary appropriate for the topic Phrasing is effective, not predictable or obvious Varies sentence structure to promote rhythmic reading Shows strong awareness of audience and task; tone is consistent and appropriate Provides evidence of a consistent and strong command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling).

Stays on topic.

Is clearly and effectively organized. Has a variety of appropriate and strong vocabulary and flow Has few grammar and spelling issues.

You will be graded by the HSAP rubric: - You know how you’re going to be graded -You know what you need to do -Personal growth in writing

-No surprises

Rule #1: YOU CAN DO IT.

INTRODUCTION TO THE FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY

Organizing your thoughts and formulating a thesis

Looking for and using textual evidence Graded For SWAG

Ending your paper: the conclusion and self-edit

Developing the body of your paper

Ok, So how do I do this? • Think of the writing as an argument: – You must have the opinion or topic – You must have facts or statements that support the opinion or topic • These have to be related to the topic • These should prove the overall argument

– You have to finish the argument my restating your claim and that YOU won

How to think about it: Three Examples • Who is the Best musician alive? – Record Sales, Awards, and musical achievements. – Length of Career. – Career outside of music industry. Humanitarian efforts.

• Girls on Maury… – They may not be telling the truth but they have “facts” AND they act 1000% percent sure • The baby has your eyes (FACT 1) You sent me those texts (FACT 2) Your mother is here “acting a fool” (FACT 3) therefore, you ARE the father of little Spongebob Jr.

• A fight. Just sayin’.

Breaking Down the Essay • The five-paragraph essay should have these elements: – Introductory paragraph. “Hook” – Three supporting details. “Proof” – Concluding paragraph. “Summary”

• You MUST think about these three factors BEFORE writing: – Focus – What is the Prompt Asking? – Audience – Who are you writing to? – Purpose – What kind of paper am I writing?

Antigone Writing Prompt Choose one of the THREE prompts to write your five-paragraph essay. 1. Family vs. Authority

Which is more important to Sophocles – family or authority? look at Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Haemon and at what happens to them and their relationships. Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your claims.

2.Gender Roles

Creon says to his son, Haemon, that it would be bad enough to yield to a man, but he would never yield to a woman (meaning Antigone). What does the play say about a woman’s place in society? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

3. Loose vs. Strict Government Creon claims that the rule of the King must be obeyed even if it’s wrong in order to avoid anarchy and chaos. Does the play agree or disagree with Creon? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

Assignment Details/Rules • More about your prompts – You must support at least 3 specific quotes or examples from the text. – You must write using the five paragraph essay style. – You must write to fulfill the HSAP rubric. – In academic writing, you CANNOT use first person, contractions, or illegible handwriting.

Swaggerific:

S-

Study the question

W-

What does it want?

A- Align your thoughts G-

Get it on paper

SWAG Organizer- Beneath each prompt, fill in notes about S.W.A.G. in the boxes 1.

Which is more important to Sophocles – family or authority? Look at Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Haemon and at what happens to them and their relationships. Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your claims

2.

Creon says to his son, Haemon, that it would be bad enough to yield to a man, but he would never yield to a woman (meaning Antigone). What does the play say about a woman’s place in society? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

1.

Creon claims that the rule of the King must be obeyed even if it’s wrong in order to avoid anarchy and chaos. Does the play agree or disagree with Creon? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

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Study the question

1.

Which is more important to Sophocles – family or authority? Look at Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Haemon and at what happens to them and their relationships. Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your claims.

2.

Creon says to his son, Haemon, that it would be bad enough to yield to a man, but he would never yield to a woman (meaning Antigone). What does the play say about a woman’s place in society? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

3.

Creon claims that the rule of the King must be obeyed even if it’s wrong in order to avoid anarchy and chaos. Does the play agree or disagree with Creon? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

•Creon and Haemon •Yield to a woman •Yield? Oh yeah, to bend or to change your mind. Like, surrender or give way. •Creon claims •Family or authority? •What’s wrong with that? •He is king, so he would feel this way. •Ok, Antigone, Ismene, Haemon… doesCreon, yielding to a woman •But,•How why does he say it? •Family between them deal withthat Creon and Haemon? •So Creonrelationships believes wrong law is ok •Do they share the same ideology? •Who Who •Is a lawless landyields? a landHow? of chaos? •What happens them and their Why? •Whydoesn’t? is to Creon right? Where does his relationships •What does play say about a woman’s logic fallthe short? •So, in what happens place society? •Does the play agree?to their family ties? •Who the women in the play? •Whatare happens to Creon? •How authority affect •Is did there one who doestheir something •How does the townspeople feel out families? of the Creon’s norm forlaw? a woman? When? about How his do laws others react? and obeyed? •Are respected a character who keeps up •Is there disorder in his kingdom? with placeright? in society? Is she liked •So, isher Creon more?can Why? •How we Why tell ifnot? the play agrees or disagrees?

W1.

What does it want?

Which is more important to Sophocles – family or authority? Look at Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Haemon and at what happens to them and their relationships. Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your claims.

2.

Creon says to his son, Haemon, that it would be bad enough to yield to a man, but he would never yield to a woman (meaning Antigone). What does the play say about a woman’s place in society? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

3.

Creon claims that the rule of the King must be obeyed even if it’s wrong in order to avoid anarchy and chaos. Does the play agree or disagree with Creon? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

•Should I talk about Creon’s or Haemon’s •Does it want me to discuss these opinion of women? Or…. Wait, it says, characters? “what does the play say”… so, what does •Am I writing about the characters or the play say? something else? •Am Creon’s rule his •But II talking have toabout mention Creon andorHaemon. •If I am to talk about the characters, opinion? Both? muchof ofmy each? But, they’re notHow the topic paper…I’ll how much andmy in opinion….No, which way? it says •Is this asking figure that out. •“Look…at whatagree happens and their “does the isPLAY or disagree”…so •So, the paper about…what? A woman’s relationships” I’m talking about the play. place in society? •Ok, is this what they itwant? •What is anarchy chaos? in this •But I have to useand quotes, so IIsam just •HowI should can I dotalk that? play…. Maybe about that…. going to…. Hmm.. See how women are •Specificbut quotes….ok, easy!the prompt? Maybe, is it satisfying placed, then maybe see how the play •So, I’mtotalking about Creon’s theory and reacts that? So many approaches… Let’s the play’s reaction. Right? narrow this down •Now, I have to get quotes to prove it. Easy, Smeazy!

A- Align your thoughts Which is more important to Sophocles – family or authority? Look at Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Haemon and at what happens to them and their relationships. Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your claims.

2.

Creon says to his son, Haemon, that it would be bad enough to yield to a man, but he would never yield to a woman (meaning Antigone). What does the play say about a woman’s place in society? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

3.

Creon claims that the rule of the King must be obeyed even if it’s wrong in order to avoid anarchy and chaos. Does the play agree or disagree with Creon? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

I like this topic, let’s prove my point

Claim

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Let’s sum it up, and end this paper

The Writing Process • The most important part of writing is the prewriting. You can: – Organize your thoughts – Weigh your opinion – Figure out what will be your strongest and weakest points

• You should never try to write without a plan. – Even if it’s a few notes in the margin, a detailed organizer, or a free-flow paragraph for thinking, a great paper is a planned paper. – Time is no excuse

CHALK TALK • A “Chalk Talk” is a SILENT activity. • I have the three topics on the board. Silently, one by one, students will come and write something about the topics. This could be a factual point to make, an opinion, evidence from the text. Anything RELEVANT. • This is an activity where you can draw ideas from each other. • This can be a very fun, enlightening activity.

Family vs. Authority Gender Roles

Weak vs. Strict Government

Spider-Web Organizer. List a few important points that you found from the Chalk Talk

Prompts 1. Family vs. Authority

2. Gender Roles: Women in the Kingdom

3. Weak Law vs. Strong Law

Possible Topic Paragraphs

Evidence

Opinion

G1.

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Get it on paper

Which is more important to Sophocles – family or authority? Look at Antigone, Ismene, Creon, and Haemon and at what happens to them and their relationships. Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your claims.

Once you have your thoughts in order, you can get it on paper….

Creon says to his son, Haemon, that it would be bad enough to yield to a man, but he would never yield to a woman (meaning Antigone). What does the play say about a woman’s place in society? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

NEXT, we have to build the paper. But since we have an idea of how we’re going to do it. Writing this paper shouldn’t take that long.

Creon claims that the rule of the King must be obeyed even if it’s wrong in order to avoid anarchy and chaos. Does the play agree or disagree with Creon? Be sure to cite specific quotes from the play to support your answers.

It’s so easy to do IF you are organized…Which you are!!

This way, you can focus on conventions: vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures… you make my paper shine

Organization: OUTLINING YOUR IDEAS I. Introduction - _____________________ ____________________________________ I. Body: Supporting your Arguments I. Key Point: ____________________ ________________________________ I. Specific Example:__________ ____________________________ I. Support for that Example:___ ____________________________ I. Key Point: ___________________ ________________________________ I. Specific Example:__________ ____________________________ I. Support for that example: ___ ____________________________ I. Key Point: ____________________ ________________________________ I. Specific Example:__________ ____________________________ I. Support for that example: ___ ____________________________ II. Conclusion:_______________________ ____________________________________

I. Introduction - _____________________ ____________________________________ I. Body: Supporting your Arguments I. Key Point: ____________________ ________________________________ I. Specific Example:__________ ____________________________ I. Support for that Example:___ ____________________________ I. Key Point: ___________________ ________________________________ I. Specific Example:__________ ____________________________ I. Support for that example: ___ ____________________________ I. Key Point: ____________________ ________________________________ I. Specific Example:__________ ____________________________ I. Support for that example: ___ ____________________________ II. Conclusion:_______________________ ____________________________________

Day 2: Writing With

SWAG A fast and easy way to pass the HSAP writing portion with the 5 paragraph essay. (a SNOW remix)

Day 2: Writing With

SWAG A fast and easy way to pass the HSAP writing portion with the 5 paragraph essay. (a SNOW remix)

Family vs. Authority Gender Roles

Weak vs. Strict Government

Spider-Web Organizer. List a few important points that you found from the Chalk Talk

Five Paragraph Essay: Introductory Paragraph General Statement

General Statement

Specific Purpose

Specific Purpose

Thesis

Thesis

TOPIC: Topic Sentence

II. Paragraph 1 Topic: Topic Sentence

Supportive Statement

Supportive Statement

Textual Evidence

Textual Evidence

Connect the Evidence

Connect the Evidence

Transitional Sentence

Transitional Sentence

III. Paragraph 3 Topic: Topic Sentence

IV. Paragraph 4 Topic: Topic Sentence

Supportive Statement

Supportive Statement

Textual Evidence

Textual Evidence

Connect the Evidence

Connect the Evidence

Transitional Sentence

Transitional Sentence

Day 2: Writing With

SWAG A fast and easy way to pass the HSAP writing portion with the 5 paragraph essay. (a SNOW remix)

Introduction (General Statement & Specific Purpose):

Thesis: Support ¶ 1 Idea:

Support ¶ 2 Idea:

Support ¶ 3 Idea:

Quote:

Quote:

Quote:

Rationale:

Rationale:

Rationale:

Conclusion:

Five Paragraph Essay: Introductory Paragraph Restate Thesis Restate Thesis

General Statement General Statement

Worldly statement Worldly Statement