February 1

Independent Writing: Ethnic Groups

Based upon your previous knowledge and/or experience, what might it be like to be part of a minority ethnic group in the United States today? At different times in the past?

“My Dungeon Shook”-James Baldwin (960-963)

1) Listen/Read2) Questions to Consider:

a) What do you think Baldwin hoped his nephew would gain from the advice in the letter?

b) What ideas about cultural identity do you get from Baldwin’s letter?

c) What advice might Baldwin have for Dave?

Research Paper—Plagiarism

ISSUES & PENALTIES

TO CITE OR NOT TO CITE

1. World War II began in 1939 and ended in 1945.2. An average tuna salad sandwich has 610 calories.3. The teen pregnancy rate declined by two percent between 1999 and 2000.4. At the autumn solstice, the hours of day and night are equal.5. Hurricanes come in varying degrees of strength, rated from Category 1 to Category 5.6. The critic Stephen Greenblatt argues that the religious conflicts of his period, especially

those that occurred during his youth, had an effect on Shakespeare's work.7. The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Centigrade.8. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America.9. There are 5,283 hospice programs in the United States.10. Aluminium cans make up less than one percent of solid waste in the U.S.

GREEN=don’t cite b/c it’s common knowledge

RED=cite b/c it’s a detail gained by research

SESSION 6-JANUARY 24 & 25Right There“Right There” questions require you to go back tothe passage and find the correct information toanswer the question. These are sometimes calledliteral questions because the correct answer can befound somewhere in the passage. “Right There”questions sometimes include the words “Accordingto the passage…” “How many…” “Who is…” “Whereis…” “What is…”

Think and Search“Think and Search” questions usually require you to think about how ideas or information in the passage relate to each other. You will need to look back at the passage, find the information that the question refers to, and then think about how the information or ideas fit together. “Think and Search” questions sometimes include the words “The main idea of the passage…” “What caused…” “Compare/contrast…”

Author and You“Author and You” questions require you to use ideas and information that is not stated directly in the passage to answer the question. These questions require you to think about what you have read and formulate your own ideas or opinions. “Author and You” questions sometimes include the words “The author implies…” “The passage suggests…” “The speaker’s attitude…”

On My Own“On My Own” questions can be answered using yourbackground knowledge on a topic. This type ofquestion does not usually appear on tests of readingcomprehension because it does not require you torefer to the passage. “On My Own” questionssometimes include the words “In your opinion…” “Basedon your experience…” “Think about someone/somethingyou know…”

QUESTIONANSWER

RELATIONSHIPS

LITERAL

INFERENTIAL

http://web000.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Tools/Qar.pdf

Level One:Can be answered explicitly by the facts contained in the text or by information accessible in other resources.

Level Two:Textually implicit, requiring analysis and interpretation of specific parts of the text.

Level Three:Are much more open-ended and go beyond the text. They are intended to provoke a discussion of an abstract idea or issue.

Thesis

• Share your thesis: Carousal

• And then research some more