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Overview of the Year's Sequence |
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Week 1 Review: Narrative Summaries and Three-Level Outlines |
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Day 1 Review Narrative Summaries |
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Focus: Writing a brief narrative summary |
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Step One Review narrative summaries |
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Day 2 Condensed Narrative Summaries |
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Focus: Shortening a narrative summary to its briefest form |
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Day 3 Review: Three-Level Outlines |
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Focus: Constructing a three-level outline |
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Step One Review one- and two-level outlines |
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Step Two Review three-level outlines |
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Focus: Working with nouns and adjectives to vary sentences |
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Step One Review noun and adjective transformations |
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Step Two Provide new examples |
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Step Three Practice transformations |
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Week 2 Topic Sentences |
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Day 1 Introduction to Topic Sentences |
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Focus: Understanding and identifying topic sentences |
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Step One Understand topic sentences |
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Step Two Identify topic sentences |
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Step Three Supply topic sentences |
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Day 2 Topic Sentences in Descriptions |
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Focus: Understanding topic sentences in descriptions of persons |
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Step Two Identify topic sentences |
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Step Three Supply topic sentences for paragraphs of description |
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Day 3 Topic sentences in Chronological Narratives |
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Focus: Understanding topic sentences in chronological narratives |
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Step Two Identify topic sentences |
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Step Three Supply topic sentences for chronological narratives |
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41 | (2) |
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Focus: Writing paragraphs of description and narration, making use of topic sentences |
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Step One Brainstorm your description |
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Step Two Brainstorm your chronological narrative |
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Week 3 Review: Documentation, Plagiarism, Introductions, and Conclusions |
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Focus: Reviewing proper format for documentation |
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Step One Review footnotes, endnotes, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page |
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Step Two Understand proper format for magazine articles, websites, and ebooks |
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Step Three Find the mistakes |
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57 | (4) |
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Focus: Reviewing the definition of plagiarism |
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Step One Review the definition of common knowledge |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (3) |
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Day 3 Introductions and Conclusions |
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Focus: Reviewing introductions and conclusions |
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Step One Review the Introductions and Conclusions chart |
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Step Two Analyze introductions and conclusions |
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71 | (4) |
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75 | (3) |
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78 | (13) |
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Focus: Working with verb-related forms to vary sentences |
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Step One Review verb-related transformations |
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Step Two Provide new examples |
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79 | (1) |
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Step Three Practice transformations |
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Weeks 4 and 5 Independent Composition |
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Step One Create brainstorming maps |
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Step Two Resource collection |
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Step Three Pre-reading, Part I |
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Step Four Choose tentative topoi and elements |
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Step Five Pre-reading, Part II |
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Step Seven Draft the main topos |
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Step Eight Add other topos (or topoi) |
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Step Nine Provide an introduction and conclusion |
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88 | (1) |
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Step Eleven Construct the Works Cited page |
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88 | (1) |
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Week 6 Narration by Significance |
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Day 1 Introduction to the Four-Level Outline |
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Focus: Understanding the purpose of four-level outlines |
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Step One Understand the four-level outline |
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Step Two Practice the four-level outline |
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Step Three Further practice in the four-level outline |
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94 | (4) |
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Day 2 Analyzing the topos |
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Focus: Understanding the form of a narrative by significance |
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Step One Examine the basic form of a narrative by significance |
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Step Three Write down the pattern of the topos |
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102 | (1) |
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Step Four Additional analysis |
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103 | (2) |
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Day 3 Creating an Outline |
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105 | (4) |
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Focus: Planning out a brief narrative by significance |
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105 | (1) |
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Step Three Understand how to create a working outline |
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107 | (1) |
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Step Four List events and happenings |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (16) |
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Focus: Writing a brief narrative by significance |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (4) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (4) |
Week 7 Independent Composition: Narrative by Significance in History |
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117 | (8) |
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Step One Choose a tentative theme |
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118 | (1) |
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Step Two Resource collection |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Step Eight Construct the Works Cited page |
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122 | (1) |
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Weeks 8 and 9 Literature |
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125 | (42) |
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Week 8 Writing About Fiction, Part I |
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Step One Learn about the author |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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Focus: Understanding the language and context of the story |
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126 | (1) |
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Step One Research the context |
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Step Two Define vocabulary |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (4) |
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Focus: Writing a brief chronological plot summary |
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128 | (1) |
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Step One List important events |
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128 | (2) |
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Step Two Write a brief summary |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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Step Four Condense down to one sentence |
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132 | (1) |
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Day 4 Summarize by Importance |
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132 | (7) |
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Focus: Writing a narrative by significance as a summary |
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132 | (1) |
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Step One List important events |
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132 | (2) |
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Step Two Place events into categories |
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134 | (2) |
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Step Three Write the summary |
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136 | (3) |
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Week 9 Writing About Fiction, Part II |
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Day 1 Identify Literary Elements |
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139 | (7) |
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Focus: Understanding the literary elements of a short story |
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139 | (1) |
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Step One Review the chart |
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Step Two Decide on terms that apply to the story |
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139 | (2) |
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Step Three Talk about the terms |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (3) |
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Focus: Finding out what critics have already said |
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146 | (1) |
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Step One Understand the purpose of reading criticism |
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146 | (1) |
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Step Two Read the critics |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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Step Four Put the critical observations into your own words |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (18) |
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Focus: Writing an original essay of literary criticism |
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149 | (1) |
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Step One Organize your pre-writing notes by significance |
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149 | (3) |
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Step Two Organize the remaining notes |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (2) |
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Step Four Incorporate quotes and additional details |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (3) |
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Step Six Conclusion and title |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (5) |
Week 10 Instructional Sequence |
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167 | (12) |
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Day 1 Introduction to Instructional Sequence |
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167 | (1) |
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Focus: Reading and following an instructional sequence |
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167 | (1) |
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Step One Read the instructional sequence |
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167 | (1) |
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Step Two Practice the instructional sequence |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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Day 2 Analyzing the Topos |
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168 | (4) |
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Focus: Understanding the form of a narrative by significance |
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168 | (1) |
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Step One Analyze the topos |
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Step Two Understand the elements of the topos |
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170 | (1) |
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Step Three Examine another example of the topos |
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171 | (1) |
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Step Four Write down the pattern of the topos |
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172 | (1) |
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Day 3 Writing an Instructional Sequence |
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172 | (3) |
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Focus: Writing an effective instructional sequence |
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172 | (1) |
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Step One Choose your topic |
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173 | (1) |
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Step Two List the steps of the sequence |
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174 | (1) |
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Step Three Fill in results where possible |
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174 | (1) |
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Step Four Write introductory paragraph and finalize composition |
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174 | (1) |
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Day 4 Copia Review III: Varying by Equivalence |
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175 | (4) |
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Focus: Reviewing how to turn positives into negatives and vice versa |
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175 | (1) |
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Step One Review transformations |
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176 | (1) |
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Step Two Provide new examples |
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176 | (1) |
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Step Three Practice transformations |
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177 | (2) |
Week 11 Experimental Sequence |
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179 | (18) |
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Day 1 Read and Experiment |
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179 | (5) |
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Focus: Following and understanding an experimental sequence |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (4) |
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Step Four Write down the pattern of the topos |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (4) |
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Focus: Understanding the principles behind scientific experimentation |
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184 | (1) |
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Step One Complete the experiment |
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184 | (1) |
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Step Two Review the scientific method |
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185 | (2) |
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Step Three Understand a famous experiment |
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187 | (1) |
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Step Four Be aware of the two kinds of questions |
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188 | (1) |
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Days 3 and 4 Practice the Topos |
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188 | (9) |
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Focus: Designing and writing an experimental sequence |
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188 | (1) |
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Step One Choose a theory or set of observations to investigate |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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Step Three Formulate a hypothesis |
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191 | (1) |
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Step Four Devise and perform an experiment |
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192 | (1) |
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Step Five Write the experimental sequence |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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Weeks 12-13 Explanation by Cause and Effect in History |
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Week 12 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in History |
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197 | (30) |
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Day 1 Review Topoi in History |
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197 | (9) |
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Focus: Reviewing the forms used in historical writing |
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197 | (1) |
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Step One Review the forms |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (1) |
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Step Three Identify the forms |
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201 | (5) |
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Day 2 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in History, Part I |
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206 | (9) |
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Focus: Using the four-level outline in analysis |
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206 | (1) |
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Step Two Identify the topic of each paragraph |
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Step Three Complete the four-level outline |
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208 | (3) |
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211 | (4) |
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Day 3 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in History, Part II |
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215 | (7) |
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Focus: Understanding the form of the explanation by cause and effect |
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215 | (1) |
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Step One Write down the pattern of the topos |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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Step Three Complete the four-level outline |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (3) |
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Day 4 Rules of Cause and Effect |
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222 | (5) |
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Focus: Introduction to the logical principles of history writing |
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222 | (1) |
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Step One Introduction to cause and effect in history |
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222 | (1) |
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Step Two Beware of logical fallacies |
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223 | (1) |
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Step Three Identify the fallacy |
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224 | (3) |
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Week 13 Writing an Explanation by Cause and Effect in History |
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228 | (1) |
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Step Two Construct a timeline |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (1) |
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Step Four Settle on groupings of events |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (3) |
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Step Six Write body of composition |
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236 | (1) |
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Step Seven Write introductory paragraph |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (5) |
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Step Nine Title and Works Cited page |
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243 | (1) |
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243 | (4) |
Week 14 Independent Project: Explanation by Cause and Effect in History |
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247 | (8) |
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248 | (1) |
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Step Two Resource collection |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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Step Four Construct a timeline |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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Step Six Settle on groupings of events |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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Step Eight Write the body of composition |
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251 | (1) |
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Step Nine Write introductory paragraph |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Step Eleven Title and Works Cited page |
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253 | (1) |
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Weeks 15 and 16 Poetry |
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255 | (56) |
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Week 15 Writing About Poetry, Part I |
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255 | (36) |
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255 | (20) |
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255 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (19) |
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275 | (4) |
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Focus: Writing and condensing a narrative summary |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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Step Two List important events |
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276 | (2) |
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Step Three Write a brief plot summary |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (9) |
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Focus: Understanding meter, rhyme scheme, and stanza form |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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Step Two Meter and rhyme scheme |
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280 | (3) |
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283 | (5) |
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288 | (23) |
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Focus: Identifying important aspects of the poem |
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288 | (1) |
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Step One Understand the purpose of reading criticism |
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288 | (1) |
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Step Two Read reference works |
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289 | (2) |
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Week 16 Writing About Poetry, Part II |
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291 | (20) |
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Step One Re-examine the text |
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291 | (5) |
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Step Two Read and take notes |
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296 | (4) |
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300 | (3) |
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Step Four Write first draft |
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303 | (2) |
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Step Five Introduction, conclusion, and title |
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305 | (1) |
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Step Six Revise and proofread |
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306 | (5) |
Week 17 Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science, Part I |
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311 | (24) |
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Day 1 Review Topoi in Science |
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311 | (8) |
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Focus: Reviewing the forms used in scientific writing |
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311 | (1) |
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Step One Review the forms |
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311 | (3) |
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314 | (1) |
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Step Three Identify the forms |
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314 | (5) |
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Day 2 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science, Part I |
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319 | (7) |
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Focus: Using the four-level outline in analysis |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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Step Two Identify the topics and sub-topics |
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319 | (3) |
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322 | (4) |
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Day 3 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science, Part II |
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326 | (4) |
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Focus: Understanding the form of the explanation by cause and effect |
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326 | (1) |
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Step One Write down the pattern of the topos |
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326 | (1) |
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Step Two Complete the four-level outline |
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327 | (2) |
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Step Three Add to the topos |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (33) |
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Focus: Rewriting an explanation by cause and effect from an outline |
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330 | (1) |
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Step One Reread your outline |
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330 | (1) |
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Step Two Plan your additional element |
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330 | (2) |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (1) |
Week 18 Writing an Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science |
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335 | (18) |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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Step Four Take notes about specific events |
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337 | (3) |
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Step Five Decide on the general cause |
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340 | (1) |
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Step Six Take notes about results |
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341 | (1) |
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Step Seven Write body of composition |
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342 | (1) |
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Step Eight Write definition/introduction |
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343 | (2) |
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Step Nine Write anecdote/narrative story |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (3) |
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Step Eleven Title and Works Cited page |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (3) |
Week 19 Independent Project: Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science |
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353 | (10) |
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354 | (1) |
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Step Two Resource collection |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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Step Four List specific events |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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Step Six Take notes about specific events |
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357 | (1) |
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Step Seven Decide on the general cause |
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358 | (1) |
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Step Eight Take notes about results, definition, and (optional) narrative |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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Step Eleven Title and Works Cited page |
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361 | (1) |
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361 | (2) |
Weeks 20 and 21 Movie Review |
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363 | (20) |
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Week 20 Preparing to Write the Movie Review |
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365 | (10) |
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365 | (1) |
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Focus: Watching the movie |
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365 | (1) |
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Step One Choose your movie |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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Day 2 Read Professional Reviews |
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366 | (3) |
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Focus: Becoming familiar with professional movie reviews |
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366 | (1) |
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Step One Search for reviews |
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366 | (2) |
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368 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (3) |
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Focus: Identifying the elements of a movie review |
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369 | (1) |
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Step One Understand the elements of a review |
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369 | (1) |
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369 | (3) |
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372 | (3) |
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Focus: Preparing to write the review |
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372 | (1) |
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Step One List major events |
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372 | (1) |
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Step Two Rewatch and finish list |
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373 | (1) |
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Step Three List reactions |
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373 | (2) |
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Week 21 Writing the Movie Review |
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375 | (8) |
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375 | (4) |
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Focus: Writing the review |
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Step Three "Genus" statement |
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Focus: Finalizing the review |
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Focus: Discovering reader reaction to the review |
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Step Three Collect reactions |
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Week 22 Review: Place Description and Chronological Narrative |
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Focus: Reading and identifying topoi |
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Step One Congratulate yourself |
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Focus: Analyzing form, technique, and language |
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Step One Find the main events |
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Step Two Identify the places that go back in time |
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Step Three Examine the introduction and conclusion |
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Step Four Examine the place descriptions |
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Step Five Understand London's use of repetition |
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Focus: Writing a chronological narrative that includes place description and repetition |
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Step One Choose a subject |
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Step Two Write the chronological narrative |
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Step Three Go back in time ("recap") |
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Step Four Write the description |
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Step Five Write the introduction and conclusion |
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Step Six Assemble composition |
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Step Seven Rewrite selected sentences with repetition |
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Week 23 Place Description and Chronological Narrative: The Ascent of Everest |
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Step Three List and group main events |
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Step Four Take notes for narrative and description |
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Step Five Write chronological narrative and "recap" |
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Step Six Write and edit description |
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Step Seven Write introduction and conclusion |
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Step Eight Assemble and rewrite elements of composition |
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Step Nine Title and Works Cited |
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Week 24 Analysis and Review |
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Day 1 Analyze A Beginner's Guide to Scientific Method |
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Focus: Reading and analysis |
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Step Two Identify elements |
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Step Three Paragraph and sentence analysis |
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Day 2 Analyze "The Country of Mexico" |
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Focus: Reading and analysis |
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Step Two Identify elements |
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Step Three Paragraph and sentence analysis |
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Day 3 Analyze "Sir Thomas More" |
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Focus: Reading and analysis |
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Step Two Identify elements |
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Step Three Paragraph and sentence analysis |
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Day 4 Analyze "The Passenger Pigeon" |
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Focus: Reading and analysis |
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Step Two Identify elements |
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Step Three Paragraph and sentence analysis |
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Weeks 25 through 27 Independent Short Projects |
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Step One Create brainstorming maps (Optional) |
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438 | (1) |
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Step Two Resource collection |
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438 | (1) |
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Step Four Choose topoi and elements |
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Step Six Organize notes into order |
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Step Seven Write first draft |
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440 | (1) |
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Step Eight Write introduction and conclusion |
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Step Nine Title and Works Cited page |
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Weeks 28 and 29 Comparing Fiction and Poetry |
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Week 28 Comparing Fiction and Poetry, Part I: Preparing to Write |
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Step One Read "The Garden Party" |
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Step Two Read "Death Be Not Proud" |
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Step Three Reread "The Garden Party" |
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Step Four Reread "Death Be Not Proud" |
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Focus: Writing brief summaries |
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Step One List important events in the story |
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Step Two Write a brief summary of the story |
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Step Three Paraphrase the poem |
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Step Four Summarize the poem |
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Day 3 Analyze "The Garden Party" |
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Focus: Understanding the literary elements of the story |
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Step One Identify basic literary elements |
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448 | (3) |
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Step Two Grasp the basic concepts of modernist fiction |
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451 | (1) |
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Step Three Understand the "psychological plot" |
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Day 4 Analyze "Death Be Not Proud" |
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Focus: Understanding the structure of the poem |
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Step One Examine meter and rhyme scheme |
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Step Two Identify sonnet type |
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Step Three Grasp the basic concepts of metaphysical poetry |
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Step Four Identify metaphysical elements |
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Week 29 Comparing Fiction and Poetry, Part II: Research and Writing |
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Day 1 Research "The Garden Party" |
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Focus: Finding and understanding critical works |
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Step One Read the critics |
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Step Three Put the critical observations into your own words |
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Day 2 Research "Death Be Not Proud" |
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Focus: Finding and understanding critical works |
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Step One Read the critics |
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Step Three Put the critical observations into your own words |
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Focus: Writing an original essay of literary criticism |
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Step One Organize your pre-writing notes on "The Garden Party" |
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Step Two Draft the first part of the composition |
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Step Three Organize your pre-writing notes on "Death Be Not Proud" |
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Step Four Draft the second part of the composition |
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Step Five Make a comparison chart |
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Step Six Draft the final part of the composition |
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479 | (2) |
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Step Seven Assemble composition and incorporate quotes |
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Step Nine Introduction, conclusion, and title |
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Weeks 30 and 31 Independent Project in Literary Criticism |
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Step Two Find necessary background information |
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Step Six Learn about the author |
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Step Seven Find critical analysis |
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Week 32 Outlining and Rewriting a Classic Essay |
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Focus: Reading and understanding a classic essay |
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Day 2 Outlining and Analyzing |
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Focus: Understanding the structure of the essay |
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Step One Three-level outline |
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505 | (7) |
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512 | (4) |
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Focus: Rewriting a classic essay from an outline |
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Step Two Review the model |
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519 | (3) |
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Focus: Figurative language and plain language |
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Step One Review plain and figurative language |
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Step Two Understand how to transform Ernest Hemingway's sentences |
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Step Three Transformations |
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Week 33 Independent Composition: Modeled on a Classic Essay |
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Step One Understand the assignment |
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Step Two Brainstorm your topic |
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528 | (1) |
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Step Four Draft the composition |
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Weeks 34 through 36 Final Project |
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Step One Create brainstorming maps |
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536 | (1) |
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Step Two Resource collection |
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536 | (1) |
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Step Three Pre-reading, Part I |
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537 | (1) |
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Step Four Choose tentative topoi and elements |
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537 | (1) |
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Step Five Pre-reading, Part II |
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537 | (1) |
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Step Seven Draft the main topos |
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Step Eight Add other topoi |
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Step Nine Provide introduction, conclusion, and title |
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539 | (1) |
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Step Eleven Construct the Works Cited page |
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Afterword |
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Appendix I: Topoi |
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Appendix II: Literary Terms |
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555 | (2) |
Appendix III: Sentence Variety Chart |
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557 | (2) |
Appendix IV: Introductions and Conclusions |
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Appendix V: Time and Sequence Words, Space and Distance Words |
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561 | (2) |
Appendix VI: Points of View |
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563 | (2) |
Appendix VII: Weekly Rubrics |
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Appendix VIII: General Rubrics |
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