Your classmates are creative geniuses! Check out their stupendous digital portfolios  below and get a few ideas for how to perfect your own site.

All- Star Digital Portfolios:

Raven- 

https://ravenbrummagewritingportfolio.wordpress.com/grade-10/

Gerardo- 

https://gerardovieyradigitalportfolio.wordpress.com/

Dinorah- 

https://dinoraherbitidigitalportfolio.wordpress.com/about/

Steven- 

https://stevengomezacademicportfolio.wordpress.com/about/

Prince- 

https://princebelledigitalportfolio.wordpress.com/about/

Please see below for all of the resources we used during our FSA Writing Review.

Writing Test: Feb. 29- Mar. 4 (Next week!)

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Step by Step Guide to Writing an Essay

• I created a step by step guide to essay writing. Please take a look.

• Step by Step Guide

• Color- Coded Practice Essay 

• Hope it helps!

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Assignments/ Lectures Completed During Week 25:

Outline of an Argumentative Essay

• With your group members, create a detailed outline of an argumentative essay.

• Your bullet points under each section should be in order.

  • i.e.- Introduction

    • Hook

    • Background Information

    • Thesis (Claim)

• Share out and discuss.

Review argumentative essays.

• Argumentative Body Paragraphs

• Argumentative Conclusions

Writing Gallery Walk

• Writing Gallery Walk Chart

  • drawn/ completed on a separate sheet of paper or in your tablets.

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

• Lecture/ Activity

Timed Writing Practice (Monday, Feb. 22 & Tuesday, Feb. 23)

• Prompt: Television

• Time Limit: 120 minutes

• Essay will be typed! Bring your tablets/ personal devices.

•  Save your word document and email it to Ms. Ellis at msdrellis@gmail.com.

•  Your essay must be emailed by the end of the class period.

Outline of Argumentative Essay

• Copy of Document

Dissecting the prompt 

• Highlight the key words in the prompt.

• Write the prompt in your own words on your planning sheet.

• Determine the type of essay you should write based on the prompt directions.

• Write the type of prompt largely on your planning sheet and circle it.

  • This will help you stay focused.

• Start reading the sources/ taking minimal notes.

Creating Thesis Statements

• Prompt- Thesis Review

Proofreading

• When?

  • The last 10-15 minutes of the exam

• How?

  • Remember your Writing Checklist

Troubleshooting During theTest

• If you are running out of time, close up your body paragraph with a closing sentence and write a quick conclusion.

• If you only have time to write about two of your reasons and you originally put three in your thesis, delete your third reason from the thesis.

• Remove personal pronouns by using words like “society” or “communities.”

  • i.e.- NO

    • Technology has a detrimental effect on us.

  • i.e.- YES

    • Technology has a detrimental effect on society.

Kahoot Review Game

• FSA Kahoot Review Game

• You won’t be able to play the game at home, but you should be able to see the questions.