English 105 – Week 5

Prepare for

Quiz!

Quiz– Week 51. Download quiz from the

website.http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/English+105

View the PowerPointWrite answers on a separate sheet. Use a partner, and your book

Now the Book You Chose

Complete the Worksheet

with a partner about the

book you read over the

past 2 weeks.

Exposition: Compare and Contrast

Pg 227 (new)Pg 215 (old)

Exposition

• “Exposing” the subject: give information about it

Developing your essayPattern 1: Point by Point

Thesis: Mom’s Hamburger Haven is a better family restaurant than McPhoneys.• Point 1: Food

A. Mom’sB. McPhoney’s

• Point 2: ServiceA. Mom’sB. McPhoney’s

• Point 3: AtmosphereA. Mom’sB. McPhoney’s

Pattern 2: Block

Thesis: Mom’s Hamburger Haven is a better family restaurant than McPhoneys.A. Mom’s

1. Food2. Service3. Atmosphere

B. McPhoney’s 4. Food5. Service6. Atmosphere

Read the sample compare/contrast essays

• Bringing Back the Joy of Market Day(pg 233 or 221)

• Backyards: Old and New (pg 237 or 225)

Known Issues (pg 230-231)

1. “So what?” – a) Why should your reader care? FIND A PURPOSEb) Direct your thesis to a particular audience

2. Describe your subjects clearly and distinctly

3. Avoid a choppy essay – use transitions! (pg 231)

Using your literary analysisYou have compared your novels in the point –by-point form, now compare

your novels in a different way (using the same information or additional information).

Narrative qualities of my book

Narrative qualities of my partner’s book

Both BooksShare

Choose your topic• Pre-Write checked in by end of class today

(Venn diagram, Evidence Gathering sheet, etc)• Rough draft due next meeting (12/02)• Final draft will be due 12/09

• Topics – choose from: 231-232– online:

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/essaywriting/a/compare.htm

– Propose a topic to me by the end of class today.

Evaluation• Please take a moment to evaluate this class

and me as a teacher• Do NOT put your name on the form.• Write as much as you can to help me

understand the situation(s).• Put it in the

“Turn in here” folder

Grammar, pg 549 (or pg 521)Use book & Web to learn these

• Errors with Verbs• Subjunctive• Tense Shift• Split Infinitive• Double negative• Passive Voice• Irregular Verbs

Homework1. Practice A & B, pg 554-555 (old 526)

3. Read “Grant and Lee: A

Study in Contrasts” pg 239

(old 227)

2. Rough Draft of Compare/Contrast Essay