Unit 3, Lesson 2Blue Team12.2.14

The EssayUnit 3

Review

• What are the Big 3 you need to focus on while writing your essay?• What are a couple of other tips?

Score Your Baseline Essay

• Reread your essay from September.• Consult the scoring guide and explain why you

received the score you received.• What are two specific things you will focus on

when you write your essay today?

Speed Essays

• Read the prompt• In 2-3 minutes:

I. Thesis that fully answers the prompt AND provides reasoning

A. Reason #11. Example

B. Reason #21. Example

Essay Exam!

25 minutes

VocabularyUnit 3

Review Vocabulary

Write an antonym for each of the following vocabulary words. See if you can do it without your notes.

• disdain• cajole• elucidate

Review Vocabulary

Write an antonym for each of the following vocabulary words. See if you can do it without your notes.

• disdain: admiration• cajole: discourage• elucidate: confuse

9. proponent (noun)

• a person who argues for or supports something

• synonyms: advocate, backer, booster

10. prosaic (adjective)

• dull or ordinary

• synonyms: average, common, unimaginative

11. recant (verb)

• to publicly say that you no longer have an opinion or belief that you once had

• synonyms: renege, take back, retract

12. tangential (adjective)

• slightly or indirectly related to something

• synonyms: unrelated, extraneous

13. bombastic (adjective)

• speech or writing that is high-sounding, inflated or pretentious

• synonyms: grandiose, windy

14. caustic (adjective)

• very harsh and critical

• synonyms: acerbic, biting, cutting

15. convivial (adjective)

• friendly, agreeable, festive

• synonyms: see above

16. jocular (adjective)

• liking to tell jokes; said or done as a joke

• synonyms: humorous, witty, clever

Practice Sentence Completion

• Complete sentence completion exercises 1-6 on page 563.• Predict an answer• Identify clue words and phrase• Use process of elimination