https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks Obviously the stuff I'm not smart enough to remember. en-us 2021-11-18 15:13:25 UTC 2021-12-07 16:02:32 UTC hello@padlet.com ofsnorthstar https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1899835183 Vocabulary:
Conflict: a struggle between opposing forces

Description: a statement about how something or someone looks, sounds, etc.

Dialogue: written conversation

Draft: an early version of a piece of writing

Point of view: who tells the story and how it is told

Revise: to correct and improve a piece of writing

]]> 2021-11-18 15:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1899835183 ofsnorthstar https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1899835716 What a prompt should look like (how to set it up)

Beginning: Introduce the challenge. Set the scene. Identify the important people involved.
Middle: Explain the challenges you faced while overcoming the obstacle. Develop the point in your story where you finally overcame the challenge.
End: Reflect on what you learned as a result of overcoming the challenge. Write about whether or not the experience changed you.

Example Prompt:
Beginning: Having to give a middle school graduation speech. Being a very shy and quiet person. Working with adults to improve speaking.

Middle: Deciding what to write. Practicing and messing up. Giving the big speech. Feeling nervous then proud.

End.: Learning that I can do things I never though I could do. Feeling more confident after speaking up and being heard.

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Drafting Your Narrative.
1.) First paragraph: Briefly introduce the challenge you are writing about. Introduce the people involved and set the scene.
2.) Middle three paragraphs: Tell the story of how you overcame your challenge.
Establish and develop the conflict (how this challenge or obstacle came to be)
Describe the events leading up to the conflict and its resolution.
Explain how you overcame the challenge, and what happened afterward.
3.) Last paragraph: Reflect on what you learned from this experience.

]]> 2021-11-18 15:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1899842043 ofsnorthstar https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1918041831 1.) Coming up with a strong research question:
This is an important factor. If you do not make a strong research question then the chances of the narritive being clear and straightfoward, go down.
2.) Gathering information from credible, or reliable, sources.
Unreliable information isn't helpful. Plain and simple. If you do not get your information from a reliable source the chance of your statement being correct also go down. Basically, forget the concept of Wikipedia.
3.) Finding and including appropriate facts and details in the essay.
If the facts you use are not applicable to the character or subject that you are reasearching, then they can not be used in the essay, as they either stray from the central idea, or fail entirely. Again, forget the concept of Wikipedia. I mean it.]]> 2021-11-29 14:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1918041831 ofsnorthstar https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1918056099 A strong research question:
1.) Is linked to the topic of the writing prompt.
2.) Must be answerable.
3.) Cannot be a simple fact.
4.) Should be complex and compelling.
5.) Should be specific enough to fit the assigned length.]]> 2021-11-29 14:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1918056099 ofsnorthstar https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1918082375 Examples:
Effective research question;
What myth does Prometheus appear in, and what is it about?
1.) It is clear and complex enough to write an essay on.
2.) It can be answered through research.
3.) It will help the writer respond to the writing prompt.
Ineffective research question;
Why is Greek mythology important?
1.) It is not specific enough to write a focused essay.
2.) It is not linked to the topic. which asks about a specific myth, mythology in general.]]> 2021-11-29 14:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1918082375 ofsnorthstar https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1920532845 1.) Introduction:
Thesis
2.) Body Paragraph One:
Summary of the plot and details about the character.
3.) Body Paragraph Two:
Cultural significance and details from the myth and research.
4.) Body Paragraph Three:
Cultural significance and details from the myth and research.
5.) Conclusion:
Connect back to the thesis.]]> 2021-11-30 14:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1920532845 ofsnorthstar https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1920643582 Follow these steps to use paraphrased or quoted information to develop your body paragraphs.
1.) Make a point about your topic.
2.) Introduce the paraphrased or quoted text to support your point.
3.) Write the quotation or paraphrased text.
4.) Use quotation marks around the text only if you are using the authors direct words.
5.) Cite the source after the quotation or paraphrase using MLA format.
6.) Explain how the paraphrased or quoted information supports your point.]]> 2021-11-30 15:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1920643582 ofsnorthstar https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1933920330 I write down the notes given by Edgenuity for those who don' t use that website. This is subject to being taken down upon question by Edgenuity.]]> 2021-12-07 16:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ofsnorthstar/Bookmarks/wish/1933920330