Transcript Club 4.0 - Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Club 4.0
An Operation Write Now!
Production
Promoters: Rafael Miguel & Cathy Sciolis
What is Club 4.0?
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Club 4.0 is an
exclusive, members
only club.
Its members are
serious writers who
have the skills to score
a 4.0 or higher on the
FCAT Writing Test.
If you’re a member,
you can count yourself
among the best and
brightest at MNWSH.
How do you become
a member ?
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You have to go through an intensive,
two-day writing workshop and apply
what you learn.
You have to put into practice the
strategies and skills you’ve learned all
year.
You have to score a 4.0 or higher on
the FCAT Writing Test.
Membership
Benefits
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If you score a 4.0 or higher on the
FCAT Writing Test, you will be
counted among an elite group of
students at MNWSH.
You will be invited to a Club 4.0 dinner
at a special location.
You will get a Club 4.0 t-shirt.
How do you become a
VIP at Club 4.0? What
are the benefits?
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In order to become a
VIP, you must score
a 6.0 on the FCAT
Writing Test.
If you are a VIP, you
will get an IPOD and
your Prom and Grad
Nite tickets will be
paid for by the
school.
So what do you need
to do to become a
member of Club 4.0?
Your essay must:
 Be on topic
 Have a beginning, middle , and end
 Have a topic sentence
 Have a clear thesis
 Have three reasons with adequate
support
 Be five paragraphs in length
How do you make
sure your essay is on
topic?
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Be sure it
addresses the
prompt.
Use the first
sentence from the
prompt in the intro
paragraph of your
essay.
Double check
your planning
sheet
You decide….
Prompt:
Your school will celebrate its 50th
anniversary and is planning a big
celebration and parade.
Think about a celebrity you would like to
be the grand marshal of your school’s
parade.
Now write to convince your reader why
your celebrity is the best choice.
Does it address the
topic?
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My favorite rapper
in the world is Lil’
Wayne. He is the
best rapper alive.
I have loved him
ever since I was in
sixth grade at
Brownsville
Middle. He is the
wealthiest rapper
in the world. I am
his number one
fan.
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Lil’ Wayne would
be the best
choice to be the
grand marshal at
my school’s
parade. Why do
you ask? He is
talented, famous,
and cares about
the community.
All 4.0 essays have a
beginning, middle, &
end
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Beginning: The
introductory
paragraph
Middle: The three
body paragraphs
that discuss your
three reasons
End: Concluding
paragraph
How do you write a
topic sentence?
You steal
it from
the
prompt!
You try it…….
Prompt:
The school district is thinking
about requiring each high
school senior to complete
150 hours of community
service in order to graduate.
Think about whether or not
high school seniors should
be required to complete 150
hours of community service
in order to graduate.
Write to convince the school
district whether or not high
school seniors should
complete 150 hours of
community service in order
to graduate.
The Topic Sentence
Is…….
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Topic Sentence:
I have my topic
sentence so now
what?
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Expository essay:
Some people prefer living in a small town and
some prefer a large city.
Think about where you prefer to live.
Now write to explain why you prefer this place
to live.
Topic Sentence and
Thesis
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Write your topic
sentence:
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Write your thesis
sentence:
Try it again!
Persuasive essay:
Everyone has a different idea about
whether or not teachers should assign
homework on weekends.
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Think about how you feel about having
homework assigned on the weekends.
Now write to convince your audience to
support your point of view about
homework on the weekends.
Topic Sentence &
Thesis for
Persuasive
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Write your topic
sentence:
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Write your thesis
sentence:
Big deal, so I have my
topic & thesis
sentences! What do I
do now???
Think of three good
reasons
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Make sure they
compliment your
thesis sentence and
are on topic
Make sure they are
not too specific
Make sure you can
think of at least two
supporting details for
each
Can you handle it?
Prove it!
Some people prefer
living in a small
town and some
prefer a large city.
Think about where
you prefer to live.
Now write to explain
why you prefer
this place to live.
Can you think of
three reasons?
1.
2.
3.
Can you think of any
supporting details?
Reason 1:
Reason 2:
Reason 3:
Let’s do the same
with a persuasive
prompt.
Persuasive essay:
Everyone has a different idea about whether or not
teachers should assign homework on
weekends.
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Think about how you feel about having homework
assigned on the weekends.
Now write to convince your audience to support
your point of view about homework on the
weekends.
Can you think of
three good reasons?
1.
2.
3.
Can you think of any
supporting details?
Reason 1:
Reason 2:
Reason 3:
Now that you have
all the pieces, put
them together!
So how do you score a
6.0 and become a VIP
in Club 4.0?
VIP Requirements
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Voice
Similes & figurative
language
Transitions
Varied sentence
structure
Specific examples from
your life
Get rid of “a lot”
Few errors
Call to action in a
persuasive essay
Give your writing
voice
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Make your
personality shine
through your
writing.
Pretend like you
are having an
adult conversation
with the reader.
Use similes and other
figurative language
Similes: Compare
two unlike things
using the words,
like or as.
Her eyes were like
two emeralds.
He was a fast as a
speeding train.
Similes can be
fun…
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Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose
hair after a sneeze.
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She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh,
like that sound a dog makes just before it
throws up.
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The guy fell 12 stories, hitting the
pavement like a Hefty bag filled with
vegetable soup.
Try writing your
own similes
That idea makes as much sense as…
Homework on the weekend is like…
Big city living is as…as…
Living in a small town is like…
Pick the right
transitions
First Body Paragraph:
to start off, initially, to begin
Second Body Paragraph:
also, next, in addition, moreover, furthermore
Third Body Paragraph:
most importantly, last but not least
Concluding Paragraph:
to summarize, to sum up, in summary, in conclusion
Go ahead and pick
your transition
words now!
Vary your sentence
structure
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Ask questions
Who would be crazy
enough to live in a
small town?
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Use exclamations
Living in a big city is
awesome!
Write some questions
and exclamations of
your own.
Questions:
Exclamations:
Try it with a
persuasive prompt.
Questions:
Exclamations:
Use specific
examples from your
life
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At Bayside every
Friday night they
have spectacular
fireworks and live
music.
Living in a big city
like Miami, I have
been able to go to
professional football,
baseball, basketball,
and hockey games.
Get rid of “a lot”
Use these instead…
A copious amount
An abundance of
A plethora of
A myriad of
Proofread,
proofread,
proofread!!!
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Check for
mistakes
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Read your essay
at least two times
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Make sure you
leave yourself ten
minutes for
proofreading and
editing.
Call to action in a
persuasive essay
Teachers should do
the right thing and
ban homework on
the weekends!
Students’ futures
are at stake, so
make the right
choice and make
homework on the
weekends
mandatory.
Things that get you,
“Thrown out da
club.”
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Cursing
Not finishing
Not indenting
Misspellings
Loosely related ideas
Not proofreading
Texting your essay
Ignoring grammar rules
Using local slang
Examples of local
slang
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“Shot out!”
“Off da Chain!”
“gangsta”
“flawgin”
“whack”
“Wat dey do?”
“Wats good?”
“Ya feel me?”
Don’t text your
essay
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Dat
Wat
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Lol
Lmao
Idk
Ya digg
You can be a Club 4.0
VIP if you follow
these rules!
Good Luck Bulls!!