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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