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The Attention Getter
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Writing the Conclusion
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Habit #1 - Goal Setting
Habit #2 - Time Management and Organization
Habit #3 - Becoming Brain Wise
Habit #4 - Growth Mindset
Habit #5 - Grit
Habit #6 - Effort
Habit #7 - Personal Responsibility
Habit #8 - Questioning
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READING
Independent Reading Requirements
The Trouble with Lemons
Elements of FICTION
>
Lesson #1 ELEMENTS of FICTION
Lesson #2 PLOT and LITERARY DEVICES
Lesson #3 SETTING
Lesson #4 CHARACTERIZATION
Lesson #5 CHARACTER MOTIVATIONS
Lesson #6 THEME
Reading FOLKLORE
Reading DRAMA
Book Clubs
Reading for INFORMATION
>
The Teenage Brain
Teenagers and Technology
Analyzing POETRY
Edgar Allan Poe
The Outsiders
Flowers for Algernon
Author Study
>
Edgar Allan Poe - Sample Author Study
WRITING
Nifty Narratives
Wise Word Choice
Substantial Sentence Structure
Powerful Paragraphs
Excellent Essays
>
Organizing the Essay - the Outline
Writing the Introduction
The Attention Getter
The Thesis Statement
Writing the Supporting Paragraphs with Strong Topic Sentences and Clinchers
Writing the Conclusion
Revising
>
Transitions
Informal vs. Formal Language
Consistent Verb Tense
Word Choice
Adding Voice
Editing
Literary Analysis
Mr. P's Position Paper
Assertive Arguments
Assertive Arguments
Righteous Research Papers
>
Author Study Biography
Avoiding Plagiarism
VOCABULARY
Context Clues
Weekly Vocabulary - Units 1-15
Easily Confused Words
Greek and Latin Word Parts
GRAMMAR
Parts of Speech
Sentence Structure
Capitalization Rules
Avoiding Run-ons and Fragments
Using Apostrophes
Comma Rules
Using Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses, Ellipses, and Colons
Misplaced Modifiers
SPEAKING and LISTENING
Participating in Group Discussions
Socratic Seminars
>
How to Participate in a Socratic Seminar
SOCRATIC SEMINAR TOPICS
Building a Speech
Presenting a Speech
GENIUS HOUR
Genius Hour Resources
>
Finding Your Passion
Researching your Passion
Blogging about your Journey
Presenting Your Journey
HABITS OF MIND
>
Habit #1 - Goal Setting
Habit #2 - Time Management and Organization
Habit #3 - Becoming Brain Wise
Habit #4 - Growth Mindset
Habit #5 - Grit
Habit #6 - Effort
Habit #7 - Personal Responsibility
Habit #8 - Questioning
PSSA Practice
Mrs. Powers' Classroom Blog
CLASS CULTURE
About
Contact
Attention Getters
ATTENTION GETTERS
If you want someone to read what you have written, you need to begin your essay by grabbing your readers' attention. This is where you need to insert the WOW factor!
Try out some of these attention getters . . .
Attention Getters (click here to print)