1. Definition Essay Requirements & Expectations (SEE BELOW)
2. Finish Typing 2nd Rough Draft
3. "Color Your Sentence" Activity
Essay Requirements & Expectations Handout HERE
"Color Your Sentence" Handout HERE
Definition Essay Requirements & Expectations
Required CONTENT
- 150-200 words
- Connotative Definition
- Denotative Definition
- Brief etymology
- X2 Literary techniques/Figurative Language
Required SENTENCES
6-10 TOTAL SENTENCES:
- X2 simple sentences
- X2 complex sentences
- X2 compound sentences
- Hook Sentence
- Topic Sentence (statement of your big idea or purpose of essay)
- Concluding Sentence
AVOID:
- run-ons
- fragments
- comma splices
Required DRAFTS
- 1st Rough Draft/Freewrite DUE: Mon 2/22 (beg. class)
- 2nd Draft, Typed & Colored DUE: Mon 2/29 (beg. class)
- 3rd Daft, Clean Copy DUE: Mon 2/29 (beg. class)
- FINAL DRAFT DUE: Friday 3/4 (4PM)
· FINAL DRAFT EXPECTATIONS
- Typed
- Doubled Spaced
- 12 Point Font
- Standard Font (Calibri, TNR, Ariel, etc)
- 1” Margins
- MLA Format
FINAL DRAFT DUE: 4PM FRIDAY