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The Lost Tools of Writing – Tutor: Mrs. Jeffries (941-355-3101 home) (941-351-5858 work) (941-360-8298 cell)Homework due Week 7 - September 27, 2013Homework - Part 1 – The Lost Tools of Writing: Lesson Two – Arrangement – This week’s Lost Tools of Writing assignment is threefold: 1) Sort your Crispin: the Cross of Lead ANI Chart, using A Guide to Sorting in Student Without Workbook on pages 13 through 15. These pages are veryhelpful for the sorting process. Remember that there are several methodsyou can use to sort your items: use symbols, shapes, or colors. Use themethod that works best for you.Hint: When you sort, look over the Interesting Column: You might beable to move items from the Interesting to the Affirmative or NegativeColumns, thereby increasing the number of proofs or sub-proofs. 2) Using the information on your sorted ANI chart (from step 1 above), complete the Introductory Persuasive Essay Worksheet on pages 16 and 17 of theStudent Workbook. 3) Finally, create your Crispin: the Cross of Lead outline by following The Introductory Persuasive Essay on page 18 of the Student Workbook.Bring your Student Workbook to Class with you Next Week Please see “Terms… in your Own Words” on the next pageHomework Part 2 – List of TermsNote: This is a revised list of terms the student should be familiar with and be able to explain in his own words. This week’s words are in bold. Please use the Term Sheet that is forwarded with the homework each week, ignoring the prior master list. There will be an informal quiz/game on these terms next week. TERMS… in your own words(In the order you will learn them)(For more formal definition of these terms, see LTW Glossary in back of both the Teacher’s Guide and the Student Workbook)Wordsnoun - Words are the method we use to share our thoughts with othersCanonnoun - An established rule or principle – or – a standard or model to judge by (Canon of Scripture)Compositionnoun – the manner in which parts (words) of a thing (essay) are put together Inventionnoun - How to come up with something to sayArrangementnoun - How to select, sort and organize your ideasElocutionnoun - How we express our thoughts in the best possible wayExpositionnoun- Statement of the main points in an essay or speechEnumerationnoun- Statement of the number of reasons you use to support your thesisIssuenoun - A point of debate or a point of controversy (This is your “whether” question)Thesisnoun - A statement put forth for discussion (We change “whether” question to a statement)Sortverb – to separate and arrange by kindRudimentaryadjective - very imperfectly developed; fundamental Definitionnoun – stating unique qualities of your characterComparisonnoun – how characters are similar and how are they differentCircumstancenoun – what is happening at the time/place of your issueRelationnoun – questions about cause and effectAuthoritynoun – Who says what about your subject? The following terms are new this week:TopicnounQuestions we ask in order to come up with something to say when we write.IntroductionnounThe first part of an essay, developed after the body and the conclusionof the essay are written.TemplatenounA pattern. The template is the form to imitate when we make anoutline for essays.ReasonnounAn argument in defense of a thesisProofnoun1) main reason(s) or argument(s) that defend our position/thesis. In our essays, each main proof is supported by three sub-proofsPlease see Spelling Words on the next pageHomework Part 3 – Spelling Words Words in bold are new this week.Our spelling list is taken from an eighth grade examination for Bullitt County Schools one-room school house, November 1912exaggerateverbto enlarge beyond the bounds of truth; to overstateincentivenounsomething that encourages someone to work harderconscious adjknowing or being aware of somethingchandeliernouna branched lighting fixture, usually suspended from a ceilingacronymnouna word formed from the beginning letter(s) of most of the words ofa phrase or compound term. Example: ANI chart or I.M.A.G.E.patientnounan individual under medical treatmentadj trials without complaintpotentialnounsomething that can develop or become actual (He has potential.)adjcapable of becoming real (He is a potential Presidential candidate)creaturenouna created beingparticipateverbto take part in something in common with othersauthenticadjbeing really what it seems to bebequeathverbto say in a will that your property will be given to a person or organizationverbto give knowledge to younger people as part of their historydiminishverbto lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; to make lessgenuineadjactual, real, or true; not false or fakevinegarnouna sour liquid used to flavor or preserve foods or to clean thingsincidentnoun1. an unexpected, usually unpleasant thing that happens2. an event that is likely to cause serious problems in relationsbetween countriesPlease see this week’s spelling words on the next pageDeparting from our Eighth Grade Spelling Examination from 1912,this week’s words are from Crispin: the Cross of Leadbeguileverbto attract or interest someone (The gypsies beguiled Bear.) punctiliousadjvery careful about behaving properly and doing things in a correct way (Bear’s father abandoned him, but he waspunctilious about paying his fees to the Abbey.)liverynouna special uniform word by servants especially in the past.(It was the same livery as Lady Furnival’s entourage wore.)entouragenouna group of people who go with and assist an important personlaggardnounone who is sluggish, slow or reluctant to move or actPlease continue to the next page for Grammar ReviewHomework – Part 4 – Grammar Review8 parts of speechnounspronounsverbsadverbsconjunctionsinterjectionsprepositionsadjectivesnoun A noun names a person, place, thing, activity or idea.pronounA pronoun replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition.verbA verb exerts action, being or existence.adverbAn adverb modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb.conjunctionA conjunction is a word used to connect words, phrases orclauses toether.interjectionAn interjection is a word or phrased used as a strongexpression of feeling of emotion and is grammatically unconnectedto a sentence.prepositionA preposition relates a noun or pronoun to another word.AdjectiveAn adjective modifies a noun or pronoun by describing,qualifying or limiting. ................
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