Writing Portfolio

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Writing Portfolio

• with Mr. Butner

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Writing Portfolio

• Due Date December 18th
• Requirements (3 sections)
• 1. Analytic Essay
• 2. Comparison/Contrast Essay
• 3. Poetry (two poems)
• Materials Needed
• 1. Paper
• 2. Pencil/Pen
• 3. A folder, specifically for the portfolio
  materials.

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Writing Portfolio

• Note
• The two essays you will write will look exactly
  like what will be asked of you in February on the
  writing assessment.
• In other words, this is going to help you. )

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Analytic Summary Essay

• Using the informational text The Woman Called
  Moses, students will write one analytic essay.
• The purpose of this essay is to analyze the
  different aspects (parts) of the article.
• We will discuss how to do this later.

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Comparison/Contrast Essay

• Students will use the informational texts The
  Woman Called Moses and Leaders of the Civil War
  Era Harriet Tubman to write a comparison and
  contrast essay.
• You will use both articles in your essay. You
  will compare and contrast the points of view and
  opinions of each article.
• Again, this essay will be discussed at a later
  date.

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Poetry

• Select and compose two different poems from the
  list below
• 1. Review Poem (Figurative Language)
• 2. Who Am I? Poem
• 3. Cinquain
• 4. Colorful Poem

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Analytic Summary Essay

• This essay will cover the article The Woman
  Called Moses by Walter Oleksy and Meg Mims.
• The essay is an analytic summary, which means
  that you will summarize the articles main points,
  yet you will also break down or explain each main
  point.

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Analytic Summary Essay

• The Prompt
• After you have read the article, determine one
  central idea from the text and write an essay
  that
• both summarizes and analyzes how that central
  idea is conveyed through particular details. Cite
  evidence from the text to support your analysis.
  Follow the conventions of standard written
  English.

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Analytic Summary Essay

• Essay format
• I. Introduction
• A. Hook
• B. General discussion of the topic
• C. Thesis statement
• II. Body Paragraph
• A. Topic sentence
• B. 2-3 supporting details
• C. Concluding sentence
• III. Body Paragraph
• A. Topic sentence
• B. 2-3 supporting details
• C. Concluding sentence
• IV. Body Paragraph
• A. Topic sentence
• B. 2-3 supporting details
• C. Concluding sentence
• V. Conclusion
• A. Restate the thesis statement.

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Analytic Summary Essay Introduction

• I. Introduction
• A. Hook
• B. General discussion of the topic
• C. Thesis statement
• What is a hook?

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Analytic Summary Essay Introduction

• A hook is an attention getter. Hooks are
  extremely important as they set the tone for the
  entire essay.
• A strong hook is like a firm handshake it lets
  the reader know you mean business, and you will
  entertain and inform them along the way.

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Analytic Summary Essay Introduction

• For this essay, select one of the following types
  of hooks. Each of the examples could be a way to
  begin Little Red Riding Hood
• 1. Begin your essay with a strong simile or
  metaphor.
• Example The wolf was a tornado changing the
  lives of all who crossed his path.
• 2. Begin with an interesting question for the
  reader to ponder.
• Example Who would have thought that a simple
  trip to Grandma's house would end in tragedy?
• 3. Use a string of adjectives
• Example Tall, dark, and with an air of
  confidence, the woodsman entered the house.

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Analytic Summary Essay Introduction

• Sample Hook
• Like a hidden, flickering lantern, Harriet
  Tubman lit the way to freedom for hundreds of
  slaves trapped within the darkness of the
  nineteenth-century South.

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Analytic Summary Essay Introduction

• General Discussion of the Topic
• Provide one or two sentences that briefly
  summarize your topic and what you will be writing
  about.
• DO NOT use anything like this
• In this paper, I will talk about...
• I'm fixin' to tell you a story...
• If you do, a monkey will find you during lunch
  and proceed to throw bananas at your face, so
  just don't. Please.

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Analytic Summary Essay Introduction

• Thesis Statement
• The thesis statement is where you state your
  claim for the paper. It will include the article
  title, author, what you believe the central idea
  to be, and the three points you will write about.
  Your thesis statement will be one sentence.
• Example
• In the article The Woman Called Moses, Walter
  Oleksy and Meg Mims assert that Harriet Tubman's
  words reveal who she was as a person evidence of
  this claim in Tubman's childhood, when she
  escaped, and also when she lead slaves to freedom
  on the Underground Railroad.

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Analytic Summary Essay Introduction

• At this point, your introduction should basically
  be written. All you need to do is put the pieces
  together.
• Sample Introductory Paragraph
• Like a hidden, flickering lantern, Harriet
  Tubman lit the way to freedom for hundreds of
  slaves trapped within the darkness of the
  nineteenth-century South. Years before the Civil
  War would begin Tubman sought her own freedom,
  and additionally, she risked her life to ensure
  the freedom of many other Southern slaves. In the
  article The Woman Called Moses, Walter Oleksy
  and Meg Mims assert that Harriet Tubman's words
  revealed who she was as a person evidence of
  this claim in Tubman's childhood, when she
  escaped, and also when she lead slaves to freedom
  on the Underground Railroad.

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Analytic Summary Essay Body Paragraph

• For each body paragraph, you select a point from
  your thesis statement and develop it further. You
  provide a topic sentence (what the paragraph will
  be about) then 2 or 3 supporting details from the
  article. (Cite line numbers in parentheses.)
• II. Body Paragraph
• A. Topic sentence
• B. 2-3 supporting details
• C. Concluding sentence

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Analytic Summary Essay Body Paragraph

• Sample Body Paragraph
• Even as a young child, Tubman began developing
  words that analyzed slavery. Looking back, Tubman
  remarked, I think slavery is the next thing to
  hell. If a person would send another into
  bondage, he would . . . send him to hell (20-22).
  Additionally, Ozleksy and Mims note a night
  during her childhood when her owners celebrated a
  harvest. Stars twinkling in the sky, Harriet's
  fear was replaced with a single focus to escape
  from slavery and to live free (13-14). Clearly,
  Tubman possessed great strength of character from
  and early age.

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Analytic Summary Essay Conclusion

• The conclusion wraps up the essay, reminds the
  reader of you main points, and ends with a strong
  sentence.
• V. Conclusion
• A. Restate the thesis statement.
• B. General summary of the essay
• C. Strong concluding sentence

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Analytic Summary Essay Conclusion

• Sample Conclusion
• In conclusion, through her words, Tubman
  displayed great fortitude during childhood, after
  escaping bondage, and while leading slaves via
  the Underground Railroad. Only a handful of
  people throughout history commit their lives to
  such a monumental task, but Harriet Tubman did.
  Stalwart, staunch, and steadfast, Tubman altered
  the course of history.

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Comparison/Contrast Essay

• This essay will cover the articles The Woman
  Called Moses by Walter Oleksy and Meg Mims and
  Leaders of the Civil War Era Harriet Tubman by
  Ann Malaspina.
• The essay is an comparison and contrast essay,
  which means that you compare and contrast ideas
  found within both of the articles.

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Comparison/Contrast Essay

• The Prompt
• You have now read two texts about Harriet
  Tubman. Write an essay that compares and
  contrasts the authors purposes and how their
  purposes are conveyed in the two texts. Be sure
  to cite evidence from both texts to support your
  analysis. Follow the conventions of standard
  written English.

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Comparison/Contrast Essay
Block Essay Format I. Introduction A. Hook B.
General discussion of the topic C. Thesis
statement II. First item A. First point about
this item B. Second point about this item C.
Third point about this item III. Second item A.
First point about this item B. Second point
about this item C. Third point about this item
IV. Conclusion A. Restate the thesis
statement. B. General summary of the essay C.
Strong concluding sentence