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Understanding School Rental Costs and Effective Essay Writing Strategies

This journal entry explores the topic of renting a school for weekend events, focusing on determining fair costs. It emphasizes the importance of making informed choices, as quoted by Colin Powell: "You can't make someone else's choices...". Additionally, the entry provides practical reminders for upcoming tests, writing thesis statements, and managing common grammatical errors in essays. Tips on avoiding plagiarism and the significance of paraphrasing are highlighted to ensure academic integrity and effectiveness in writing.

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Understanding School Rental Costs and Effective Essay Writing Strategies

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  1. OCTOBER 28, 2013 Journal How much should it cost to rent the school for a weekend? Write a thesis and make an argument. Quote You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.” – Colin Powell Word of the Day Loki and most super villains, have extreme megalomania, and try to do things like take over the world.

  2. Megalomania (noun) • An obsession with doing extravagant or grand things

  3. Announcements/Reminders • Test is November 7th. • This will cover the courtroom terminology, how to write a thesis, and a few other things. • Get missing work turned in and tests taken.

  4. A Few Things… Than vs. then I’d rather cuddle you than kill you. I’d rather cuddle then kill you. Our vs. are Lose vs. loose Fare vs. fair Handsome vs. hansom They’re, there, their Too Woman vs. women Princes is not the same thing as princess!

  5. More Things Chief vs. chef Wonder vs. wander ESPECIALLY Where vs. were Indent When do you make a new paragraph? Tense Italicize or put quotations around thoughts. Dialogue Change paragraphs when a new person is speaking and when they’re done. You still have to indent!

  6. A LOT Need I say more?

  7. Counter-Arguments • Acknowledging that someone else has a different opinion. • Refuting (arguing against) that opinion, in a tactful way. • “Some may say…” • “Others claim…” • “Although some think…”

  8. Essays and Personal Pronouns… • Never use “I” • Never use “we,” “us,” “me,” “my,” “our,” “you,” or “your.” • Why? • I think that Hawkeye is a better archer than Katniss. • Hawkeye is a better archer than Katniss.

  9. Your Turn. • Take the personal pronouns out of the following sentences: • Because we are human, we hate homework. • You should know better! • We all need to recycle. • I believe that dreams come true. • My way or the highway. • You are entitled to your own opinion.

  10. Agh! This seems like a lot to remember! This is, so I’ve made you a guide to help you to be able to remember what we have learned.

  11. Plagiarism • It’s illegal and against school rules. But… • What is it? • The act of presenting another person’s ideas or work as your own.

  12. How to Avoid Plagiarism (and going to jail, getting suspended, and other terrible incidents)… • Cite your work. • Don’t copy and paste. • Give credit where credit is due. • If you use something from a previous class, ask BOTH teachers if this is okay, or else you could be plagiarizing yourself! • Better safe than sorry…

  13. Paraphrasing • To put something in your own words. • Do you still have to cite it? YES! It’s someone else’s ideas, so make sure that you cite the source.

  14. The Tell-Tale Heart Turn to page… in your textbook. Follow along as we read out loud. Want an “A” on every essay in every class after this? Do as I do and you will succeed.

  15. Practice Paraphrasing • Taboo…

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