V5 week 8

• English
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Leerroute 5

Hello!

Focus on essay writing

Citing your work

Grammar part (of your essay)

Time for homework: Essay + Alquin 

How many pages have you read of your book?

0400

What is important for a conclusion?

Plagiarism / Citing work

1. When you quote, use quotation marks and reference the author + page number​ 

”And it was then Cecilia gave orally what was to be her only form of suicide note” (Eugenides, 7).

Citing work

2. When you quote speech, use ” (double) for the quote and ‘ (single) for the speech

“ ‘Obviously, Doctor,’ she said, ’you’ve never been a thirteen-year-old-girl’ “ (Eugenides, 8).

Citing work

3. When you quote from a page without page number, just reference the author.

“Eugenides’ writing style is often described as gothic” (Janssen).

Citing work

Middlemarch’s opening sentence is simple, but effective: “Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress” (Eliot, 7). ​

Put the title of your work in italics. (see example above)​

Citing work

When your quote is longer than 4 lines you do not use quotation marks, rather set it off from your text. Do reference the author 

Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing is using your own words to say what happens in the book​

The party that the Lisbon sisters have signifies/illustrates the tension between freedom and restriction, as they are allowed to have a party even though their parents need to supervise every aspect of it. For example the moment when Mr. Lisbon opens the door to the guests (Eugenides, 64).​

Good thesis-statement?
A Clockwork orange is a great book.

1. Yes, why not...
2. No, because

Correct thesis?: The book The Great Gatsby shows the corruption of the American Dream.

1. Yes
2. No

Which quotation is written correctly?

1. "He said 'I love Antarctica's landscape' " (Brown, 58).
2. He said he loved Antarctica's landscape. (58 Brown)
3. "He said he loved Antarctica's landscape" (58 Brown)

What should not be in a body paragraph?

1. Topic-sentence
2. Examples
3. A hook
4. Quotations

What are you going to use as your hook?

The Grammar part of your essay

The following assignment has to be part of your essay:

1. Highlight 2 examples in your essay where the noun refers to a group and agrees with the verb. If you haven't used such a combination in your essay, come up with your own example and put it underneath your essay. 

• Example: The committee usually raise their hands to vote ‘yes’. 
  

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The subject-verb agreement

Rule: A verb has to agree with its subject​

• Many people live in Asia​
  
• Many leading members of the opposition party have criticised the delay.​
  
• Displayed on the board were the exam results. ​
  

For measurement or quantity we use a singular verb: ​

• Three hours seems a long time.​​ 

Make sure you check exceptions on the SPELO

Which verb is correct: Police believe/believes the crime rate in Bilthoven is rather low.

1. believes
2. believe

Three centimetres was/were all that separated the first two runners in the marathon. ​

1. was
2. were

The Grammar part of your essay

The following assignments have to be part of your essay:

2. Find an irregular use of a/an. 

• Example: A university, a European, an MP (member of parliament)
  

3. Find a sentence with "any" used because of a negative word in the sentence.

• Example: He is denied any type of justice.​

4. Find an example of a countable-noun sentence and an example of an uncountable-noun sentence. 

• Example Uncountable: a large/considerable/substantial amount of milk. 
• Example Countable: a large/considerable/substantial number of books. 

5. Find a sentence with an if-clause. 

• Example:If I had known you like chocolate, I would have brought you some. ​

Which is correct:
A:If you would start studying now, you will pass this test.
B: If you start studying now, you will pass this test.​

1. A is correct
2. B is correct

Which is correct:
A: I like very little sugar in my tea.
B: I like very few sugar in my tea.

1. little
2. few

Which is correct?
A: We are with a considerable amount of people here.
B: We are with a considerable number of people here.

1. amount
2. number

Which is correct?
A: I am reluctant to do any sports
B: I am reluctant to do some sports

1. any, because of the negative word reluctant
2. some, because of the negative word reluctant

Which one is NOT correct?

1. A European
2. An FBI agent
3. A MP (member of parliament)
4. A NATO general

Reminder essay

IF YOU WANT TO HAND IN A DRAFT OF YOUR ESSAY, YOU HAVE TO HAND THIS IN VIA EMAIL 1 WEEK BEFORE THE DEADLINE. 

GOOD LUCK!

Now...

Read your novel, share your title and partner with me!

Always try to do Alquin and study words!