BethAnn Putnam 3/13/17

Today in class the teacher was talking about how we should start our opening and closing paragraphs. The class also took a look at one part from the Pirates of the Caribbean movie and analyzed it in groups. The teacher asked the class, What does this scene introduce? How? after watching the clip. The class discussed it in groups and then shared what each group had found. The class concluded that the scene is introducing a Pirate looking guy who  salutes the hanged pirates. He also wears different time period clothing that make him look like a pirate. Rides up to shore in a pirate boat and the movie title help the reader see that this charter is a Pirate. This pirate that is coming into port, is coming into an area, where the people don't like pirates. The class also picked up on the attitude towards dangers that the pirate rides into. The tone is also serious action and comical. Next the teacher went to explain about the intro and conclusion paragraph for your senior paper. For the introduction, the writing should be relevant context (contains: Intention/background information surrounding your writing), Relevant content (contains: the evidence that shapes your writing), Relevant Characters (contains: the people/groups of your writing), and the essay should fit your writing. When opening the paragraph you can't have the definition, off-topic quote, rhetorical question, impossibly broad focus and sweeping generalization. To start off the introduction, consider the function, do your actual introducing, artist + text + active verb or look to the experts... what do your research writers do? For the conclusion - the place where one concludes - verbs*, backwards and forwards for context, content, and characters (what does the analysis prove about__? How has your text evolved from the  intro? What are the results of the argument? What will happen if __? (+?-?) ) Also in the conclusion we are not aloud to us... in conclusion, to conclude, in summary, at the end of the day, when all's said and done, when the smoke clears, and obviously.