1. Who said “In order to succeed, your
desire for success should be greater than
your fear of failure”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Winston Churchill
Bruce Lee
Bill Cosby
Michael Jordan
Albert Einstein

2. What is the chapter “Purpose” about?

8. To integrate a paraphrase properly within a
paragraph, a good writer usually has
(1) At least one sentence to introduce the
paraphrase,
(2) the paraphrase itself, and
(3) at least one sentence to comment on the
paraphrase.

9. Meat:
paraphrase with
proper
documentation
Top piece of
bread: at least
one sentence
to introduce
the
paraphrase
Bottom piece of bread: at least one
sentence to explain, comment on, or
provide an example of the paraphrase
(usually the majority of the paragraph)

11. Begin with a topic sentence that gives
the reader a sense of what the single
main idea of the paragraph will be.
This sentence should be one of the
“supporting reasons” for your thesis
statement. It should have opinion!

12. This is the part of your paragraph
where you support your topic
sentence by including a specific point
taken from the “proof text” (the
essay, article, book, everyday life, etc.
you are writing about or analyzing).
The evidence is a paraphrase or
quotation.

13. You want to explain your topic sentence and
its connection to the evidence. You want to
include your analysis here. Why did you
include the quotation or paraphrase? What
do you want to say about it? You should
include specific examples to illustrate your
points (these examples should come from
you, not the source), but be sure to show
how your examples connect to your
statement (topic sentence). This section
should comprise the majority of the
paragraph.

14. Statement:
I used to believe that if a particular subject
was difficult for me that I was just not
gifted with intelligence in that area; now
that I am moving toward a growth mindset,
I understand that my knowledge in
anything is dependent on the amount of
effort I put into learning.

15. Evidence:
According to Carol Dweck, students with a
fixed mindset believe that people are
naturally smart in certain subjects whereas
those with a growth mindset understand
that they are capable of understanding
anything with the right amount of effort.

16. Explanation:
I tell people that I am bad at math, but I am working on
changing that attitude to a more realistic self-view. I earned
average grades in my high school math classes, but the
concepts did not come easily to me. In my college algebra
class, I watched as other students breezed through tests and
quizzes and I felt like I was struggling to pass. Instead of
realizing that I needed to put more work into the class, I put the
responsibility on others. I decided the teacher was boring. I
imagined that the other students just understood the material
right away. I began to miss class and skip assignments. Of
course, my actions resulted in a failing grade. At the time, I
was quick to shift the blame to other people and
circumstances, but the truth was that I was making excuses
rather than trying because I did not want to try and fail. Doing
so would affirm my biggest fear: I was dumb. I have come to
realize that I truly earned the F, not because of my lack of
natural math skills, but because of my own lack of effort.

17. I used to believe that if a particular subject was difficult for me that
I was just not gifted with intelligence in that area; now that I am
moving toward a growth mindset, I understand that my knowledge
in anything is dependent on the amount of effort I put into learning.
According to Carol Dweck, students with a fixed mindset believe that
people are naturally smart in certain subjects whereas those with a
growth mindset understand that they are capable of understanding
anything with the right amount of effort. I tell people that I am bad at
math, but I am working on changing that attitude to a more realistic
self-view. I earned average grades in my high school math classes,
but the concepts did not come easily to me. In my college algebra
class, I watched as other students breezed through tests and quizzes
and I felt like I was struggling to pass. Instead of realizing that I
needed to put more work into the class, I put the responsibility on
others. I decided the teacher was boring. I imagined that the other
students just understood the material right away. I began to miss
class and skip assignments. Of course, my actions resulted in a failing
grade. At the time, I was quick to shift the blame to other people and
circumstances, but the truth was that I was making excuses rather
than trying because I did not want to try and fail. Doing so would
affirm my biggest fear: I was dumb. I have come to realize that I truly
earned the F, not because of my lack of natural math skills, but
because of my own lack of effort.

18. 
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Look at the paragraph at the bottom of page
131
What are the main points?
Close your book
How can we paraphrase those main points?
Make sure we include a proper citation
Now, compare with the original and modify
if necessary
Finally, create a SEE paragraph with that
paraphrase as the evidence

19. 
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Look at the paragraph at the bottom of page
133
Go through the steps of paraphrasing by
yourself
As a class work with one paraphrase to
create a SEE paragraph

20. A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
“Purpose” (Drive chapter 6)
Essay #1 prompt and rubric
“I Just Wanna Be Average”
video
SEE paragraphs (introduction)
SEE paragraphs (creating)

21. A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
“Purpose” (Drive chapter 6)
Essay #1 prompt and rubric
“I Just Wanna Be Average”
video
SEE paragraphs (introduction)
SEE paragraphs (creating)

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Read the essay “I Just Wanna Be Average”
(handout)
Write two SEE paragraphs with
paraphrases from “I Just Wanna Be
Average” that you could use in Essay #1
(due to Moodle on Tuesday, February 18, at
7:30 a.m.)
Participate in the weekly discussion (post
due Thursday and replies due Sunday)