HIB/HAB

LATIN: HABERE, HABITUM TO HAVE, HOLD

Prohibit: (v) To stop one from doing something; prevent
Latin: pro, in front of + habitum = to hold in front of

If the law did not prohibit speeding, there would be far more traffic accidents.
antonym: allow

Inhibit: (v) To get in the way of; hinder

Latin: in, in + habitum = to hold in

Jenny decided she wouldnt let nervousness inhibit her success in the swim meet.
antonym: aid

FUS/FOUND

LATIN: FUNDERE, FUSUM TO POUR OUT

Suffuse: (v) To fill up from within; to spread throughout
Latin: sub, beneath + fusum = to pour from beneath

The light of inner peace seemed to suffuse the monks face as he spoke to us.
Confound: (v) To confuse and frustrate
Latin: con, together + fundere = to pour together
Although the twins sometimes confound me with their tricks and secret language, we usually
get along pretty well.

Infuse: (v) To inject; to fill something or someone with

Latin: in, into + fusum = to pour into
After many losses, the basketball team needed someone to infuse it with pride and
determination.
antonym: empty, remove

SUMMARIZE
WHAT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY? HOW DOES IT OPEN?
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM IN THE STORY? WHAT EVIDENCE IS GIVEN TO
EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM? CITE.

WHO ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS? WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? CITE FROM THE
STORY.

A SUMMARY SHOULD
be short (at least half a page for The Lady, or The Tiger?
not contain quotes, paraphrase only
go in the same order as the story, it is sequential

A SUMMARY SHOULD
eliminate most details (it will focus on only the big ideas and points)
exclude personal opinions (you want to give just the facts, not what
you think about it)

exclude outside information (do not include your own details, only
those in the story)

not include the conclusion (just focus on the story, not how it ends)

FOR YOUR ESSAYS, YOU ARE RESPONDING,

NOT SUMMARIZING
Your response should include:

a short summary paragraph

personal connections (text to text, text to self, text to world, or other
connections)

authors message, lesson, main point

ESSAY TIME!
Look in your notes:
Who do you think is coming out of the door?
Check your notes for evidence that supports

INTRODUCTION
Write a hook

your hook can mention a theme, the authors name, and/or the title of the story

Topic sentence/thesis

think of how you wrote situation/stance topic sentences for your paragraphs
your thesis is similar to this and should be situation/stance in nature

Forecast

what are your three big ideas that you will focus on in the body of your essay?
how can you outline these in your introduction?

FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH

This is where you give your first supporting idea

how can you transition from your introduction to your first paragraph?
write a topic sentence for your first big idea
possibly include a quote
explain your big idea
how does the quote help your big idea?
why is your big idea important?