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2. AGENDA
House Standings
Discussion: Ngo and Toufexis
Presentation: Essay #4: The Concept
Essay: magic
In-Class Writing: Consider categories of
magic.
In-Class Writing:
Consider categories of
magic
3. HOUSE STANDINGS: AFTER THREE WEEKS
In-Class Participation Points: 212.4
Submitted all Homework on time: 10
pts each
• Johnathan
Perfect Attendance: 10 pts each
• Johnathan
• Jose
4. HOUSE STANDINGS: AFTER THREE WEEKS
In-Class Participation Points: 282
Submitted all Homework on time: 10
pts each
• Yuki
• Daniil
Perfect Attendance: 10 pts each
• Manny
• Daniil
5. HOUSE STANDINGS: AFTER THREE WEEKS
In-Class Participation Points: 281.5
Submitted all Homework on time: 10
pts each
• Hoda
Perfect Attendance: 10 pts each
• Cory
• Hoda
6. HOUSE STANDINGS: AFTER THREE WEEKS
In-Class Participation Points:
264.6
Submitted all Homework on
time: 10 pts each
• Konjac
Perfect Attendance: 10 pts
each
• Konjac
• Owen
• Alejandra
9. NGO: “CANNIBALISM: IT STILL EXISTS”
Get into your
houses to discuss
this essay and
answer questions.
10. First, briefly summarize the story
What is the concept about which Ngo writes?
Which extended anecdote does Ngo use to help
explain the concept?
What is his thesis?
How does he define and classify his concept?
Which are Categories? What are the Types?
Find examples of each of his classified concepts.
How does he define his concept?
15. EXEMPLIFICATION
Endocannibalism
Survival: Vietnamese boat refugees
Ate people as they died on the
boat
Dietary: Miyanmin (both types
really)
Eats their own dead and catches
outsiders
Religious/Ritual: African tribe of the
Bimin-Kuskusmin
Eat parts of genitalia to enhance
reproductivity
Exocannibalism
Survival: Japanese troops’ supply
lines cut
Sacrificed Arapesh people to feed
troops
Dietary: Leopard people; Alligator
people
Hunt victims
Religious/Ritual: Bangalas and South
American Tribes
To honor those held in high-esteem,
they sacrifice slaves and captives
16. NGO HAS WRITTEN A CONCEPT
ESSAY ABOUT CANNIBALISM
Use this essay as a model for you own!
17. TOUFEXIS “ LOVE: THE
RIGHT CHEMISTRY
Get back
into your
houses to
discuss this
essay and
answer
questions.
18. TAKE 10 MINUTES TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
First, summarize the story.
How does Toufexis “Hook the Reader”?
How does Toufexis focus her plan?
How does she create a logical plan?
20. HOOKING THE READER
What does Toufexis do to catch Readers’
attention?
The title—”Love: The Right Chemistry”
The epigraph quoting Greta Garbo’s line from the
film Ninotchka.
The conversational tone of the essay
Using “O.K.” and “Let’s” rather than the more
formal “let us.”
Focusing the Plan
21. FOCUSING THE PLAN
What She Does
She focuses on certain scientific
aspects of romantic love, specifically
the evolutionary biology and
neurochemistry of love between adult
human heterosexual mates.
By keeping to her focus, she is able to
present information that is unfamiliar,
and therefore interesting, to her
readers.
What She Does Not Do
Because she wants to emphasize love
as a tool to promote reproduction,
she does NOT include same-sex love,
or nonsexual love between friends
and family members
She does NOT discuss views on love
by various religions or cultures.
A logical plan
22. A LOGICAL PLAN
Introduction
of topic
Thesis
Forecast
Transitions
She provides clues for the reader:
23. Introduction of Concept: Paragraph 1: She announces that she is writing about “romantic
love,” a concept that she will address with “scientific precision.”
Thesis: Paragraph 2: What seems on the surface to be irrational, intoxicated behavior is in
fact part of nature’s master strategy—a vital force that has helped humans survive, thrive,
and multiply through thousands of years”
Forecast: In paragraph two: “Love rests firmly on the foundations of evolution, biology,
and chemistry.”
Toufexis also uses transitions to let the readers know when she is leaving one topic and
going to another: here is the transition from biology to neurochemistry:
24. THE TECHNICAL DETAILS
THE CONCEPT ESSAY
Topic: Write an essay about the
concept of Magic. Choose a
“Focus,” that is, a way to narrow
your concept into a more specific
topic that interests you and that
you want to investigate further.
When you have a good
understanding of the focused and
concept you have chosen, explain
it to your readers, considering
carefully what they might already
know about it and how your essay
might add to what they know.
Format your essay in MLA style. Submit it through
Turnitin.
Your finished text should be between four and six pages,
excluding the Works Cited page. This means you should
have at least four complete pages (one line on page five
to be safe!).
The Works Cited page for this research project must
contain at least three entries. One of these might be
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The second will
be from a dictionary or other source that helps you
define both your concept and your limiter. The other can
be from a book, an article from a scholarly journal, a
credible website, or an article from a popular magazine,
such as Time, National Geographic, or the LA Times.
25. THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE CONCEPT
ESSAY
A Focused Concept
An Appeal to Readers’ Interests
A Logical Plan
Clear Definitions
Appropriate Writing Strategies
Classification
Process Narration
Comparison and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Careful Use of Sources
26. Remember, you started with the concept of magic; Now focus your concept by using one
of the classes from Hogwarts, listed below.
1. Defense Against the Dark Arts
2. Potions
3. Divination
4. Magical Creatures
5. Transfiguration
6. History of Magic
7. Herbology
8. Spellcasting
9. Animagi.
THE FIRST BASIC FEATURE:
FOCUS YOUR CONCEPT
27. IN-CLASS WRITING
Consider a “focus” for your concept essay on Magic
Make a list of four different possibilities: For example, Potions, Spellcasting,
Animagi, and the History of Magic.
1. Which of the four seem more interesting? Write paragraphs for two of them,
sketching out what you already know about that particular kind of magic.
2. Think of at least one example for each from HP
28. This is a list of 20 supernatural beings. Ignore, for the moment, whether you
personally believe any of these exist. Instead, consider whether they seem as if
they could exist. In other words, how plausible is each of these creatures. Then
rank them 1-20 based on plausibility.
(1=most plausible [most likely could exist];
20 = least plausible [least likely could exist]). Make notes about why you have
ranked them thus.
Bring the list of your rankings with you to our next class.
Notes:
--the Leviathan is a sea
monster mentioned in the
Hebrew Bible.
--Harpies are half-woman,
half-bird.
One more
quick task
29. HOMEWORK Read: HP POA through chapter 7
Finish the ranking of of the beasts if you did not
finish in class.
Read: “Fantastic Beasts and How to Rank Them” from
the New Yorker (link on Canvas).
Quiz: Fantastic Beasts
HW Discussion 18: Finish your in-class writing (slide
21), and find a definition for your focused concept. It
can be from a dictionary or an encyclopedia. Find a
few lines from Harry Potter (or another source) that
illustrate your chosen concept. Copy the example into
your post, and then explain how the example
demonstrates, defines, or embodies the concept.
(Include page numbers)
