6. Lumos Solem: Casts a sunray of light: Lumos comes from the Latin word "lumen,"
meaning "light." Solem is Latin for sun.
Expelliarmus: blocks unfriendly spells or to disarm someone: The word is a
combination of the Latin expellere, meaning ‘to drive or force out’, and arma,
meaning weapon.
Immobilus: Induces paralysis: Latin for unmovable (meaning to prevent motion)
Rictusempra: Causes a person to experience a tickling sensation all over the body:
Latin from rictus, "the open mouth or jaws" (laughing) + semper "always."
Aparecium: Reveals the content of anything written using invisible ink: comes from
the Latin word appareo (meaning to become visible)
Serpensortia: Conjures a serpent: Serpens is Latin for "serpent"; ortus is the past
participle of the Latin verb oriri "to rise or be created"
Arania Exume: Repels arachnids: From the Latin araneus, meaning “spider”, and
exuo, meaning “I lay aside.”
Vipera Evanesca: Vanishes a serpent: “viper” Eng. a kind of snake;Latin evanesco
meaning “to vanish.”
Finite Incantartem: Cancels and/or reverses the effects of most curses or hexes.
Finite is the Latin imperative plural (used when giving a command to a group of
people) of the word ‘to end,’ and incantatum is the passive participle of the Latin
incanto, meaning ‘having been bewitched.’
7. Review
Remember that a strong thesis statement should be clear, arguable,
and appropriately qualified. Readers expect to encounter a definitive
judgment, not a vague, wishy-washy, or undecided judgment.
Establish the criteria upon which you will judge the film. Choose at
least four, but you might explore several more to make sure you
have chosen the best options to support your opinion. Make sure
your topic sentences lead directly back to your thesis statement.
Check to see that you have two, clear and concrete examples that
support each of your four topic sentences.
The Beginning: How can I capture readers’ attention from the start?
Should I begin by naming the director and starring actors?
Should I open with a simple summary that leads to the thesis?
Should I use multiple paragraphs?
The Counterargument: Have you identified at least one likely
objection or alternative judgement? Have you responded by
conceding or refuting the objection/alternative?
8. Writing your Conclusion
To start, carefully read
the conclusion you wrote
for your in-class essay.
How can you make it
better?
9. Example from “Star Trek or
Star Wreck”
Star Trek Into Darkness is a typical Hollywood
blockbuster, which exploits a popular franchise.
Unlike the original, it has little to offer to its
audience, except another portion of amazing
visual effects and the performance of Benedict
Cumberbatch. Considering all this, I would
recommend viewers to watch the new Star Trek
in company, with a huge bucket of popcorn, and
only once—in the cinema.
10. Qualities of Conclusions
A conclusion should
• stress the importance of the thesis statement
• give the essay a sense of completeness
• leave a final impression on the reader.
1. Create a new meaning: demonstrating how your ideas work
together can create a new picture. Often the sum of the paper is
worth more than its parts.
2. Answer the question "So What?”: Show your readers why this
paper was important.
3. Propose a course of action, a solution to an issue, or questions for
further study: Redirect your reader's thought process and help him
or her to apply your info and ideas to her own life or to see the
broader implications.
11. Create a new meaning:
Make a recommendation
Demonstrating how your ideas work
together can create a new picture. Often
the sum of the paper is worth more than
its parts.
Given the outstanding performances of the child
actors and the realistic special effects, I must
recommend this film to children and adults
alike.
12. Answer the question "So What?”
Show your readers why your essay is important.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone delivers a
storyline that makes the viewer think about the
marginalization of minority groups, so even though it
is a film made in 2001, we can clearly benefit from it
today. Given the strength of that message, I say see
the film with your kids or other family members. Talk
about. Learn from it.
13. Propose a course of action
Redirect your reader's thoughts. Help him or her
understand the broader implications of your
judgement. What would make the film better?
While this film could have been a blockbuster based on the
storyline, the use of inexperienced child actors and the
phony looking special effects really make it, at best, a
mediocre film for pre-teens and kids. A recasting of the
roles for a future version of this film, using experienced
child stars, and some advanced CGI will make it much
more exciting and believable.
14. 1.Combine your conclusion answers: If both
prompts stir you to answer, consider how you can
combine the two for a longer conclusion.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone delivers a storyline that
makes the viewer think about the marginalization of minority
groups, so even though it is a film made in 2001, we can clearly
benefit from it today.. Given the strength of that message, I say
see the film with your kids or other family members. Talk about.
Learn from it. But this film is not just a message about how to
treat people; the outstanding performances of the child actors
and the realistic special effects, make this film fun for children
and adults alike.
15. In your groups
Take turns reading your conclusion to someone in your house.
I’ll read first!
17. GPU: Integrating Quotations
1. Every time you paraphrase, summarize, or directly
quote a source (in this case the film), you must
identify the material as quoted.
2. For quotations that refer to one character and are
under four lines of text, we can use "Quotation
Marks."
3. Always introduce the scene or character who is
speaking. For example, you might write, When Harry
and the Dursleys return home from the zoo, Uncle
Vernon throws Harry against the wall and barks “What
happened?” (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone).
4. We must include the name of the source to which we
refer. The citation will come between the last quotation
mark and the period.
18. One day, Hogwarts school tries to contact Harry by owl. Everyone is at
the table but Harry, and he is fetching the mail. This conversation shows
how the Dursleys react:
DUDLEY. Dad, look! Harry's got a letter!!
HARRY. Hey, give it back! It's mine!
VERNON. Yours? Who'd be writing to you? (Harry
Potter)((Harry Potter).
When Uncle Vernon finds out who is writing to Harry, he nails the
mailbox slot closed. This shows how mean the Dursleys are to Harry.
They do not want Harry to know that he is a wizard.
If you quote multiple speakers, you must use a different format.
Begin each line with the appropriate character’s name indented
1-inch (10 spaces) from the left margin and written in all capital
letters followed by a period. Here is an example:
We will not use quotation marks or italicize the quote in the
case of multiple speakers; the indentation will be indication
enough.
21. Margins and Formatting
1” all around
Go to “Layout” and
adjust margins or use
custom settings
Times New Roman 12
Indent body paragraphs
½ inch from the margin
Header: Last Name 1
Double Click in
Header Area
Type your last name
Align right
Go to “insert” and
click on “page
number”
22. Heading: Double Spaced
Your Name
Dr. Kim Palmore
EWRT 1A
22 July 2015
Title
Original Title (not the title
of the film we saw)
No italics, bold, underline,
or quotation marks
Centered on the page
No extra spaces (just
double spaced after your
heading and before the
body of your text)
25. Basic Rules: Works Cited
Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the
end of your paper. It should have the same one-inch
margins and last name, page number header as the rest
of your paper.
Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words
Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center
the words Works Cited at the top of the page.
Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces
between entries.
Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by
0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.
27. Homework!
Read HP Chapter 11 pages 182- 204
Vocabulary: Vocab 1-3
HW Discussion 7: Post your conclusion
Bring two copies of your entire draft to
our next meeting. Minimum
requirements: Intro, thesis, four body
paragraphs citing four different
evaluation criteria, a counter
argument, and conclusion. This should
be at least three complete pages plus a
works cited page.
