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OK, so I don’t want to spend too much time teaching today, because a lot of y’all have a definition essay to get passed and then this profile essay is also breathing down your neck, but…
Everyone will need at least 5 sources for their profile essay and I’ll also have a few twists that I’ll [...]
Like the title says, we have our last set of speeches today. Depending on the number of students who are “sick,” we should finish those up and then…
…react in groups to crucial quotes from our book group book and then…
….get a little time to work on our Book group writing assignment. Remember this is due [...]
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So, we have a number of Dante presentations today. And…I have this nifty little Lost Canto writing assignment which is due a week from today.
Remember, we’ll have our Inferno test on the 5th…Here is the study sheet. And here is the Canto wiki to drop your notes and info so others can study [...]
So, we’ll look at two profile essays today.
First, Sadamm Hussein. Read for 15 minutes (as far as you get) and then answer the following questions:
What is the hook? How does introduce what the writer wants to say about the subject?
How does the author use quotes from others to shed light on his subject?
Pull one [...]
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We’re getting close; this is our last week of speeches.
After the speeches, we’ll try something new with our book club books. We’ll read in 2-3 minute spurts and each time we stop, we’ll (as a group) make a comment, question, connection, or prediction. The idea is to use the group to make the [...]
