- Unit 8 vocabulary highlighting, synonyms and antonyms
- Reading log due Wednesday
- List 3-5 topics for your persuasive essay
- (make sure there is enough information about your topic)
Tuesday, January 12
- Reading log due tomorrow
- Unit 8 vocabulary pgs. 94 &96 due tomorrow
- Select one topic for your persuasive essay and write a
- supported thesis statement, or "reasons list" for tomorrow
Example: Corporal punishment must be outlawed in all states immediately because it is psychologically damaging, it is physically abusive, and it is not effective as a punishment.
Thursday, January 14
- Unit 8 vocabulary test tomorrow
- Gather facts, statistics, and examples to support your thesis statement. Cite at least 3 sources on your source information forms (you may take notes in bullets on the back of the source you got the information from)
- Outline of persuasive essay due tomorrow. Make sure it is neat.
Example: Corporal punishment must be outlawed in every school in the U.S. at once because it is detrimental to the students both physically and psychologically, it is ineffective as a punishment, and it is unethical.
(Summarize your facts, statistics, and examples)
1. CP is damaging physically and psychologically
- 80% of...
- 1/4 of all students...
- In one case...
2. It is an ineffective punishment
- 90% of students continued behavior that...
- In one case...
3. It is unethical
- In our constitution...
- Every student deserves...
Friday, January 15
- TYPED Rough draft of persuasive essay due Thursday.
- Make sure you follow the composition style sheet
