Final Draft is due on Thursday, June 2.
Your homework is to write the final draft of your argumentative letter on the topic that you have chosen. Keep in mind that the letter should begin "Dear ________" and end with "Sincerely, ________." Each paragraph should have a clear and strong reason to support your claim and each reason should be supported with evidence from your sources. Three sources are required, and although you don't have to do a formal Bibliography listing your sources, I strongly encourage you to do a Bibliography. Your letter should also respond to a counterargument that the other side makes. The project description and grading rubric can be found on pages 235-236 of your Springboard book. The final draft of the letter can be typed preferably or written neatly on a loose-leaf piece of paper. If you type it, you do not need to print it; simply email it to [email protected]
Final Draft is due on Thursday, June 2.
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Your homework is to write an argumentative letter on a topic of your choice. The project description and grading rubric can be found on pages 235-236 of your Springboard book. Keep in mind that even though this is a first draft, I am expecting at least 2-3 pages in which you provide your claim, reasons, and plenty of evidence.
In addition to the first draft of the essay, I will check to see that you have at least three sources. Remember, a source can be a book, magazine, online article, film, etc. Please print out your sources and bring them with you or list them in your notebook with notes on each source. If you have any questions, please let me know. First Draft and 3 Sources are due on Tuesday, May 31. In your composition notebook, in the draft section, write a multi-paragraph first draft of an essay on the topic: "Should school libraries provide Internet access?" Remember to have a claim, reasons, and evidence. Also, you should appeal to both logic (logos) and emotions (pathos). You can also look up some articles on the topic and include them in your writing to back up your claim and reasons. Due Thursday, May 26.
Tuesday 5/17: Death Penalty Socratic Seminar
Wednesday 5/18: Animal Testing Socratic Seminar Friday 5/20: Video Games Socratic Seminar Keep in mind that you will receive two grades: one for the handout that you will fill out listing the claim, reasons, and evidence for your side of the topic, and the second will be for your participation during the debate, including the visual graphic. Research one of the following topics and find an article that supports your claim on the topic (either for or against). Please note: I do not want a website or article that lists both the pros and cons of the topic. Here are the three topics you can choose from: 1) Do video games negatively affect young people? 2) Should animal testing, as it is currently being practiced, be allowed? 3) Should the death penalty be legal in the United States?
Once you find an article/source, you can either print it out, mark it up, and take notes in the margin or don't print it out but take 1-page worth of notes in your composition notebook based on the article. Due Wednesday, May 11. Find one online article or source that supports your claim and reasons when it comes to the effect of social networking on young people. After you find the article, print it up, mark it up, write in the margins, and bring it to class. If you cannot print the article, take detailed notes on the article in your composition notebook in the "freewrite" section. Due Thursday, May 5.
Read Springboard pages 199-206, which is on the topic of social networking. Mark-up all of the pages and complete the chart that is on page 206. Then, in your composition notebook, write a 1-2 page freewrite on the claim: social networking has a negative impact on children. Due Monday, April 28.
Read and mark-up the article entitled "E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks" on pages 193-195 of your Springboard. Then complete the writing prompt at the bottom of page 195 with your table group: write an argument supporting the claim that schools should provide all students with e-readers. Use evidence from the article or any other sources and from your own experience. Writing your argument on note cards is not required, but it is strongly encouraged because it is so much more professional than reading from a piece of paper. Your group will be graded on the following:
1) State the claim clearly 2) Check that your reasons and evidence clearly support the claim 3) Create a visual graphic and explain how the visual graphic supports the claim with reasons and evidence (use information/statistics from the article or another source to create a graphic) 4) Use a formal style and tone appropriate for the purpose and audience (not casual tone) 5) Use some sentence starters, such as "As you can see..." or "This shows that..." or "This represents..." You should work on this at home and also on Monday in class. The group argumentative presentation (with graphic) will be due on Wednesday April 27, 2016. 1) Complete chart on page 187 of Springboard
2) Research your controversial/argumentative topic by searching for sources (books, magazines, online articles, movies, videos, etc.) 3) Print out or take notes on one of the articles/sources that you found. Due Tuesday, April 12. Read and mark up the article entitled, "Would a Pop Warner Ban Limit Concussions?" on pages 177-179 of your Springboard workbook. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, write a 1-2 page persuasive writing piece that presents you claim, reasons, and evidence on whether or not there should be a ban on Pop Warner Football. Remember, this is not a freewrite, so I am looking for solid structure, flow, and grammar. Due Wednesday, April 6.
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