Looking forward to a busy week. We are all getting ready for testing which will happen the week of May 6 - 10. Get all your work caught up.
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Period 3 - ELD
Monday- Morning Routine
Keyboarding - 10 min - (13 on the clock)
Argumentative Essay -
What is an Argumentative Essay
Like persuasive essays and other types of essays, the point of argumentative essays is to convince the reader of a particular point of view. What makes an essay argumentative is the method of convincing: An argumentative essay uses fact-based evidence and unquestionable logic to prove that its thesis is true.
How to write an Argumentative Essay
Let's practice
Tuesday- Morning Routine
Question - Why is the ability to communicate important?
Almost all of us—even if we don’t do it consciously—look early in an essay for a one- or two-sentence condensation of the argument or analysis that is to follow. We refer to that condensation as a thesis statement.
NRI Task - Is a thesis a fact or an opinion?
Thursday- Morning Routine
Question -
3 Similar Writing Formats, What's the Difference?
To write a good argumentative essay, you need to have an opinion.
What is an opinion?
NRI Task -
Friday- Morning Routine
Keyboarding - 10 min - (13 on the clock)
Maniac Magee Movie & Story
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Period 4 - ELD
Monday- Morning Routine
Keyboarding - 10 min - (13 on the clock)
Argumentative Essay -
What is an Argumentative Essay
Like persuasive essays and other types of essays, the point of argumentative essays is to convince the reader of a particular point of view. What makes an essay argumentative is the method of convincing: An argumentative essay uses fact-based evidence and unquestionable logic to prove that its thesis is true.
How to write an Argumentative Essay
Let's practice
Tuesday- Morning Routine
Question - Why is the ability to communicate important?
Almost all of us—even if we don’t do it consciously—look early in an essay for a one- or two-sentence condensation of the argument or analysis that is to follow. We refer to that condensation as a thesis statement.
NRI Task - Is a thesis a fact or an opinion?
Thursday- Morning Routine
Question -
3 Similar Writing Formats, What's the Difference?
To write a good argumentative essay, you need to have an opinion.
