1. Today: Final: 2nd Q Final: Weds. 1/25 finals workshop Fri and Monday
Thurs. 1 /19 English 8
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Final: 2nd Q Final: Weds. 1/25 finals workshop Fri and Monday
Today:
Mechanics: finish checking Adjectives
Finish Cowboy poetry poster “When A Horse Hoof Hits the Ground”
collect and grade dodecahedrons
make-ups workshop
TIME PERMITTING: begin Writing Arguments

2. Directions (don’t copy this onto your poster)
Study the poem, re-read it all
Choose three images; your favorite, your 2nd favorite, your 3rd favorite;
Make the poster around your favorite
Write this:
Imagery: (write definitiion beside it, Copy the stanza with your favorite image:
from Literary Terms sheet ) _________________________
_________________________
(Highlight the image word(s) in the stanza)
Poster Project: due in class Tues. 1/ Name _______________
Per ________
Date __________
Draw and color the most important detail of your favorite image. If a caption will help the viewer understand your picture, then, write a caption
(write this out like this) My choices: My second choice was _________________________________.
My third choice was ______________________.
My first choice was better because ______________ _______________________________________

3. DONE? Finish Cowboy Poetry poster, fold in half, hand in
DONE? Workshop missing assignments
All in? All made up?
Look at Writing Practice:
Making a Good Argument
Want to try the Grade Level or the Accelerated?

4. Writing Practice: Making a Good Argument Step 1. My Point of view:
Name __________________________
Per ________________
Date __________
Writing Practice:
Making a Good Argument
Grade Level
Choose one of these pairs of arguments to write about.. Take either side as your point of view.
Responsible teens should be allowed to get a Driver’s License at age 14. No, they should not: they’re not responsible until age 17.
Getting a Driver’s License should only be allowed for students with straight A’s or who play a sport. No, but other proof of responsibility should be required.
Step 1. My Point of view:
“I believe that ___________________
should _______________________ because ______________________.
Step 2. My best argument for this is:
_My evidence is______________________________
_______________________________
Step 3. Other people disagree with this, they say (now give the other side’s argument):
____________________________________
Step 4. However, they are wrong because (first answer their argument, then restate your argument):
_____________________________________________________________________________

5. Writing Practice: Making a Good Argument Accelerated
Name __________________________
Per ________________
Date __________
Writing Practice:
Making a Good Argument
Accelerated
Make up your own set of arguments. For example:
Commercial livestock raising amounts to cruelty to animals and should be outlawed, versus…
Public school should be abolished and no one should have to go to school.
Only people with property should be allowed to vote.
Step 1. My Point of view:
_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________.
Step 2. My best argument for this is:
_____________________________________________
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
Step 3. Other people disagree with this , they say:
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Step 4. However, they are wrong because:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

6. Accelerated Writing Practice: Making a Good Argument
Name __________________________
Per ________________
Date __________
Accelerated Writing Practice:
Making a Good Argument
Make up your own set of arguments. For example:
Commercial livestock raising amounts to cruelty to animals and should be outlawed, versus…
Public school should be abolished and no one should have to go to school.
Only people with property should be allowed to vote.
Step 1. My Point of view:
_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________.
Step 2. My best argument for this is:
_____________________________________________
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
Step 3. Other people disagree with this , they say (give the other side’s argument):
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Step 4. However, they are wrong because (first answer their argument, then restate your argument): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

7. Notes: