Tuesday, May 28, 2013

English 8

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry- We read chapter 11 today in class; the plan is to finish the book this week and take the test over the novel on Friday.

Argumentative Writing- Today we continued writing our argument on the topic: Do you think racial problems will improve in the United States, or do you think racial problems will become worse in the United States?

This essay will be due on Thursday. Some of the key lessons in this unit have been discussing the difference between a persuasive essay and an argumentative essay, how to write a counter argument, and reviewing how to cite direct quotes from our research.


Field Trip: Michigan's Adventure- The 8th grade class will be taking the end of the year field trip on Monday, June 3. To be eligible to go, students must be passing all classes, and not have received a referral in the fourth marking period. We will be sending home a note this week informing of time and price of the trip.
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