Freshmen: Today we covered a variety of lead and conclusion techniques to use when writing an essay as a part of our fourth step (Playing With Leads and Plans) in our Seven Step essay process. Your homework tonight is to write two different leads for your essay. Here are the requirements: They should be typed on separate sheets of paper; the technique you're using should be listed in your header; they should be two to three paragraphs long (since your lead is approximately the first 20% of your essay). When choosing the lead techniques to experiment with, consider your thesis, your topic, and the best style for your essay. Read for 20 minutes Tuesday and Wednesday, and complete your Membean homework by Friday morning. Lastly, if you want to do an extra credit assignment, you can write a creative response poem in response to a photograph. We used the poem found at http://www.hanksville.org/voyage/poems/NavajoSchool.html as our model. The poem and the photograph are due on Thursday for up to 25 points extra credit.
Sophomores: Today we spent time focusing on the concept of character and reading a short story. Complete your Membean homework by Friday morning.
Honors Sophomores: Today our focus was on blending quotes and using citations from a text to support your ideas. Read, read, read, work on your essays, and complete your Membean homework by Friday morning.
CNF: Today we began a documentary on cheating and steroids.
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