Thesis Statement

Click for -  Week at a Glance Week 2 Qtr 2

Use this link to help build  your final thesis statement for your last essay.

Look at some of the examples and play around with the sentences until you get something of quality.

http://www.tommarch.com/electraguide/thesis.php

You will need a GOOD thesis statement for Tuesday's class

Type in your thesis statement to the wallwisher below by MONDAY night!



Excellent Persuasive Animotos below:



http://animoto.com/play/yq5HzuqNOME18PLT733UmQ


Student of the Week: PATRICK

Friday Message:

UN Day Project

Well - We were certainly busy today.  There are still a number of student who do not have their   animotos on their blogs. I am grading these by the end of tomorrow. If your work is not visible - (make a prediction!)

H/W  Study links 4.6 and 4.7
Prepositional Phrase Booklets p3
UN Project - 15 mins

We have started a number of interesting projects:  Keep a track of your progress so that you are doing at least 20-30minutes on one of these activities each evening this week and next week.

• Individual Reading Project - Character Work (your google doc. paragraphs)
• Prepositional Phrase skit 

Team leaders: Write down your thesis statements (topic idea) for your prepositional phrases on the wallwisher  below.  Your idea should contain the 1,2,3 of thesis statements e.g. topic, opinion, reasons

Happy Halloween

No H/W tonight - Enjoy your Halloween celebrations

(Make sure your animotos are on your blog!)

Parallelism

Watch this video to recap your understanding of parallelism



Write an example of parallelism on the answer garden below for a bonus plus point
Can you write an example of parallelism?... at AnswerGarden.ch.
Math 4.4 Studylink

Animoto persuasive essays should be finished by  Thursday and added to your blog


Reading - Long term project
Independent Reading: You have been given your independent reading project. There needs to be 5 paragraphs completed by the due date (two weeks). Organize your H/W time over the next  two weeks to make sure you  meet the deadline. Reminder: Don't forget to save the google doc. under your own name

Homework

Math 4.3 Studylink

Animoto persuasive essays should be finished by Wednesday and added to your blog

RLA

Writing: Finish your counterargument paragraph. Use this link

Reading - Long term project
Independent Reading: You have been given your independent reading project. There needs to be 5 paragraphs completed by the due date (two weeks). Organize your H/W time over the next  two weeks to make sure you  meet the deadline. Reminder: Don't forget to save the google doc. under your own name