Today's Tasks
1. Bell Quiz -- No Bell Quiz Today
a. No bell quiz today... say, "Thank you, Mr. Christensen!"2. Vocabulary List #261-270
a. Continue to study this week's word list 261-270 and know all words for the quarter 201-270.
3. Argumentative Essay Group Project - Introduction to the Argumentative Essay Assignment
a. Download the following assignment sheet:
b. Discuss the assignment as a group and as a class.
c. Go to the Pioneer Library's "SIRS Issue Researcher." You can use the following link.
SIRS Issues Researcher
d. As a group, look through the many topics on the list. Choose one that you are ALL willing to work on together.
e. Begin reading the articles for and against the topic of your choice.
f. Be ready to start narrowing down a thesis idea by next class.
g. Make assignments for group members to accomplish.
SIRS Issues Researcher
d. As a group, look through the many topics on the list. Choose one that you are ALL willing to work on together.
e. Begin reading the articles for and against the topic of your choice.
f. Be ready to start narrowing down a thesis idea by next class.
g. Make assignments for group members to accomplish.
4. Reading and Summarizing
a. Read pages 175-193 in The Rent Collector
b. Complete the reading and then in your Reading Log do the following two things:
1. A summary- A paragraph summarizing the key points
and events.
and events.
2. A response - A paragraph responding to the things that
occurred in the reading. What do you think?
occurred in the reading. What do you think?
5. Homework
a. Be reading your book for February. You can pass it off as soon as you finish.
b. Study vocabulary and grammar daily to be ready for bell quizzes and tests.
c. Make sure all grades are made up within a week of the due date.
c. Make sure all grades are made up within a week of the due date.
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