Jan. 9, 2015

• AR
• impromptu speeches for those wanting to redo them or who had not yet done them
• persuasive speech/essay video and exercises
• topic sentence video and exercises

Homework

• If you don't yet have an approved topic for your persuasive speech, try coming up with one or two potential topics for me to approve.
• If you have an approved topic, come up with your three main points.

Jan. 7, 2015

• AR
• impromptu speeches

• either try coming up with a topic for your persuasive speech or, if you've already had a topic approved, come up with your three main points

Jan. 5, 2015

• AR
• discussion
• impromptu speeches - explanation and practice
• argument video

HW

• read for AR
• start thinking of a topic for your persuasive speech

Wednesday, Dec. 10

We had Kelly and Evelyn's project today and then looked at Tips for Original Composition.

After that, we practised with an old e-exam.

There are links on the side for the e-exam page and the Tips for Original Composition.

Dec. 8

• exam prep
• projects

Next class: one more project and more exam prep

Dec. 4

• cross-grade today
• novel projects due next class (Monday)

Dec. 2

We worked on our projects some more today. They are due Dec. 8.

Next class: Making Connections cross-grade.