Writing Practice: Organization and Thesis Development

Use the following links to assist in writing your persuasive essay.

Thesis

Organization

Outline process

Use this link to help you create an outline.

http://www.lavc.edu/library/outline.htm


Google search outlines if you have any other questions.

"Tell me what you think" Persuasive essay assignment.

Mr. Uribe
English-8

Persuasive Essay (100 Points)

Task: Students are to write a persuasive or argumentative essay. In persuasive or argumentative writing, we try to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, accept our argument and conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking. Students will choose a topic that has two clear opposing viewpoints.

Topic Deadline: Monday February 14, 2011. Students will turn in the topic of their choosing with the position they will take.
Thursday February 17, 2011: Topic returned with feedback and suggestions.

Bibliography: Students will need to gather information that supports their position and the opponent’s position. A minimum of two sources are required for your essay.

Outline: Students will need to create a formal outline that includes your thesis statement and topic sentences.

Outline and Bibliography Due: February 25^th, 2011
Tuesday March 1st, 2011: Outline and Bibliography returned with feedback and suggestions.

First Draft: Students will need to produce a first draft that has all elements of the five-paragraph-essay: Introduction, three body paragraphs, and conclusion. Moreover, students should utilize as many grammar elements learned during the eighth grade year.

Due: March 11^th, 2011
March 14^th, 2011: First draft returned with feedback and corrections.

Final Draft: Students will need to revise their first draft and correct any mistakes pointed out by Mr. Uribe. Furthermore, students need to make sure that they correctly cite their sources to support their position and that they format the final draft in proper MLA format.

Due: March 24^th, 2011

Note: Any resources needed to write your essay are available in your Step-Up-To-Writing easy pack and handouts provided to you by Mr. Uribe.

8th Grade English

Zenger Trial

Here are some links that provide accounts of the Zenger trial for your news broadcast.

Trial of John Peter Zenger
Involved Parties
American Gov account
State of New York account

Use the links to get the content for your new report.

American Cultural Identity

During the 18th century American Cultural began to become uniquely American. Colonies began to develop their own newspaper and literacy rates were higher in New England and the Middle Colonies than they were in England. This allowed a large majority of colonist to read the works of European philosophers John Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu. Moreover, people in the American colonies were also able to read the works published in America like those written by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine.

Choose one of the following philosophers and take notes on the impact of their works on American society. Try to answer how they influenced the colonist to seek independence from Britain.

Benjamin Franklin
Montesquieu
John Locke
Voltaire
Rousseau
Thomas Paine

Also check out chapter links
Chapter 5

Colonies Develop

Understanding the development of the colonies is important for the current dynamic that is present in the United States. We will focus on the Southern colonies and their movement towards plantation economies. 

Refer to the blog post on colonialism for the chapter link. 

6th Graders

Sixth grade page.

Reading & Vocabulary