Click below to watch some spectacular images of Mars taken by the NASA Rover Perseverance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B_6K-splRU
Lori Ruff Project Resource Page
When I first read the remarkable story of Lori Ruff, née Kennedy, aka Becky Sue Turner, aka Kimberly McLean, I knew it would make an excellent basis for a unit on argumentative writing. Students would find it compelling and would also learn valuable research skills by studying copies of actual documents, such as birth certificates, … Continue reading Lori Ruff Project Resource Page
The Argumentative Essay Assignment 2021
Your major assignment for this unit is to write an argumentative essay that supports your point with evidence. Choose one of the four options described below. To make the research process easier, each topic has 4 articles in its respective article library. You may only use those resources; other articles will be disallowed. Also, you … Continue reading The Argumentative Essay Assignment 2021
Look Beyond What You Think You See
When we look at something, we see what we want to see, and that becomes our reality. But in order to really see what we are looking at - that is, to experience it fully - we have to take into account not just what is in our field of view, but the context of … Continue reading Look Beyond What You Think You See
The Concession-Thesis-Reason Topic Sentence
The thing I like about the concession-thesis-reason topic sentence model is that it's compact. It forces the writer to condense his counterargument, thesis, and reasons into a simple, streamlined idea that is easily grasped by the reader. Today's lesson was focused on learning that model, but if you were unable to be here, fear not … Continue reading The Concession-Thesis-Reason Topic Sentence
Using the Cornell Method In Class
In case you didn't get a chance to watch today's video, or if you need to watch it again, click the link below to watch "How to Study Efficiently: The Cornell Notes Method." How To Turn In Your Notes as an Assignment Take notes in class every day using the Cornell Notes Method. You may … Continue reading Using the Cornell Method In Class
Before the Healing… — Composing Catholic
A blogger I know posted this on his stream. It's a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but just like so much of his writing, it's especially true today. “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against … Continue reading Before the Healing… — Composing Catholic
Informational Writing: Plagues and Pandemics
This post will be your go-to place for resources about our informational writing project, and as such, it has a very limited audience. Some of the Taco's other readers may find some of this information useful in their own writing classes or projects. If so, I'm glad it could help you. For my students this … Continue reading Informational Writing: Plagues and Pandemics
Getting Write Score Right
All ELA classes will take the year's first Write Score assessment on October 20. To help you prepare for the test, I've put together this writing guide that contains some strategies to help you do your best. Please take some time to read it before next Tuesday. Some General Advice Take the time to read … Continue reading Getting Write Score Right
Writing Revision Made Easy
Revision is a reinvention of the invented.
