Wednesday, September 23, 2015

In-Class:

• Journal: Is risk taking important? Is it worth it? When have you taken risks? Have they been worth it? Do you regret the risks you've taken?
• We discussed taking risks in small groups and as a class.
• We did a peer review of our introduction and our first body paragraph.  Those who did not do their homework worked on their body paragraph.

Homework:

• A ROUGH DRAFT OF YOUR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY IS DUE MONDAY!! TYPED!!
  It needs to have the following:
  1.       An introduction with your claim and three arguments that will be discussed.
  2.       Body Paragraph #1 discussing your first argument. Tie it back to the original claim.
  3.       Body Paragraph #2 discussing your second argument. Tie it back to the original claim.
  4.       Body Paragraph #3 discussing your third argument. Tie it back to the original claim.
  5.       Conclusion tying back to your introduction and your original claim!!
  You can have more body paragraphs if you like! Please make sure to address counter arguments in your essay.
  This essay should be at least 2-3 pages typed and double spaced. 
  You can email it to me at katie.houston@slcschools.org