Amigo Brothers Text

If you need the text for Amigo Brothers, follow this link.  The page numbers are different, but the story is the same!
http://www.dentonisd.org/cms/lib/tx21000245/centricity/domain/6937/amigobrothers.pdf

Persuasion Essay/Speech Assignment Sheet

Today the students are receiving the assignment sheet for their final project on persuasion.  This assignment is due this Friday.  Follow the link for the assignment sheet & rubric!
Assignment Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbOGktbGtWLWRHOFU/view?usp=sharing

Rubric: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbTE1PVDdtVHlmWFE/view?usp=sharing

Grade Book Up-to-Date

As of right now I have graded and entered everything in my inbox.  Please take a look at Synergy, and if there is anything missing hand it in Wednesday or Thursday, which is the end of Quarter 3!

The Girl Who Silenced The World For 5 Minutes

Here is a link for the video we watched today in class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHPgEqctPYU

Speech Matrix

For the past few days students have been studying a speech, with the goal of becoming an expert on the material in and around the speech.  Tomorrow students will be presenting the information to two other students, and receiving information about the other speeches.  Follow the link for helpful questions we have been working on in the Speech Matrix: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbLWIwTnUxRC11TG8/view?usp=sharing

The Gettysburg Address- Building Background

Today in class we read some background information about Abraham Lincoln, The Civil War, and The Battle of Gettysburg.  The goal was to prepare for a conversation about how President Lincoln was using persuasion in The Gettysburg Address.  Here are the links to the short articles and the worksheet we completed:

• Abraham Lincoln Biography
• The Civil War
• The Battle of Gettysburg
• Building Background Worksheet

Advertising Analysis

It's time to figure out if you can identify the important things about an advertisement!  Simply find an advertisement in a magazine, newspaper, or online, and try to answer the questions on this worksheet! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbSFRLT0M4QlVodGM/view?usp=sharing