Our Quick Write involved an ACT test prompt. The question dealt with whether conscience or money/fame/power is a more powerful motivator. As a class we brainstormed key points that we would include and how we would organize this essay. I'm hoping these exercises are helpful.
Our words for our Vocabulary Building included more words from an SAT guide: autocracy, autonomous, avarice, and benign. Usually we have words with Latin roots, but our first 2 had Greek roots.
We spent the bulk of our class time going over a handout that discusses Choosing Sources, Taking Notes, Citing Sources, and Plagiarism. I've had the students read some other sources, but I though we needed to discuss them as a class. The handout is available on Dropbox and as separate entries on the blog. As I'd written last week, the students should be well on their way with research. Both students and parents should feel free to ask any questions.
The students handed in their initial outline. The next draft of their outline is due in two weeks.
Have a great week. Work hard!
Tammy Prichard
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