ENGLISH 7

 Planners checked

Presented more fables. Very cool.

Next up, folk tales. Stay tuned.

HW: Thurs: Mug week 5; grammar packet on punctuation review. You have to complete the writing part on p.482.

Fri: Spell exercises Unit 7, p. 41, 1-20 and test

ENGLISH 8

Rewrote a paragraph so that it did not include any opinions. In writer's notebooks.
 

Now, on opinions. And arguments. And persuasion.

On the art of persuasion. persuade – a verb -- To successfully convince someone to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
In groups you are developing something you want your parents to agree to, something they have already said no to. Think of this an essay speech. To your parents. Be clear about what you want. 

1. Grab them at the beginning. Make sure you tell them what you are asking for. Your beginning is your grabber, or “hook.”

2. Support your argument, that is, give them at least two good reasons why they should say yes.

3. Conclude. Sum up. Give them something extra that will convince them they should say yes, something you have not offered before.

**Get your argument in order. Practice. Two of you are the kids, the other two are the parents. One of the kids can be an annoying or supportive sister or brother. Take notes.

Your argument will be presented to the class. We will vote on the winner.

HW: Thurs: Spelling exercises, p. 41, 1-24 and test, Unit 7
Fri: Grammar card lists