iS A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE VALUABLE?

This week we will write an argumenative research paper on the following topic: Is a four year college degree valuable? 

Tuesday and Thursday marks the official beginning of school-wide afterschool tutoring.  Bus transportation is available for students attending tutoring. 9th Grade Literature tutoring is available every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45-5:00 pm.  

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Class Announcements

• Tutoring Bus - there will be a tutoring bus available starting Tuesday October 1st
• Parallal Reading Assignment for Unit 2  - Using your chosen novel, write responses to at least six of the journal prompts listed below.  Your responses should include textual evidence (quotes from your novel in MLA citation), be at least 5-8 sentences in length, use correct grammar and parallel structure.  All six of your entries should be placed in your dialectical journal (your one subject spiral notebook).  Your work is due on Friday October 14, 2018.  
  

Weekly Agenda

• Monday: MLA Citations and Bibliography Review/Paper Outlining
• Tuesday:  Argumentative Research Paper Outlining Feedback and Rough Draft creation
• Wednesday:  Argumentative Research Paper Outlining and Peer Editing (minor grammatical errors, transition words/phrases, and essay structure)
• Thursday:  Media Center Visit/SRI Testing and Final Draft Writing
• Friday:  Grade Self-Reflection/Renaissance Festival