Homework due Wednesday, May 1

1. Journal #20: Any Topic. Choose any topic, any subject. Write about anything you want.
2. Draft of your Persuasive Essay. This will be your last chance to receive feedback, so please bring your essay.

Homework due Monday, April 29

1. 2nd draft of your Persuasive Essay is due. You will need to bring this to class for peer review, you will receive points towards your grade.
2. Journal #19: What Can We Do? Read the following article from USA Today on "How teens become terrorists". Use chapter 20 as a guide, and propose a solution to this problem.

Homework due Wednesday, April 24

1. Freewrite of your Persuasive Essay topic. Finalize the topic you will be writing about, sit down, and let the ideas flow on to the paper. You will need to bring this to class and we will be doing a peer review.
2. Journal #18: Semester Progress. Write about the goals you've accomplished so far this semester, where you are at now in your learning compared to the beginning of the semester (in any of your classes), what new things have changed or accomplished since January.

Homework due Monday, April 22

1. Read Chapter 20 pages 313-317, answering questions 1 & 2 on page 317
2. Journal #17: Propose a Solution. Read chapter 20 and use that as a basis for your journal. Write about a societal problem and propose a solution.
3. Choose a topic for your Persuasive Essay for Monday. Below are examples:

• Taking a Position
• Current Affairs
• National Debt
• Social Security
• Country Security
• Burning Issues
• College Football Playoff System
• Education
• Testing on Animals
• Dividing Lines
• Smoke-free campus
• Obamacare
• Legalizing Marijuana
• Fresh Fare
• Barbed versus smooth fishing hooks
• Is new technology making us dependent
• Persuading Readers to Act
• Inequality in Income in America
• Are parents or teachers responsible for their children's learning
• Should stage colleges be free to attend
• Should the voting age be lowered
• Immigration laws
• Sex education taught in school
• Should birth control be given to high school students
• Proposing a Solution
• Education Budget Concerns
• Downloading music/movies illegally

Extra Credit:

Watch one of the student submitted films in the 6th Annual SLCCSA Film Festival and right a one page review of the film. You can find the films at www.slccfilmfestival.blogspot.com. These are due Monday.

Homework due on Wednesday, April 17

1. Final draft of your Analytical Essay is due at the beginning of class. Please make sure you have a work cited page and attach the peer review paper. Please see prior post for information regarding how your paper will be graded and requirements.
2. Journal Entry #16: Persuade Your Readers to Act. Use Chapter 19 as a guide. Choose a current issue going on in our community, state, nation, or world, and write a persuasive argument that invites and motivates your reader to act.

Homework Due on Monday, April 15

1. Read Chapter 19, pages 295-296, and 300-303, and answer all the questions on page 303.
2. Bring your last draft of your Analytical Essay for peer review. The final draft of this essay is due Wednesday, April 17 at the beginning of class.

• Your essay must be a minimum of two pages, and no longer than three pages
• Must be formatted for MLA
• Must use a minimum of 4 sources to provide information in your paper
• 1 book
• 1 periodical (newspaper or magazine)
• You can find this online, but it will not count as one of your internet sources
• 2 internet sources
• Must provide a work cited page, and this is not included as part of the 2-3 pages for your essay
• I will be grading on:
• grammar and punctuation
• organization
• the strength of your content
• properly cited sources and work cited page
• length

Homework due on Wednesday, April 10

1. Another draft of your Analytical Essay, this will be the last peer review in class. You do receive points for this.
2. Journal #15: Take A Stand. Take a stand on an issue. It could be a very serious topic or a fun one, you just need to take a stand on one side or the other. And remember, it has to be a debatable issue.

Homework due on Monday, April 8

1. 3rd draft of your Analytical Essay. Bring this to class, we will be doing peer review and you do receive points for this.
2. Read Chapter 18, pages 275-278, answering questions 1 and 2 on page 278.
3. Journal #14: Write an argument/persuade someone to change their mind or do something using one of the 3 claims, a Claim of Truth, Claim of Value, or a Claim of Policy. Refer to Chapter 17 for help.

Homework due Wednesday, April 3

1. Read Chapter 17
2. 2nd draft of your Analytical Essay is due. We will be doing peer review in class.