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Monday, August 27, 2012
This I Believe Essays
We are working on our "This I Believe" essays this week. Please check out the following website to get some ideas for your essay! Click the link to listen to great essays ---> NPR - This I Believe
Sunday, August 26, 2012
What We Covered in 2 Weeks
The first two weeks have been great. First and foremost, we sought to understand the power of narratives. We worked with understanding that narratives are a simply part of being human--we love to tell and receive stories on a daily basis. The students worked on their Memory Maps, which was an assignment that helped them to encounter the art of telling a good story. At the center of a good story, there is always problem/trouble.
By the end of the 2nd week, we began talking about how to write an effective central thesis. Like a good narrative with a certain degree of trouble at its center, an essay has a central thesis, an argument to defend with supporting evidence.
By the end of the 2nd week, we began talking about how to write an effective central thesis. Like a good narrative with a certain degree of trouble at its center, an essay has a central thesis, an argument to defend with supporting evidence.
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