Entries by dpogreba

No Kozol for Monday

Great news for those of you who have procrastinated on the reading assignment! You don’t need to have it read and annotated for class on Monday as there has been a change of plans. No Kozol for Monday. Spread the word.

Issues to Consider on 14th Amendment Essay Revisions

As you work on your revisions on the 14th Amendment essay, these are some of the major issues to consider: Topic focus needs to be on the issues of birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment. Remember to connect your paragraphs to these specific issues, not just the broad topic of immigration. Still some trouble with […]

14th Amendment Essay Prompt

The immigration/14th Amendment essay topic is due this weekend. Don’t forget! 5th/6th Period: Saturday at 1:00 3rd/4th Period: Sunday at 1:00 The topic is located here. Writing assistance is located in the writing guide. Good luck!

Logical Fallacies and Toulmin Exam

I know some of you are concerned about the test tomorrow, but given the time crunch with the PSAT, we don’t really have any choice but to go forward tomorrow. A few thoughts that might help, though: The Toulmin portion of the test will only be worth 21 points—and I will select examples that are […]