Thursday, January 30, 2014

Week 22

Monday

Reading Persuasive Writing

-Noting the Logos, Pathos, Ethos

Vocabulary



1.      evident-easily seen; clear. Her happiness was evident to all.
2.      expand-to make larger or wider. The supermarket expanded its parking lot.
3.      expose-to show something that you usually cannot see. We pulled up the carpet and exposed the wood floor.
4.      external-of the outside or outer part. He cleaned only the external surfaces of the oven.
5.      feasible-capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; possible. The project seemed quite feasible when they started, but they soon ran into an obstacle. Finishing by March is a feasible objective in our opinion.
6.      fluctuate-to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. The price of gold continually fluctuates. My appetite fluctuates; some days I'm hungry all the time and other days I don't feel like eating at all.
7.      focus-the area of greatest attention or activity. The focus of the report was changes in the economy.
8.      formulate-to state in precise or systematic terms.
9.      function-the purpose for which an object or a person is used. The function of a police officer is to keep the peace. The function of scissors is to cut things.
10.  generate-to bring into being or to produce. The human body generates heat.
11.  guarantee-a promise that something you have bought will work well. If it does not, the store must either repair it or give you a new one. There is a two year guarantee on my new computer.
12.  hypothesis-a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study. This chapter explains scientists' new hypothesis about the birth of stars.

Tuesday

Researching your argument:  Should Cell phones be used more or less in schools?

Wednesday

Plan your argument

Thursday

Create your argument and cite your sources
Pep Rally:


Friday

Finish your argument

Vocab Review


Text Structure Review


     
      

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