Introductions April 29

For ONE of the following topic, write an entire introduction, using one of the attention getter options from the text (quotation, rhetorical question, personal/historical/audience reference, humor, startling statement, or incident) and ending the intro with a sound thesis. At the end of the introduction, indicate which type of attention getter you used. DUE Friday, May 1.

Topics:
1. Society places too much emphasis on winning
2. The working age should be raised to 17.
3. Children are growing up too fast.

April 23

Today, we practiced the speeches and studied for tomorrow's test (chapters 9-11). Those wishing to make a study guide may do so. They need to be hand-written. Test tomorrow; speeches Monday.

Visual Aids - April 16

For three of the following topics, choose three, and for each one identify two possible visual aids you could use: camping, softball, Vietnam War, History of the Automobile, Comfort Food, Exercise, Clothing Styles, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Fifties, The Sixties, The Seventies, Scary Movies, Fishing, Cosmetic Surgery, Career Choices in Medicine, Stress Relievers, Childhood Board Games, Dealing with Grief, Bargain Shopping, Pets, Driving Laws, Child Abuse, Gardening, Skateboarding, History of Telephone, The Grand Canyon, Knitting, The Milky Way, The Berlin Wall, Hurricane Katrina, Cleveland, Survivor's Guilt, Bipolar Disorder, Amnesia, Ballroom Dancing, Rocks.