Articles- Happiness....

First, a poem and an argument.

1.  Journal-  

Is there some issue in the world you care about?  What's a problem that really gets under your skin?  What bothers you about our society, college, city, schools, state?  What bothers you so much that it makes you angry?  Basically, what do you care about?

If you have to think about something a long, long time, no offense, but then you might not really care.  Why don't you care?


2. Take your issue and plan it into an article that offers a solution.

Model of my issue-

A. Intro:

Elem and HS teachers are underpaid, undervalued, and overworked-  Solution:  create a teacher advocacy organization, a PAC, that educates, advocates, and legislates.

B. Body with multiple paragraphs.

Proof of problem with comparative statistics, personal stories.

C. Body with multiple paragraphs.

Define PAC and Explain creation of PAC and its role:

educate
advocate
legislate

D. Conclusion/solution possible multiple paragraphs.

My next step?  Research.


3.  Groups and quick reads. 

4. Next class Works Cited...

5. HW-  revising and extending articles, creating a plan for the next article.

6.  HW-  When's our novel exam?  Check the blog for the date-  Just a reminder.