Tonight we will go over in class what will be on the quiz again.
We will review capitalization rules.
We will practice opinion =
Example: high school students should be able to have cell phones in school.
Two reasons yes:
Two reasons no:
Example: The drinking age should be lowered to 18
Two reasons yes:
Two reasons no:
Take a L@@K at Debate Topics - Examples Here .........http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/writing/persuasive-essay-topics/
Homework: Read the Story Mother Tongue - by Amy Tan
http://www.olypen.com/pnkdurr/as/mother_text.htm
Answer the following questions:
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What point is Tan making with the example of her
mother and the hospital?
•
What point is she making with the example of the
stockbroker?
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Tan says that experts believe that a person’s
“developing language skills are more influenced by
peers”; yet she thinks that family is more influential,
“especially in immigrant families.” Do you think family
or peers exert more influence on a person’s language?
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Why does Tan discuss the SAT and her performance on
it?
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Why does she envision her mother as the reader of her
novels?
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