Finish "The Facts," "The Strategies," and "The Issues" questions.

Read "Don't Legalize Drugs" found on p. 437 of Readings for Writers (white books).

Pay close attention to Kondracke's organizational strategy.

Begin working on "The Issues" questions.

Don't forget about your research paper.  Check Friday's post for some helpful links.

AP PRE-REGISTRATION:

Wednesday, May 1st at 8:00 a.m. in the auditorium.  This registration is required for any and all AP exams you will be taking.

Research Paper Overview

Here are some helpful sites to help you work on your paper:

Organizing your Argument

Research & Documentation

Purdue OWL  MLA

TAKS Social Studies

TAKS Science

TAKS Math

Writing Exercise #10 Part 2

View TED Talk "New Insights on Poverty" by Hans Rosling

Write a concise paragraph in which you discuss Rosling's purpose.

You should have already received your graded Research Project Steps 1-3 (proposal, annotated sources, &  bibliographic entries)

You should begin prewriting your paper.  You can begin shaping your introduction, which will need the following:

Attention Getter
Background
Claim

Most of you had problems with your claims.  Remember that you are writing a policy claim.
This link provides info & examples of 3 different claims.  Scroll down to claim of policy.