MUG #8 - Wednesday Words

Farther
Further

Listen to the Grammar Grater podcast to take notes on the difference between those two words.

Today we worked on an 8 question, 9 minute multiple choice practice.

I distributed the space exploration question today with sources along with a copy of a high scoring essay.

Yesterday you should have turned in your thesis and list of reasons for your position in this argument.

Today I asked you to search for three quotes to use in support of your argument.

Homework:  Read the penny prompt carefully (2008).  Write an introduction that includes the following three elements:  attention getter, background, and thesis.  Re-look at the high scoring space exploration intro.  Try to imitate that writer's sentence structure.  Pay attention to her use of concrete details and parallel syntax in her opening.  Also, did you notice the alliteration?