English IV - Spring 2024 - 1st Block

Course Description

This course is designed to build a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, and strategies that will be refined, applied, and extended as students engage in more complex ideas, texts, and tasks. Students will be introduced to various genres of classical and contemporary narrative and informational texts, while developing and enhancing their grammar and writing skills.

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Due:

Monday, April 22, 2024 - Friday, April 26, 2024

Monday, April 22, 2024 - Friday, April 26, 2024

 

Introductory Paragraph should contain:

Hook - Grab the reader's attention

Background Information - What do you already know about this topic (before research)

Thesis - state your topic and summarize your five guiding questions in the order you will discuss in the paper

 

Body Paragraphs should contain at least:

Topic sentence – overview of paragraph

 

Important Evidence – straight from text – According to the text “Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?" it states "The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in two homicide cases testing whether it is unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment to sentence a 14-year-old to life in prison without the possibility of parole" (p. 1).

 

Detailed Analysis – talk about it in your own words

 

Important evidence – repeat same as above

 

Detailed analysis - repeat same as above

 

Ending statement - repeat same as above