Prompt
What has been the most helpful or most surprising lesson about yourself that you learned this school year? How did you learn this lesson?

Focus Points

Use descriptive language

Use imagery to allow the reader to see, hear, taste, touch, smell what you are writing about.

1. select a book or movie that has at least one sequel. write a persuasive paragraph discussing which version you believe is better the original book or movie or the sequel. if there is more than one sequel to the original book or movie, select only one of the sequels on which to foous be sure to clearly introduce your argument use at least one ype of thetoric to persuade your reader, incilude specific details from the book or movie and address at least one counterclaim.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile

Which topic could you use in classification writing? a. describe how to cook over a campfire. b. analyze why teenagers love fast food. c. describe ways to raise money for a class trip. d. explain why adults dislike loud music. e. explain why teens prefer driving or taking the bus more than biking.