The students of Mrs. Porter's period 8/9 English class are hard-at-work on their text dependent analysis papers. For the project, they are to write a five-paragraph, persuasive essay explaining their view of technology and its impact on traditional ways of life and the world. The students were required to use at least one piece of evidence from a selection of four different texts in each of their three body paragraphs. This essay was challenging because the students were required to connect the four texts that they read during Unit 2. The students also practiced identifying credible sources by finding a fact or statistic to use as the "hook" for their introductory paragraphs. The papers are due on Friday, January 29th, by the end of the period. The outstanding student work will be posted on Mrs. Porter's bulletin board in room 403!
