This document contains notes from an 8th grade language arts class on February 3, 2014. It includes assignments for an intro to a portfolio thesis, vocabulary writing, and a Harlem Renaissance presentation. Notes were taken on persuasive writing techniques, including defining persuasive writing, identifying characters' intentions, and discussing repetition as a persuasive technique. The document provides examples of persuasive language and techniques like quoting sources and using facts and statistics.
8th Grade Language Arts Class Notes and Assignments
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8th Grade Language Arts
Assignments:
Agenda:
-Write an Intro to your portfolio
and thesis portfolio (W)
1. Independent Reading
2. Harlem Renaissance Questions
Vocab Writing (TH)
3. Thesis paper
-HR Presentation (TH 2/13)
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Notes
What Does This Article Try to Do?
The biggest cause of global warming is the carbon dioxide
released when fossil fuels —such as oil and coal — are burned
for energy. So when you save energy, you fight global warming
and save money, too.
What can you do?
You can:
• Raise your voice
• Choose renewable energy
• Offset your carbon foot print
Persuade
Information source: http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/gsteps.asp
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What Are These Characters Trying to Do?
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Let us not wallow in the valley of
despair, I say to you today, my
friends.
Not that I loved.
Caesar less, but that
I loved Rome more.
And so even though we face the
difficulties of today and tomorrow, I
still have a dream. It is a dream deeply
rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this
nation will rise up and live out the true
meaning of its creed: "We hold these
truths to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal."
Press the images to know more.
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Why Persuade?
When you want someone to accept your viewpoint or when
you want to influence someone about which you might
emotionally feel about, you persuade.
urge someone, through
reasoning, to agree to a point
of view or to take a course of
action.
Persuade is to
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Identify Some Persuasive Techniques
"Business today consists in persuading crowds."
T.S. Eliot Quote someone
Access to piped water into the household averages about 85%
for the wealthiest 20% of the population, compared with 25%
for the poorest 20%. Provide data
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your
ears..." Make an emotional appeal
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