Practicing Commentary Due April 25 by 6:00

Cut and past your commentary in your post.

TASK:  Add at least two sentences of commentary for each example.  Explore the importance, relate to the rhetorical situation, and connect to the claim.

Throughout the letter, Gandhi continuously emphasizes that he intends no harm, but that his only goal is to help Britain perceive the wrong they have done to India by issuing the Salt Act, effectively doing so by including a short anecdote, and emphasizing the prejudice his people face, to force Lord Irwin to connect with his own people in the same way Gandhi speaks for his. Gandhi begins his letter by stating his perspective clearly, acknowledging that nothing can be done without taking any risks.  He asks Lord Irwin to “pave the way for immediate removal of those evils,” (36) because “I do not seek to harm your people.  I want to serve them even as I serve my own.  I believe that I have always served them” (12-15).  ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.  Gandhi even states that “if you cannot see your way to deal with these evils and my letter makes no appeals to your heart,” then India will move on with a civil disobedience movement. _________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.  Furthermore, he asks that once the British nation sees the sufferings Gandhi and his people undergo, that it “will be enough to meet the stoniest hearts,” subtly implying that Britain is cruel for imposing such a tax upon them.  He even includes a short anecdote about serving Britain “blindly” until 1919.  He uses a metaphor to state that even when his “eyes were opened and [he] conceived non-co-operation,” he continued to serve them with equal love, further asking Lord Irwin to do the same.  ____________________________

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Last Child in the Woods Assignment Due April 22 at 6

In your post, you need to write a GREAT thesis statement. If you need a reminder of how to do that, here is the link for that video.

Constructing a thesis statement

After that, you will write your fully developed, awesome paragraph with transitions.

Here is the link to that video

Writing a paragraph that supports a line of reasoning

BTW, the time zone is wrong on this, so when you post your response, it will be three hours off! But any turned in after the designated time will be given partial credit and I will not make comments. I am happy to give feedback, but in order to do that, it has to be finished on time. If you work at night and need an extension, I can make arrangements for that. Thanks so much. Do a great job. The harder you work, the smarter you get! Going for a 100% pass rate this year!

Practice Makes Perfect

Practice Makes Perfect April 15, 2020

Today, you will set a timer and post a full essay. This should take you 40 minutes. When you are finished, read classmate's essays and comment on at least 2. Its the Thatcher prompt. You should already have a GREAT introduction.

https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap16_frq_english_language.pdf

Flexible Instruction Day #12 Exam Practice Argument Spend nothing day

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ujYX8Uxcjb7UunGUFtrHS2NJ9Pdwlr_l

I hope this link works! If not, it is under the video. I think commenting on two or more classmates arguments might be good. Especially if they are arguing opposite of what you are.

Flexible Instruction Day #11

Write down your position about whether or not to colonize mars. 
Write down at least three reasons why you made the decision you made.
Then, provide opposition to two of those reasons.