11CP Notebook Assignments REMINDERS: Make sure to include the number and the title in the table of contents and at the start of your assignment. Don’t forget to raise your hands when your group has finished for a stamp.

Notebook 1: Essays! AHHHH!! Directions: Answer the questions below in complete sentences. How many essays did you write last year? Do you think you improved in your writing last year? Why or why not? Why is it important to know how to write an argument essay?

Notebook 2: Bu-bye Summer Notebook 2: Bu-bye Summer! Directions: In 5 sentences comment on what this painting by John Philip Falter makes you feel and/or think.

Notebook 3: Friday – YES!! Directions: Write an acrostic poem for the word “Friday.” Don’t copy me. F – Final school bell rings! R – Ready to run the vacuum, do the laundry… I – Indeed, there is much to be accomplished. D – Determined to make each moment count. A – A nap could be in order? Y – YES! That will be time well spent.

Notebook 4: My pet Directions: Answer the questions below in COMPLETE sentences. What kind of pets do you have? What about your pet make you love him or her so much? Do you think your pet misses you when you are gone?

Notebook 5: Write a counterargument Directions: Copy the arguments below and then write a possible counterargument for each. USE the sentence starters from yesterday’s lecture. 1. School should only be 3 days per week in the US. Counterargument: One might argue that The US will have less educated society because students are not getting the amount of time they need to learn. 2. There should be a more restrictive school dress code. 3. School dances are frivolous and promote poor behavior. 4. School sports are necessary for a well-rounded student. 5. One should adopt a pet rather than buying a purebred.

Do animals perceive time?

Notebook 6: Getting Started Directions: We started our research for the last argumentative essay of the quarter yesterday. Let’s work together to help each other: What are some good thesis statements for “Do animals perceive time?” (You need 2) What are some good ideas for arguments? (You need 2) What are some good ideas for counterarguments? (You need 2)

Notebook 7: China Directions: Draw a bubble map and write at least 4 things that you know about China. The bubbles may be filled with historical references, ideas, impressions, or anything that you have heard of that has to do with the country.