How many wolves are right for Oregon? Mon. 3/13 English 8 How many wolves are right for Oregon? Essay project: You compare two points of view, and take a stand. 5 paragraphs, 1 single-spaced page. This week we collect different claims and evidence. Next week we write: 1st draft wolf essay due Tues. 3/21 - 2nd (final draft) due Thurs. 3/23. Oregon Wolf education http://oregonwolfeducation.org/ Wolves http://www.opb.org/television/programs/ofg/episodes/2207/

Claims Evidence Living with wolves OPB 1ST half (to 14:44) Title it: Living with Wolves - OPB claims and evidence Claims Evidence ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

Mon. 3/13 English 8 How many wolves are right for Eastern Oregon? Your answer to that question is your thesis, or argument, for your essay. For this assignment choose one from the three thesis options below: Due to the proven danger they pose to livestock and game, Oregon should end its wolf experiment. No wolves are right for Eastern Oregon. Wolves provide many benefits. Wolf populations should be encouraged to double or triple in Eastern Oregon. While wolf tourism is positive, livestock and game losses are substantial. Oregon’s current wolf population should be maintained where it is.

If you finish your first draft today… Meet for peer review with other early finishers by Mr. Lamson’s desk Trade copies, read carefully; Offer a compliment Ask a question Make a constructive suggestion; After peer review, begin Final Draft: move things around, clean up sentences, double check everything makes sense; names spelled right, capitalization and punctuation right.