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VIC – Caring & Giving
This month, Prairie Elementary is recognizing students who show the Very Important Character trait, caring and giving. Which one of your classmates do you believe deserves the VIC award for being a caring and giving individual? Write an argumentative paragraph explaining why he/she deserves the award.
Your paragraph should include the following:
| Claim | a clear topic sentence/claim stating the student you believe deserves to be recognized |
| Evidence | three reasons, examples, or evidence that support your claim |
| Reasoning | Explain why your evidence supports the claim providing logical connections between the evidence and claim |
| Conclusion | A summary of the information that supports the claim |
To Mom with Love
You’re not just my mother, you’re my best friend……
Mom, my best friend, you have always cared, have always protected me, have always been there for me no matter what.
You teach me right from wrong, and push me to do the right thing, even when it is hard to do.
You take care of me when I am sick, and your love helps make me well.
You have rules, and I have learned that when I obey them, my life is simpler, better, richer.
You are the guiding light of my life. My heart is filled with love for you, my teacher, my best friend, my mother.
VIC – Trustworthiness
This month, Prairie Elementary is recognizing students who show the Very Important Character trait, trustworthiness. Which one of your classmates do you believe deserves the VIC award for being trustworthy? Write an argumentative paragraph explaining why he/she deserves the award.
Your paragraph should include the following:
| Claim | a clear topic sentence/claim stating the student you believe deserves to be recognized |
| Evidence | three reasons, examples, or evidence that support your claim |
| Reasoning | Explain why your evidence supports the claim providing logical connections between the evidence and claim |
| Conclusion | A summary of the information that supports the claim |
Maniac Magee: The Birth of a Legend
What does Jeffrey do on his first day in Two Mills that starts a legend about him?
Maniac Magee: Divided
How is the town of Two Mills similar to the home that Jeffrey had with Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan?
There’s No Place like Home
In the novel, Maniac Magee, Jeffrey runs away “never again to return to the house of two toasters.” As we continue to read the novel, we will learn the importance of a home to Jeffrey and how he longs to have one of his own.
What does the word “home” mean to you? How is it different from a house? Where is the place that you are most “at home?” Describe it. Be sure to support your ideas with your own personal experience or reference Jeffrey’s experience.
VIC – Teamwork
This month, Prairie Elementary is recognizing students who show the Very Important Character trait, teamwork. Which one of your classmates do you believe deserves the VIC award for being a team player? Write an argumentative paragraph explaining why he/she deserves the award.
Your paragraph should include the following:
| Claim | a clear topic sentence/claim stating the student you believe deserves to be recognized |
| Evidence | three reasons, examples, or evidence that support your claim |
| Reasoning | Explain why your evidence supports the claim providing logical connections between the evidence and claim |
| Conclusion | A summary of the information that supports the claim |
VIC – Justice and Fairness
This month, Prairie Elementary is recognizing students who show the Very Important Character trait, justice and fairness. Which one of your classmates do you believe deserves the VIC award for being fair? Write an argumentative paragraph explaining why he/she deserves the award.
Your paragraph should include the following:
| Claim | a clear topic sentence/claim stating the student you believe deserves to be recognized |
| Evidence | three reasons, examples, or evidence that support your claim |
| Reasoning | Explain why your evidence supports the claim providing logical connections between the evidence and claim |
| Conclusion | A summary of the information that supports the claim |
A Christmas Carol – The Ghost of Christmas Past
Describe the Ghost of Christmas Past. What is the “strangest thing” about the spirit? Include all of the contradictory descriptions about the ghost. Explain how each contradict one another and how that contributes to the strangeness of the ghost.
Please check your work by using the following questions before posting to the blog.
| Claim | Do I have a topic sentence that makes a clear claim about the ghost? |
| Evidence | Have I given all of the contradictory descriptions of the ghost? |
| Reasoning | Have I provided an explanation for each contradiction that proves my point about the ghost? |
| Conclusion | Have I included a well-written conclusion, a summary of the information that supports my claim about the ghost? |
| Attention to Detail | Have I repeatedly gone through my paragraph to improve word choice, sentence flow, appropriate transitions, and reasoning? |