Monthly Archives: December 2015

VIC – Justice and Fairness

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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

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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?

 

A Christmas Carol – Marley’s Ghost

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You and Scrooge have just been haunted by Jacob Marley’s ghost.  Please answer each of the following questions regarding that visit in paragraph form.  Be sure to number each response as I’ve numbered each question.

  1. What has Marley’s ghost been doing since his death?
  2. What is the warning Marley gives Scrooge?
  3. Why are the phantoms (three paragraphs from the end of the stave) upset?