Thursday, September 26, 2013

Thursday, Sept 27 in class essay





Period 6- due today- sentence fragment exercise assigned for homework yesterday
Period 7- due tomorrow- sentence fragment exercise that will be passed out today in class. There is a copy on Wednesday's blog
Period 8- due tomorrow- vocabulary 1 exercise

In class:  In class essay. Using your text based evidence notes from the graphic organizer you are writing an essay that responds to the following: Why did Justice Stevens find that the Santa Fe School District did not comport with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment?  
Using your notes from the evidence based graphic organizer, respond to the following: Using your text based evidence notes from the graphic organizer you are writing an essay that responds to the following: Why did Justice Stevens find that the Santa Fe School District did not comport with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? 
Follow this organizational model.
Introduction: Give background information on what the First Amendment says about religion and what actions brought the Santa Fe School District in conflict with it. Conclude your introduction with a thesis statement or main idea that states that the district did not comport with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. You are using the three points that you found yesterday. 
                         Transition suggestions: Firstly,…. In addition….Moreover…. Consequently….Furthermore…Thus….Therefore
Conclusion: DO NOT SAY IN CONCLUSION…….you are summarizing your points, not repeating… evaluate Steven’s logic.

 Be mindful of language conventions: grammar, spelling, subject verb agreement


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