Wednesday 5-12-04:
Eighth Grade

Reminders: What's due this week:

  1. Notes Assignment #1, (2 good sources, 3 notes each), due today, Wednesday, May 12th.
  2. Second Rough Draft Outline, (with Thesis Statement), due Friday, May 14th.
  3. Works Cited Page, (with 5 sources / 3 types), due Friday, May 14th.
Mini Lesson on Thesis Statements: (10 minutes max)
  1. Your Thesis Statement will establish the intended direction of your Research Paper.
  2. The body of your Research Paper will support your Thesis Statement.
  3. Your Conclusion will remind us how you have successfully supported your Thesis Statement.
     Five Examples of Effective Thesis Statements:
  1. Cancer is a health threat to everyone: it can strike victims of any age.

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  2. The Electric Guitar has had a profound influence on all Modern Popular Music.

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  3. The film versions of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy are more popular than his books: Peter Jackson has made Tolkien accessible to everyone.

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  4. Bob Marley was more than just a musician, songwriter, and vocalist: he was a political and spiritual leader for the people of Jamaica and the entire Third World.

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  5. To design the Ultimate Roller Coaster, we need to understand these basic principles of Physics: gravity, velocity, acceleration, mass and force.
Walk to the Library, (keep together: quiet, orderly, respectful) (3 minutes)

Mrs. Speidel will Give a Brief Research Lesson (10 minutes max)

Complete and turn in "Notes Assignment #1".

Continue finding sources for your "Works Cited Page", due Friday, May 14th.