-Begin persuasive essay about "Retiring Teacher"---
•Your favorite teacher in the whole world is thinking of retiring THIS semester. This means he/she will not be coming back after the winter break. You are sure his/her replacement will not be as good as this teacher. Write a letter to this teacher to convince him/her to come back to work.
-Know emotional appeals for quiz (Use notes on blog from last Friday)
-Submit "Retiring Teacher" persuasive essay in essay scorer
11-17
-Persuasive movie speeches
-None
11-18
-Turkey prewrite activity (if students turned this in by the end of class, I gave them 5 bonus points on a test grade). If you were absent today, you may turn this in at the beginning of class on the Monday we return to school.