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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: How much does your neighborhood define who you are?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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BellringerTell this Story: Stuck? Use this: It poured outward and kept flowing until all parts of the past were erased..

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Word Choice: In a paragraph, describe the picture without using the following three words: Water, Swim, Drown.

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What rem

ains of my w

orld is crum

bling before my

eyes.

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ow they w

ill understand what happens

when they cross m

e. What rem

ains of their w

orld is crumbling before m

y eyes.

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Revision Add-in: Use the given sentences, and add a summary sentence to this introduction.

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Finish this StoryHe was unquestionably alone. Alone and questioning.

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Despite our industrious past, America

is falling behind in technological invention. In com

parison to India and China w

ho have 30-40% of students

pursuing degrees in science or engineering, the United States has less than 15%

of college students seeking undergraduate degrees in

science or engineering.(Insert Sentence 1)

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Bellringer29“Judge a man by his

questions rather than his answers.”-Voltaire

What questions do you have in life that are unanswered?

Write a list of your top 5 questions

History Extension: Using parts of Samuel Adams’ “American Independence” speech, add in 3 sentences to create a full paragraph.

To unite the supremacy of Great Britain and the liberty of

America is utterly im

possible.(Insert sentence 1)(Insert sentence 2)(Insert sentence 3)The authority and force w

hich would be absolutely

necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order of this continent w

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Tell this Story: Stuck? Use this: The light

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Wantby Cindy Pon introduces the reader to a world where the rich wear suits that not only extend their lives, but possibly cause pollution that limits the lifespans of the poor. Do the rich have a right to “enrich” their lives if the poor suffer the consequences? Why or why not?

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What would you do?You have to write a eulogy, a speech praising someone’s life, for your worst enemy and know that everyone you care about will be upset if you tell the truth. How do you write the eulogy, without upsetting others?

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4Describe: Write a paragraph to develop a conflict using the following scientific concept:Micropsia/Lilliput Sight, also know as Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, causes sufferers

to perceive objects as smaller than they are.

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Revision Add-On: Use the given sentences and add a

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Bellringer35Tell this Story:

Stuck? Use this: Freedom was one row boat away.

(Insert Sentence 1)Corporations save fifty to seventy percent with online training versus workplace training seminars.

Larger enterprises are moving toward online models because they are cost effective and allow one

employee to be trained at a time.

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BellringerHistory Extension: Using Parts of Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” speech, add in 3 sentences to create a full paragraph

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Evaluate: What makes humans different?

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“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, up on this continent, a new

nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that ‘all m

en are created equal.’ Now

we are engaged in a great civil w

ar, testing w

hether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.”(Insert sentence 1)(Insert sentence 2)(Insert sentence 3)

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BellringerFinish this Story: I geared up for the challenge.

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Mentor Sentence Mimic:“The cold passed reluctantly from

the earth, and the fogs revealed an arm

y stretched out on the hills, resting.”

-The Red Badge of Courageby Stephen Crane

First, examine the mentor sentence and dissect what you feel makes it unique. Then, try to create two of your own sentences that mimic the unique qualities of the given mentor sentence.