English and Technology Class

Over the course of the poetry unit students created power point presentations where they taught a poem to the class. Below are some exceptional projects from students:
Yana’s Project      Wes’s Project      Fanny’s Project
Rimsha’s Project   Reynaldo’s Project    Tanisha’s Project

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Before you received the project for persuasive writing, we did a lesson on persuasive advertising. We discussed how companies try to persuade you into buying their products by specifically marketing to target groups. These are a few methods that advertisers use in their commercials to grab out attention:

celebrities
models
positive information
coolness
attractiveness
cool features
good deals
etc.

Important information to include when [...]

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Over the course of the past two weeks we have learned about persuasive writing. Through debates, discussions, and writing we have learned methods on how to argue effectively. The key things to remember:

Research – always have facts to support your argument
Research the opponents – always have facts to combat your opponent
Organize – know the order [...]

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