Position Paper (Tue. 3/27)
Today we wrote paragraph 4: Counterclaim. We started by read through the counterclaim paragraph in the model position paper and worked...
Position Paper (Fri. 3/23 & Mon. 3/26)
1. On Friday, we peer critiqued our quote sandwiches and made revisions as needed. Then, we continued drafting the rest of paragraph 2 -...
Position Paper (Thu. 3/22)
Today we went back to the model position paper and observed how much of the paragraph is text evidence and explanation. In order to...
Position Paper (Tue./Wed.)
On Friday of last week we received the prompt for our Unit 3 Final Assessment: Position Paper on the Vietnam War. We read and analyzed...


Short Stories & The War (Mon 3/12)
Welcome to Iowa Assessment week! This week's schedule is going to be a little wonky, but today is a normal day. 1. We received our new...


Post-War Poems (3/9)
1. We reviewed our Language HW Thursday and collected it. 2. Today we tackled the genre of poems by reading two poems written by Vietnam...


War Movie Time (3/8)
1. Today we reviewed Lang HW Tues & Wed 2. We picked up new reading packets and read through the personal interview assignment on page...


A-Tuned to Public Opinion (3/5 & 3/7)
Due to the wild and crazy weather, all the blocks ended at a different place on Monday. Here's where we all need to be by the end of...


Protests and Counterculture (3/2)
1. Today we reviewed our Language HW from Thursday night and passed the week's worksheet in. 2. We discussed the anti-war protests and...