We have some very interesting reading to do in the next few weeks. It'll be a joy to see what comes of your topics; there is such a wide variety. We cover everything from the animals and entertainment to closed adoptions, from gender equality to poverty and education, and from atrocities of the Holocaust to Disney princesses. Gosh, the list goes on, and I'm so pleased to think these are topics you want to learn more about.
I realize that requiring a primary source seems to baffle some of you, but I don't want that to keep you from the topic you would most like to learn about. With your list of topics, I began to explore book titles, and I've asked the librarians for help. Wouldn't it be more interesting to start off with a book, fiction or non-fiction, related to your topic? For example, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, would be an interesting place to start for the topic of boys in war. For poverty and/or education, I am Malala may illuminate the importance of equal access to education. We (librarians and I) are compiling a list of books and ideas.
In the meantime, we will return to grammar today with a study of the comma and also parallel structure. Friday your 2nd writer's notebooks are due. In an effort to continue the idea of choice, I am offering the choice of a writer's notebook installment of 8 pages (or 4 front and back) or a reading response on a book of your choice. By the time we get to next Friday (February 13th ), I hope you'll have a book related to your research topic that you could use for a book response. At least we can try. At any rate, your reading will no doubt be related to your research topic!
Meantime, happy reading, writing, and researching!
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