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=Writing - Everything you ever wanted to know=

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Check out this link for information about how to improve your writing.
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The writing process:
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=__** Assignment: Sept. 3 - 2013 - You need at least 5 sources **__=

Should we or shouldn't we? (Attack Syria)
You are to write a 5 paragraph argumentative essay taking a position on the issue of attacking Syria. Academic writing, size 12 font, double spaced, 1 inch margins, etc.

To do this assignment, you will need to explore the following topics: Chemical warfare Weapons of mass destruction International agreements regarding the use of chemical weapons What the civil war in Syria is about, who are the two sides involved and what does each side want? []

These links might help get you started:

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PBS NewHour, Sept. 3. 2013 []/

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NBC News: []

Modern day map:

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Other possible sources: Internet Newspapers, esp. the Washington or Huffington Posts News magazines - Time, Newsweek TV - ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, BBC, etc. National and International news

=__//**Assignment: Functional writing - writing letters**//__=

Read through these links. When you have read through the links, you are to write a friendly letter about one of the following topics:

Hi Hello Dear Dearest Greetings What’s happening || **__ Closings __** Love Sincerely Your friend Yours truly Yours very truly Affectionately Very gratefully yours ||
 * To tell about a good book you have read
 * To send news about yourself
 * To share what you are learning
 * To give news of an upcoming event
 * To provide information about your hobbies
 * To reveal something that happened in school
 * To share something from home
 * To ask questions
 * To request something
 * **__ Greetings __**

Friendly letters:

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1. Parts of a friendly letter []

2 .Planning a friendly letter []

3. Checklist for a friendly letter

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4. Revising/editing

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=__**Assignment 2: Writing a business letter:**__=

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=__**Assignment 3 - Compare/contrast**__= Write 2 letters with different different purposes and audiences. [] =__**Assignment 4 - Persuasive letter/ letter to the editor**__= For this assignment, you are to read three of the following editorials on the brain and intelligence or food, or and then some examples of letters to the editor. Next, you are to select one editorial and respond to it in the form a letter to the editor. You will need to take a stand on the issue and possible do a little research to make yourself more informed on the topic. Then you are to write your letter.

Editorials: Your brain and intelligence: Buff Your Brain []

[|How Writing By Hand Makes Kids Smarter"] []

Body image: One Girl's Protest of //Seventeen Magazine// []

The Unrealistic Portrayal of Women in the Media: Beauty and Body Image []

Body Image and the Media []

Food: America's Growing Dependency on Food Stamps []

Five Myths About Healthy Eating []

Choose My Plate - My Plate Replaces the Food Pyramid []

Sugar Overload: Curing Americ's Sweet Tooth []

Poverty And Obesity: Breaking The Link []

School Lunch Guidelines Fall Short: Still Too Much Meat, Dairy, and Junk in School Lunches []

Should the government have a say in our diets? []

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