Research Writing: Creating the Introduction – The Attention Getter and the Thesis

The thesis of a research paper is one of the most important aspects of the entire paper.

English II: Rhetorical Analysis of Visual Argument Peer Review Form

You need to email your rough draft to a partner. Then, you will use the link below to open a copy of the peer review for this paper. You will need to download the current version so that you can further edit this. This peer review form will be due with your final paper.

CLICK ON THE ARROW IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER (UNDER THE FILE MENU AND NEXT TO THE PRINTER ICON). THEN, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO EDIT THE FORM.

5th Period: Final Paper due Wednesday
6th Period: Final Paper due Friday
7th Period: Final Paper due Thursday

Click HERE for the Peer Review form for your Rhetorical Analysis of Visual Argument.

Remember to download and fill in this form, as IT IS GRADED!

English IV: March 18 Assignment

Read through the following PowerPoint to introduce you to your research project. When you are done, please read through the Multi-Genre Research Project handout and choose a topic. Your assignment is to have the research proposal filled out for Wed.

Click HERE to access the PowerPoint.

The Kite Runner: Vocab Quiz 22-25

Click HERE to take the Vocabulary Quiz over Chapters 22-25. Remember, you CANNOT access any other source. You are held under the Honor Code as outlined in the Student Handbook.

ENGLISH II: Glogster Account

Click HERE to establish a Glogster account for creating your visual argument based on Aristotle's Framework of Rhetorical Situation and Appeals.


Use the Educator Code: 8U577H 
Nickname: CRFirstNameLastIntial
Password: Computer Password 

English II: Rhetorical Situation and Appeals Quiz

Click HERE to take the quiz over Aristotle's Rhetorical Situation and Appeals Framework discussed in class.

The Kite Runner Journal #3

Early on in the novel, we learn Baba feels there is only one true sin – theft. He described lying as the theft of someone's right to the truth. Throughout the novel, we see Baba as a man who champions through obstacle after obstacle. However, in the case of Hassan and his true identity, Baba did not exhibit the courage needed to reveal that Hassan was his son. Rahim Khan says Baba had to protect his nang and namoos, his name.

Write a detailed response (10-15 sentences) to the questions below, focusing your thoughts on the sense of shame that accompanied Hassan's true identity.

Was it wrong of Baba, Ali, and Rahim to keep Hassan’s true identity a secret? What did each of them have at stake? Could the silence have been for the protection of Hassan and Ali? Do you feel family honor is enough justification for maintaining this secret? How might each character's life have been different if the truth had been told earlier? Based on the events of this section, do you think Hosseini is critiquing shame and silence in Afghan culture, or does he present a defense of these qualities?