Socials 10: Sept. 19th

 Today in Socials 10 we discussed how to write a good persuasive paragraph and we rewrote some answers to our senate questions.

We did some review for our test tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 20th) and went over what a vote of non-confidence is.  

From here we did a reading on the similarities and differences between the American and Canadian systems of government and put this info into a venn diagram.

Finally we discussed the simulation we are embarking on and went through the bill (Harmony Act) line by line to examine the vocabulary.  Roles will be given out next day.

Friday is test day:  Review is on the blog.

What counts, matters and is important in your persuasive paragraph:

Criteria:	Details:
Introductory Sentence	Clearly introduces the topic or what your paragraph is going to be about  Thesis/opinion is clear Tells us what you are writing about
Body of paragraph	3-5 pieces of evidence/examples/ideas to support your introductory/topic sentence  Explains and expands ideas  3-5 sentences  Flows smoothly  Stays focussed on the topic
Conclusion	Links back to introduction  Restates your intro/topic in a new creative way  Leaves reader with something to think about  Incorporates no new ideas that haven’t been talked about in the body  Wraps it all up, ties it all together  Summarizes the ideas
Other Writing Conventions	Grammar/punctuation & spelling  Keep self out (no I believe etc...)