Persuasion Rules and More in Room 36

We've been studying the ways to win arguments for the past several weeks in language arts.   Talking about persuasive techniques like bandwagon, anecdotes, statistics, rhetorical questions and more has (hopefully) increased our ability to argue persuasively. 

We've also been talking about extending the answers to  open-ended questions in an attempt to write more detailed answers.

Right now, we are looking at Introductions and how to make them great by using good leads and riveting issue statements.

One class is reading The Pigman by Paul Zindel.   Others will begin To Kill a Mockingbird after the December holiday.