Ms. Bott's 9th Grade English

Welcome Readers and Writers!

Current unit: Communication for a Purpose

We will be examining how others are persuasive and how we can use those techniques in our own writing.

We will be using the "I have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the "Hope and Glory" speech by Nelson Mandela

Check out the "Homework" link for assignments in class this 6 weeks!

We will continue to practice Short Form Responses.  What are Short Form Responses?  This link connects you to a power point that explains more!

 

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  "The body of my text possess extra strength,
  Power-liften powerless up out of this towering inferno.
  My Ink so hot it burn through the journal." -Mos Def from "Mathematics"
           
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