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 * //16 March ... Hi Grade 8! I'm talking to you from CYBERSPACE!!! Ooooh!//**


 * //Ok, that's nerdy. Sorry I'm not in today, but at least you won't need to put up with 45 minutes of lame jokes and stories when you'd rather be getting your homework done. Today you'll just be continuing from where we left off yesterday. By the end of class, you should have ALL of your main points in your web organized, your thesis statements done, and your research started. Remember that research doesn't necessarily need to be on the computer. Do a poll, conduct an interview, READ A [|BOOK]!//**


 * //If you get all of this done, check out [|this article]. A lot of it is what we discussed in class, but I thought points 6 and 8 were pretty interesting. Check out the suggestion for putting your main points in order (point 6). It's a bit different than what I had written in your directions, but I think it makes a lot of sense and you might prefer it. Also, check the ideas on the right that discuss 'gestures' during your speech. It sounds a bit goofy, but it could make your speech come alive if you do it right.

If you're at the point where you feel you need to write your speech, remember to use PARAGRAPH HOOKS! Link your ideas and your speech will have low viscosity...it'll FLOW!//**


 * //I'm so funny (yes I am, Andy!).

Mail me if you have questions.//**


 * //Ball//**

14 March

15 March