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Essay Topic
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Speech Topic
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Plasto
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Paul
In the novel “Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins” Sid and Harry told each other fibs for revenge. They like to play jokes and annoy each other. Until one day Harry played a fib to get all of his friends.
Write about a time you played a joke (fib) on a friend or a family member. What fib did you tell? What kind of joke did you play?
-Who did you trick?
-How did you trick them?
-How did they react to your fib?
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Paul
There are a lot of kids who lie to their parents to get out of trouble. Growing up as a kid, they often get into trouble in school, with friends, or family.
Do you think that lying to your parents to get out of trouble is the right way? Or do you think telling the truth and getting punished is the right way?
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Intermediate
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Bridge
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Michelle
In the novel, The Zack Files: Never Trust a Cat Who Wears Earrings, we read about Zack turning into a cat after the cat goddess scratches him.
If you can choose to become any animal, what would you like to be?
Write an essay about your day as “the animal.”
Include the following details:
- Why did you choose that animal?
- How did you turn into that animal?
- What would you do when you became that animal, and where would you go?
- How do you think you would feel when you were that animal? How would people treat you? How would other animals treat you?
Remember to include an introduction, 3 body paragraph, and conclusion.
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Michelle
Life is full of good and bad moments. Do you remember the happiest moment of your life?
Write a personal narrative essay on the happiest moment of your life!
Include details such as when it was, what you did, where you went, who it was with, and why you chose this moment.
Remember to use first person point of view (I, we) and use past tense when telling your story.
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Advanced
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David
In The Report Card, Nora is a genius, but she deliberately sets out to earn bad grades because she wants to protest the importance that people attach to grades. What is your opinion of this? Are grades truly important? If so, are they the only way to measure intelligence? What are some other ways that a person can be intelligent besides being good at taking tests? Explain yourself using both examples from the novel as well as from your own life.
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David
In Unit 1 of Sweet Listening, we read about different learning strategies and about things that have a positive influence on learning as well as those that have a negative influence on learning. What kind of things do you do in your own life that help you to learn better? How could you improve your daily routine to make yourself a better learner? Use examples from the text as well as from your own life.
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Challenge
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James
If you could travel back in time, what are three moments in time that you would return to and why? Each time you travel back in time, you have twenty four hours to return, or else you’ll be stuck in the past!
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James
What makes your family special? Describe at least three things that make your specific family special and unique?
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Apprentice
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Eleanor
The Wish Giver
Be careful what you wish for. In the story, The Wish Giver, Thaddeus Blinn grants three wishes. However, the children are not careful with their words and experience a disaster. If you were given a chance to make one wish, what would it be and why? What would be the consequences of your wish and how would you solve it?
Explain using examples and details in your writing
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Eleanor
An earthquake erupted in Pompeii, Italy which destroyed the whole city. If Mt. Baekdu were to erupt, what would happen to North and South Korea? Do a short research about Mt. Baekdu and any related news articles about this issue. Be sure to add information from your research and news article into your speech.
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Power
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James
Do research on ADHD and describe its symptoms. How do you think the lives of children with ADHD are different from those that don’t have it? Do you think these children face discrimination and how do you think they should be treated? Please provide reasons and examples to support your answers.
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James
Many parents in Asia send their children to after school academies because they believe that doing this will allow their children to be more successful in the future. However, not all agree as some parents believe it’s important for children to have a sufficient amount of time to play and participate in activities other than studying.
Do you think parents are making the right choice by sending their children to study at after school academies? Why or why not? Please provide reasons and examples to support your response.
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Master
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Eleanor
A Wrinkle in Time
In this novel, time is flexible: hang with the wrong crowd or check out the wrong planets, and it starts playing tricks on you. If you can't rely on time, what can you rely on? How can you make sense of a world in which time will go wrong on you without warning? Explain your ideas and details by utilizing your creativity!
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Eleanor
If Korea were to ban all academies, what do you think would be the pros and cons? Besides going to academies, what would be other solutions of education? What would be the consequences? Research statistics of Korea and related news articles to support your answer.
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