Due February 12, 2020 (1P, Recitation, Vocab)

1 Paragraph (write all three if you want to get ahead!) 
Recitation (same part of The Gettysburg Speech as last week)
Vocabulary Words  

1 Paragraph

Choose one of the "state topics" you want to write about. You may use your ABC Book for inspiration.

Our final essay will be 5 paragraphs long:
Intro, Two Topic Paragraphs, Conclusion

NOTE: Our next assignment will be to write two more body paragraphs AND your introduction. If you want to work ahead, you may. Please submit only ONE PARAGRAPH to me next week.

Here are the IEW & Tusal* tools you need to include in your paragraph:
all dress ups
all openers
1 M3
2 DECs
1 OWL

Vocabulary Words

	Melodramatic adj. extravagant or exaggerated	The melodramatic play was well liked by the audience.
	Modest  adj. simple and humble adj. small in size or amount	They moved into a modest house in the countryside. I received a modest sum of money for my help at the company event.
	Modify  v. to change, alter, or tweak	The scientist plans to modify the gene so that it wouldn’t carry the disease.
	Momentous  adj. historically significant	Her win in the election will make it into history books - it was momentous.
	Novel  adj. new, innovative	We are looking for novel ways to approach the project.
	Nuance  n. a subtle difference in meaning	Body-language experts even understand the nuances of facial expressions.
	Null  adj. legally void and ineffective	The judge declared their contract null.
	Objectivity  n. judgment based on observations instead of emotions or opinions	In scientific research, objectivity is of utmost importance.
	Obsolete  adj. no longer used; rare or uncommon	Historians assumed record players would be obsolete by now, but in fact they’re making a huge comeback as retro treasures.
	Omnipotent  adj. almighty and all powerful	Only God is omnipotent.

FYI:

IEW tools =
dress ups, openers, DECs

*TUSAL tools =
M3s  (Magic 3s)
OWLs  (Outstanding Words - Lexicon)
                    AKA: Advanced Rhetorical Devices