8th Grade: Your homework is to finish rewriting your introductions, if you haven't already. Then you are to choose three of the following prompts and write an introduction for each of those. You should include an engaging beginning, a transition to your thesis, and your thesis. This is due on Wednesday.
1. We
all have people that are important to our lives. Write an essay explaining why someone you
care about is important to you.
2. Everyone has an
activity he or she enjoys. Think about an activity you enjoy. Now write to
explain why you enjoy the activity.
3. Being
friends with someone takes more than just sitting next to him or her in
class. Write an essay to explain why
honesty is important in a friendship.
4. Through
the years, new inventions have changed the way we live. Think about one
invention that has had an impact on the way you live. Now write to explain how
this invention has changed your life.
5. Most of us like something found in
nature. Think about something from nature that you like. Now write to explain
why you like that something from nature.
