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English 2

English 2. October 17, 2013 Pick up your journal before you sit down. JOURNAL Someone in the house across the street from you has been raising and lowering the blinds constantly for about an hour. Write an explanation of this strange behavior. Agenda. File all graded papers

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English 2

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  1. English 2 October 17, 2013 Pick up your journal before you sit down.

  2. JOURNAL Someone in the house across the street from you has been raising and lowering the blinds constantly for about an hour. Write an explanation of this strange behavior.

  3. Agenda • File all graded papers • DGP for Wed. and Thurs. • Vocabulary crossword and flash cards • CFNC account? Show me! • Letter to a veteran

  4. DGP • the spanish club traveled to madrid spain during the summer

  5. Vocabulary • Crossword • Flash cards

  6. cfnc.org account • College Foundation of North Carolina • Tomorrow’s activity requires you to have your own account already set up. • We will be looking at possible career choices and matching you with jobs and interests

  7. Letter to a veteran •  From Chief Salvador, the Division Leading Chief Petty Officer for Navy Recruiting in Eastern North Carolina. • “On November 8th, I will be taking my recruiters to do a uniformed visit to the VA Hospital in Fayetteville, NC.  During this visit we will be taking the time to thank the Heroes for their service to our great country. I want to take letters from students to the wounded servicemen and women.  It is always necessary for soldiers to know that they are being supported and not forgotten for their service to us all. ”

  8. Dear Hero, • ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Sincerely, • Sign your first name only

  9. Dear Veteran, or Dear Hero, • My name is (first name only) and I go to Eugene Ashley High School in Wilmington, NC. My school was named after a Medal of Honor recipient so I understand the importance of your service. Choose one sentence to write next: • Your sacrifice continues to make our country great. • Our country is a symbol of freedom because of you. • You are a hero for standing up for people you don’t even know. • When I say the Pledge of Allegiance every day it reminds me of your sacrifice.

  10. Key phrases to use: •  … service to our country. •  … fighting for our freedom. •  … defending our country. •  … keeping us safe. •  … sacrifice for leaving your job and family. •  … placing yourself in harm’s way. •  … heroism. •  … model for all of us. •  … very brave. •  … admired by me and my friends. •  … a real hero. •  … a very unselfish person. •  … made our world safer. •  … and your family must be very proud

  11. Pride! Respect! • Proofread it yourself. • Proofread a peer’s letter. • You represent yourself and this school with your letter. • Clean up any errors. We don’t send anything but our best.

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