Hurricane Joaquin Argument Analysis

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On Friday, we spoke about some current events. One of them was that on September 20th, the state of Georgia executed a woman for the first time since 1945. Also, Hurricane Joaquin was affecting the east coast of the United States. Next, we were divided into groups to exchange and peer edit our perfect paragraph, whose topic was “Who is responsible for William’s death?” The three things we had to be aware of were clarity, the selection of quotes, and consistency. Our topic sentence should clearly show which side of the argument we are supporting. In addition, all of the quotes we included should not only be relevant to our words but also be used in a quote sandwich. Lastly, we discussed how well we have adapted to the high school environment

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