It’s March 28. 
Today is “Smoke and Mirrors day”  How many magic tricks do you know how to do? How many illusions have you witnessed?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   The on-stage illusion of levitation** was first performed in Greek dramas as early as 431 B.C.  How do you suppose they pulled off the trick?

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”  --Sydney J. Harris (American journalist)

**Vocabulary Word of the Day:  levitation (noun) – this word refers to the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means.  If you could levitate whenever you felt like it, what would you do?

 

Happy Thursday!! Which is really y'all's Friday!!! I am jealous because while y'all are snoozing, I will be at school.

Today,we are going to continue our discussion of persuasive techniques, pathos, logos, and ethos.  After you read the blog, get your writer's notebook and create 3 sentences about school BUT each sentence will be pathos, logos, and ethos.  When finished writing your sentences, write the sentences under the correct list.

Begin our Persuasive Essay (Toy Sory 3)