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With your group, form a skit which includes foreshadowing or flashback. Perform your skit according to the guidelines below.

Write a newspaper article for the first day of the trial of Tom Robinson v. the State of Alabama. Your article should show you understand the event(s) that took place and can predict the possibilities to come. who was involved and demonstrate your knowledge of the components of a newspaper article. You may include a picture/chart to enhance your article, but it is to be a minor part of your article. Remember - "just the facts!" Must be YOUR ORIGINAL WORK.

8th Grade students will write an editorial communicating an opinion which is related to the exercise of First Amendment rights and backed by research and which employs ethos, logos, or pathos.

Thomas Nast Political Cartoon PowerPoint Presentation (http://nastandgreeley.harpweek.com/default.asp) Identify cartoon/its origin; explain historical background to interpret the cartoon; analyze cartoon for six elements, issue, and claim. Identify where in the visual design these elements can be seen and what type of persuasive appeal is being used. If there are words or a caption in the cartoon, explain their meaning. 80 points possible Due ________________________________