Benchmark

 Today we worked on our benchmark again, the essay part. I read Franklin Roosevelt’s speech at the Congress about the Second Bill of Rights. I had to write an essay on how the Second Bill of Rights was to help citizens in the pursuit of happiness. I wrote about 4 paragraphs providing information and evidence to support my thesis. My day is great.

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