This is a general outline of this week's activities and is subject to change, based on
the needs of the students. Please continue to check the blog daily, for detailed information on class activities, assignments, requirements, and deadlines.
Planning Your Week:
Thursday, January 4: Bring TRSS forms and transcripts to class
Friday, January 5: Completed book lineage projects due and presentations over book lineage projects
Monday, January 8: Bring three-ring binder with tabs and headphones to class, watch Camille A. Langston’s video “How to Use Rhetoric to Get What You Want” (https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-use-rhetoric-to-get-what-you-want-camille-a-langston) before coming to class
Friday, January 12: Last day to bring money for vocabulary book/online access, presentations for Friday Forum, pre-course assignment due to TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m.
Learning Goals: Learn how to be successful in this class. Reflect on personal qualities and characteristics that will guide study habits.
Focus Standards:
ELAGSE11-12RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
Thursday, January 4
Handouts provided by teacher: syllabus, welcome/introduction sheet, book lineage assignment
Materials provided by student: TRSS forms and transcripts
Friday, January 5
Handouts provided by teacher: Friday Forum assignment packet
Materials provided by student: Book lineage projects, signed syllabus, vocabulary payment, three-ring binder
the needs of the students. Please continue to check the blog daily, for detailed information on class activities, assignments, requirements, and deadlines.
Planning Your Week:
Thursday, January 4: Bring TRSS forms and transcripts to class
Friday, January 5: Completed book lineage projects due and presentations over book lineage projects
Monday, January 8: Bring three-ring binder with tabs and headphones to class, watch Camille A. Langston’s video “How to Use Rhetoric to Get What You Want” (https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-use-rhetoric-to-get-what-you-want-camille-a-langston) before coming to class
Friday, January 12: Last day to bring money for vocabulary book/online access, presentations for Friday Forum, pre-course assignment due to TurnItIn.com by 11:59 p.m.
Learning Goals: Learn how to be successful in this class. Reflect on personal qualities and characteristics that will guide study habits.
Focus Standards:
ELAGSE11-12RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
Thursday, January 4
Handouts provided by teacher: syllabus, welcome/introduction sheet, book lineage assignment
Materials provided by student: TRSS forms and transcripts
- Introductions
- Complete TRSS forms and welcome/introduction sheet.
- Discuss the textbook needed for this class: Writing America.
- Distribute and discuss class syllabus.
- Review MLA formatting for tonight’s writing task.
- Assign book lineage writing.
- Independent work session: students complete book lineage writing and prepare to present on Friday.
Friday, January 5
Handouts provided by teacher: Friday Forum assignment packet
Materials provided by student: Book lineage projects, signed syllabus, vocabulary payment, three-ring binder
- Warm-up: View Carol Dweck’s TED Talk, “The Power of Believing that You Can Improve.”
- Take notes as you view the talk and prepare to answer the following two questions:
- What is Dweck’s argument?
- How does Dweck build her argument?
- Write your response. Remember to include an introduction, body, and conclusion.
- Student-led Presentations: Present book lineage projects.
- Teacher-led Discussion: Review requirements for pre-course assignment due Friday, January 12 at 11:59 p.m.
- Introduce and assign Friday Forum presentations.
- Closing: Assign required technology set-up.