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:
Monday, August 28: Franklin Round Robin
Wednesday, August 30: Synthesis revisions due with ratiocination metacognitive handout - submit to turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
Thursday, August 31: In-class timed writing - rhetorical analysis
Friday, September 1: Presentations for Friday Forum, vocabulary check (interactive notebook), Rhetoric Wrap-Up due
Learning Goals: Understand appropriate structure and style for a rhetorical analysis. Build a sophisticated rhetorical analysis. Read for a combination of purposes. Strengthen reading comprehension and stamina while sharpening linguistic skill and precision.
Focus Standards:
ELAGSE11-12RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. ELAGSE11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. ELAGSE11-12W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE11-12W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. ELAGSE11-12W8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
Monday, August 28
Handouts provided by teacher: Round-Robin materials
Materials provided by student: Rhetoric Wrap-Up rhetorical analysis of “Why I Wrote The Crucible”
2. Log in to www.MyWritingLab.com.
~See Mrs. Crandall for registration information.
3. Find our class and select it.
4. On the “Course Home” page, locate the calendar. Make sure you look at the September
calendar and find “Rhetoric Wrap Up Due Sept 1.” There may be more than one
Rhetoric Wrap-Up assigned, so make sure you select the correct one!
5. Enter the password “MotsRocks” and click “Submit.”
6. Click “Start Test.”
7. Retake the quiz until you score 100%.
8. Complete by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
Tuesday, August 29
Handouts provided by teacher: Round-robin materials
Wednesday, August 30 - Early release day for students (48 minute classes)
Handouts provided by teacher: Guided reading for Thomas Paine’s “Crisis No. 1” and Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention”
Thursday, August 31
Handouts provided by teacher: Rhetorical analysis workshop packet, sample rhetorical analyses from past AP exams, timed writing rhetorical analysis assignment
Friday, September 1
Handouts provided by teacher: SOAPStone and rhetorical analysis graphic organizer
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:
Monday, August 28: Franklin Round Robin
Wednesday, August 30: Synthesis revisions due with ratiocination metacognitive handout - submit to turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.
Thursday, August 31: In-class timed writing - rhetorical analysis
Friday, September 1: Presentations for Friday Forum, vocabulary check (interactive notebook), Rhetoric Wrap-Up due
Learning Goals: Understand appropriate structure and style for a rhetorical analysis. Build a sophisticated rhetorical analysis. Read for a combination of purposes. Strengthen reading comprehension and stamina while sharpening linguistic skill and precision.
Focus Standards:
ELAGSE11-12RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. ELAGSE11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. ELAGSE11-12W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE11-12W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. ELAGSE11-12W8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
Monday, August 28
Handouts provided by teacher: Round-Robin materials
Materials provided by student: Rhetoric Wrap-Up rhetorical analysis of “Why I Wrote The Crucible”
- Opening: Answer and discuss EOC/SAT/ACT warm-up question.
- Assign this week’s Rhetoric Wrap-Up activity, due Tuesday, September 5th. Read Chapter 6 of Writing America.
2. Log in to www.MyWritingLab.com.
~See Mrs. Crandall for registration information.
3. Find our class and select it.
4. On the “Course Home” page, locate the calendar. Make sure you look at the September
calendar and find “Rhetoric Wrap Up Due Sept 1.” There may be more than one
Rhetoric Wrap-Up assigned, so make sure you select the correct one!
5. Enter the password “MotsRocks” and click “Submit.”
6. Click “Start Test.”
7. Retake the quiz until you score 100%.
8. Complete by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
- Student work session: Begin collaborative Benjamin Franklin round-robin activity.
- Break into groups and visit various stations (7 total) for approximately 20 minutes per station. Complete each activity.
- Closing: Plan for remaining round-robin stations.
Tuesday, August 29
Handouts provided by teacher: Round-robin materials
- Opening: Review requirements for round-robin activity.
- Student work session: Continue collaborative Benjamin Franklin round-robin activity.
- Break into groups and visit various stations (7 total) for approximately 20 minutes per station. Complete each activity.
Wednesday, August 30 - Early release day for students (48 minute classes)
Handouts provided by teacher: Guided reading for Thomas Paine’s “Crisis No. 1” and Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention”
- Opening: Answer and discuss EOC/SAT/ACT warm-up question.
- Student Work Session: Read and analyze Thomas Paine’s “Crisis No. 1” and Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention” while completing guided reading assignment.
Thursday, August 31
Handouts provided by teacher: Rhetorical analysis workshop packet, sample rhetorical analyses from past AP exams, timed writing rhetorical analysis assignment
- Opening: View and discuss Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze’s “Washington Crossing the Delaware.”
- Student Work Session:Participate in rhetorical analysis workshop. Define and use new vocabulary related to rhetorical analysis. Analyze sample rhetorical analysis essays from past AP exams. Use AP exam rubric to score sample essays. Compare your evaluations/conclusions/scores to the AP readers’ evaluations/conclusions/scores.
- Prepare for the AP exam by writing a timed rhetorical analysis. Topic distributed in class.
Friday, September 1
Handouts provided by teacher: SOAPStone and rhetorical analysis graphic organizer
- Opening: Answer and discuss EOC/SAT/ACT warm-up question.
- Student Presentations: Friday Forum.
- Assign next week’s Rhetoric Wrap-Up
- Student Work Session: Complete Benjamin Franklin round-robin activity.
- View clips from various presidential debates.
- 2008 Obama and McCain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvdfO0lq4rQ
- 2016 Trump and Clinton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=855Am6ovK7s
- Complete SOAPStone and rhetorical analysis graphic organizer.