Monday, September 1, 2014

Sept. 2 - 5

I hope everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend.  I got a chance to read your "Day in the Life" papers, and I appreciated all of the creativity and effort that many of you put into them.

During this short week, we'll review logos, pathos and ethos combined, and begin a Politics/Social Justice unit that will cover the next 4-6 weeks.  This unit will consist of The Grapes of Wrath, Narrative of Frederick Douglass, short stories by Hawthorne, and shorter passages from a variety of authors, including fiction and nonfiction.  During this unit, we will expand our knowledge of rhetorical terms and write rhetorical analysis essays.


TUESDAY: Grapes of Wrath quiz on Tuesday.  Share examples from Rhetorical term packets.  Visual Analysis Worksheet with Migrant Mother photograph and other examples.  Due: Rhetorical term example packets. 

WEDNESDAY:  Read previous rhetorical analysis essay question and write a response.   HW: Finish your response for Thursday.NOTE: This has been extended to Friday.

THURSDAY:  Discuss readings from Wednesday and go over responses.  Apollo 11 texts: read and analyze -- begin in class and finish for Monday. HW: Read over the two articles for and against raising the minimum wage so we can discuss them in class on Friday.

FRIDAY: Current events quiz.  Analyze rhetoric surrounding a current issue/event in small groups and with the whole class. HW: Apollo 11 texts for Monday, continue reading your independent reading book.

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