Welcome! We've officially begun the Rhetorical Historical research paper, where we'll be analyzing the rhetoric around the event you selected on Friday. This week we'll focus on gathering sources and analyzing them, as well as preparing for an in-class rhetorical analysis essay on Thursday.
MONDAY: Ms. Culpepper, I House Principal, will take a survey and give a presentation. HW: For Tuesday, bring at least two printed out sources for your paper, with a completed SOAPSTONE and LAD analysis for the first one.
TUESDAY: Meet in Computer Lab T110. Bring your first two sources, printed out, along with your SOAPSTONE and LAD analysis of the first one for check-off. We will use the class period to locate more sources for your paper/source packet assignment. You need 8 sources for the source packet assignment due November 10. HW: 1.Go through the checklist on the Source Packet Worsheet. Check off the sources you've gathered and note which types of sources you still need. 2. Complete a SOAPSTONE and LAD analysis for two more sources for Friday (be prepared for class Friday with a total of 3 printed out sources with SOAPSTONE/LAD analysis). 3. Bring a copy of your first in-class rhetorical analysis essay (Alfred Green speech) for Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY: We will go through a sample AP rhetorical analysis prompt as a class. Ms. Garcia, our Visiting Professor, will talk about how to approach a prompt, and then we will discuss how to develop a thesis and form body paragraphs.
THURSDAY: UPDATE!! The in-class rhetorical analysis essay has been moved to Friday. Ms. Garcia's lesson was incredibly helpful, and I will continue where we left off to cover thesis types and the important components of a body paragraph. Because we won't be completing another in-class essay for another month, I want to be sure everyone's ready.
The modified agenda: Finish going over the prompt we covered on Wednesday. Discuss RH paper and sample SOAPSTONE/LAD. Debate/discuss current events article. NO QUIZ THIS WEEK.
HW: (from Tuesday) 1.Go through the checklist on the Source Packet Worksheet. Check off the
sources you've gathered and note which types of sources you still need.
2. Complete a SOAPSTONE and LAD analysis for two more sources for
Friday (be prepared for class Friday with a total of three printed out
sources with SOAPSTONE/LAD analysis). I will come around and check these off.
FRIDAY: In-class rhetorical analysis essay. (I know it's Halloween. If you can whiz the essay in a costume on a Friday afternoon, you will surely be able to handle it this May. Candy will be provided.) HW: For Monday, locate 2 more sources and complete thorough SOAPSTONE/LAD analyses of each one. You will have a total of 5 sources completed with analysis for Monday, ready to share with the class. ALSO: Complete a rough draft of answers to the "Working Thesis" questions from the Source Packet Worksheet and bring to class on Monday.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
October 20 - 24
Welcome! This week, we'll begin the "Rhetorical Historical" term paper and choose topics by the end of the week. We will also analyze parallelism in King's "I Have a Dream" speech and begin to review for an in-class essay next week.
MONDAY: Introduction to the "Rhetorical Historical" term paper - description, overview of checkpoints, and read samples. HW: Begin thinking about your choice of topics for RH term paper.
TUESDAY: RH term paper: view Hurricane Katrina examples. DUE: "I Have a Dream" questions, page 309: all Comprehension Questions (1-3), and Rhetoric Question #1.
WEDNESDAY: Continue viewing RH term paper example for Hurricane Katrina. Complete LAD and SOAPSTONE as a class.
THURSDAY: Whiparound topics you discussed with parents/guardians and researched. Discuss "I Have a Dream" rhetorical devices and their effects. HW: Prepare your top five RH term paper topics for Friday.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Topic selection/name drawing for RH term paper in class. Limit to two people working on one subject. HW: Begin work on Source Packet -- eight sources need to be explained with SOAPSTONE and LAD along with working thesis and bibliography.
MONDAY: Introduction to the "Rhetorical Historical" term paper - description, overview of checkpoints, and read samples. HW: Begin thinking about your choice of topics for RH term paper.
TUESDAY: RH term paper: view Hurricane Katrina examples. DUE: "I Have a Dream" questions, page 309: all Comprehension Questions (1-3), and Rhetoric Question #1.
WEDNESDAY: Continue viewing RH term paper example for Hurricane Katrina. Complete LAD and SOAPSTONE as a class.
THURSDAY: Whiparound topics you discussed with parents/guardians and researched. Discuss "I Have a Dream" rhetorical devices and their effects. HW: Prepare your top five RH term paper topics for Friday.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Topic selection/name drawing for RH term paper in class. Limit to two people working on one subject. HW: Begin work on Source Packet -- eight sources need to be explained with SOAPSTONE and LAD along with working thesis and bibliography.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
October 13-17
This week, we'll go through the results of your first in-class essay and prepare you for your next one...there will be another in-class rhetorical essay in two weeks. We will continue through our "Politics and Social Justice" unit and learn about various types of syntax (sentence structure) can be used for rhetorical effect.
MONDAY: Pass back in-class rhetorical essay #1. Discuss rubric, read and rate other student samples. Return FD to textbook room. DUE: Frederick Douglass written reflection. HW: For Tuesday, read "Shooting an Elephant" on page 313 in the McGraw Hill Reader and answer Rhetoric questions 1,3, 5 and 6. Rewrite one paragraph of your first in-class essay for Wednesday
TUESDAY: Discuss "Shooting an Elephant" rhetoric questions. Overview of cumulative sentences and their rhetorical effect. Cumulative sentence group exercise. HW: Read "The Declaration of Independence" on page 308 and answer Rhetoric questions 1,2, and 6 for Thursday.
WEDNESDAY: Practice AP multiple choice exam. DUE: Rewrite of one paragraph of Rhetorical Analysis in-class essay #1. HW: See Tuesday.
THURSDAY: UPDATE: Finish cumulative sentences. Discuss "The Declaration of Independence" rhetoric questions. HW: Study for current events quiz.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Read arguments for and against California's light rail system and analyze how each argument was crafted. Discuss/Debate. Reflection about the first half of the semester. Return Frederick Douglass books. HW: Read "I Have a Dream" beginning on page 309 of McGraw Hill and answer Comprehension questions 1, 2 and 3 and Rhetoric question 1 for Tuesday.
MONDAY: Pass back in-class rhetorical essay #1. Discuss rubric, read and rate other student samples. Return FD to textbook room. DUE: Frederick Douglass written reflection. HW: For Tuesday, read "Shooting an Elephant" on page 313 in the McGraw Hill Reader and answer Rhetoric questions 1,3, 5 and 6. Rewrite one paragraph of your first in-class essay for Wednesday
TUESDAY: Discuss "Shooting an Elephant" rhetoric questions. Overview of cumulative sentences and their rhetorical effect. Cumulative sentence group exercise. HW: Read "The Declaration of Independence" on page 308 and answer Rhetoric questions 1,2, and 6 for Thursday.
WEDNESDAY: Practice AP multiple choice exam. DUE: Rewrite of one paragraph of Rhetorical Analysis in-class essay #1. HW: See Tuesday.
THURSDAY: UPDATE: Finish cumulative sentences. Discuss "The Declaration of Independence" rhetoric questions. HW: Study for current events quiz.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Read arguments for and against California's light rail system and analyze how each argument was crafted. Discuss/Debate. Reflection about the first half of the semester. Return Frederick Douglass books. HW: Read "I Have a Dream" beginning on page 309 of McGraw Hill and answer Comprehension questions 1, 2 and 3 and Rhetoric question 1 for Tuesday.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
October 6 - 10
This week we will examine the rhetorical strategies and effectiveness of Frederick Douglass's Narrative, as well as finalize drafts of the Marriage Proposal essay for Friday.
MONDAY: (short period due to Homecoming rally) Discuss Douglass's methods of showing the horrors of slavery versus the romanticized view often depicted in mainstream culture, including the example of slave songs. HW: Finish Reading/Rhetoric worksheet for Tuesday. Be prepared to share your examples in class.
TUESDAY: Discuss Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, highlighting Douglass's theme that slavery has a spirit-killing effect on the slaveholder as well as the slave. Groups compare answers to Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. Present best examples in class. DUE: Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. HW: Read Chapter 10 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
WEDNESDAY: Discuss Chapter 10. Examine how Douglass openly illustrates and attacks the misuse of Christianity as a defense of slavery. HW: Read Chapter 11 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (finish the book).
THURSDAY: (Ms. Mogilefsky out due to AP Teacher Meeting/Grading of in-class essay.) Bring draft of marriage proposal essay to class. Peer review.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Discuss Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass as a whole -- themes, motifs. Read "Letter to My Former Master." Watch portion of Douglass's speech "The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro" read by James Earl Jones. Discuss Douglass's final thoughts about freedom in written reflection. DUE: 1993 Marriage Proposal Prompt: Essay Response, typed and uploaded to Turnitin.com. HW: For Monday, bring Douglass written reflection. For Tuesday, read "Shooting an Elephant" on page 313 in the McGraw Hill Reader and answer Rhetoric questions 1,3, 5 and 6.
MONDAY: (short period due to Homecoming rally) Discuss Douglass's methods of showing the horrors of slavery versus the romanticized view often depicted in mainstream culture, including the example of slave songs. HW: Finish Reading/Rhetoric worksheet for Tuesday. Be prepared to share your examples in class.
TUESDAY: Discuss Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, highlighting Douglass's theme that slavery has a spirit-killing effect on the slaveholder as well as the slave. Groups compare answers to Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. Present best examples in class. DUE: Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. HW: Read Chapter 10 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
WEDNESDAY: Discuss Chapter 10. Examine how Douglass openly illustrates and attacks the misuse of Christianity as a defense of slavery. HW: Read Chapter 11 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (finish the book).
THURSDAY: (Ms. Mogilefsky out due to AP Teacher Meeting/Grading of in-class essay.) Bring draft of marriage proposal essay to class. Peer review.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Discuss Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass as a whole -- themes, motifs. Read "Letter to My Former Master." Watch portion of Douglass's speech "The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro" read by James Earl Jones. Discuss Douglass's final thoughts about freedom in written reflection. DUE: 1993 Marriage Proposal Prompt: Essay Response, typed and uploaded to Turnitin.com. HW: For Monday, bring Douglass written reflection. For Tuesday, read "Shooting an Elephant" on page 313 in the McGraw Hill Reader and answer Rhetoric questions 1,3, 5 and 6.
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