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.
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