AGENDA 9/29

Read, Annotate, Reread, and Funnel the two Prefaces to The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

HW: Finish this week's Commonplace Books assignment, focusing on a current article from a reputable news source about any of the Presidential candidates (this may be a news article or op-ed piece) or Presidential debates (due this weekend).

AGENDA 9/27

Discussing last night’s debates. Please answer on a separate sheet of paper (or at the bottom of your notes from last night’s debates):

WARM-UP: What did you notice in terms of rhetorical appeals? How did the two major-party candidates show their credibility/ethos? How did they use facts or statistics to appeal to logos? What emotional (pathos) appeals were made? What feelings do you think they were most trying to inspire in their audiences?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfzKOG5fWKg

NPR’s annotated transcript: http://www.npr.org/2016/09/26/495115346/fact-check-first-presidential-debate

Introduction to The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
PPT introducing Characteristics of Slave Narratives as a genre
Read and discuss the Preface

HW: Begin working on this week's Commonplace Books assignment, focusing on a current article from a reputable news source about any of the Presidential candidates (this may be a news article or op-ed piece) or Presidential debates (due this weekend).

AGENDA 9/16

Please find your post-it from your parent!
Reminder: bring outside reading book next Tuesday to class. Vocabulary quiz pushed to next THURSDAY over words from Boys in the Boat and rhetorical terms from pages 36-38


Vocabulary Practice #2

Today: Watch President Bush’s speech in response to Hurricane Katrina. Use the same strategies we used yesterday to talk through your SOAPSTone/LAD ideas at your tables. This is additional practice, not new material.

HW: Continue drafting epigraph essay: final draft due between Tuesday and Sunday. Commonplace Books #2 due by Sunday to Turnitin.com. Come in for help at lunch today! Last chance!

AGENDA 9/15

Please sign the Class Norms poster if you were absent!
Reminder: bring outside reading book next Tuesday to class. Vocabulary quiz next Tuesday over words from Boys in the Boat and rhetorical terms from pages 36-38

Review yesterday’s SOAPSTone and LAD on the editorial cartoon from 2005


Today: Watch President Bush’s speech in response to Hurricane Katrina. Use the same strategies we used yesterday to explore the image and create your SOAPSTone/LAD notes at your tables. This is additional practice, not new material.

HW: Continue drafting epigraph essay: final draft due between Tuesday and Sunday. Commonplace Books #2 due by Sunday to Turnitin.com. Come in for help at lunch tomorrow! Last chance!

AGENDA 9/7

Review Pust's sample rough draft, with comments, of the Epigraph Essay
Your essay should answer the following questions:

In the introduction--
Why does Brown choose this epigraph for this chapter?
What does this epigraph actually mean?

In body paragraphs--
How does Brown use language/rhetorical techniques to explore the ideas presented in this epigraph?

In conclusion--
How is this chapter/epigraph relevant to us today?

HW: Continue to draft Epigraph Essay. Completed rough draft due in class on Friday. Pust's sample revised draft is here for your reference.

AGENDA 9/6

Check epigraph essay chart and intro paragraphs

Timed essay practice: rhetorical analysis from The Boys in the Boat

 WHY THIS MATTERS:
Analyzing how authors use language will make us stronger thinkers and more informed readers and citizens.

HW: Continue drafting epigraph essay: working draft due tomorrow (Wednesday). Submit Commonplace Books assignment #1 to Turnitin.com before the end of the week.

AGENDA 9/2

Proofread and answer questions regarding Commonplace Books assignment: teacher sample

Introduce remaining vocabulary words from The Boys in the Boat

Introduce epigraph essay and assign chapters

HW: Continue working on Commonplace Books assignment--final draft due to Turnitin.com by Friday, 9/9 6pm. Continue writing vocab sentences/illustrations as we review each word. Begin drafting epigraph essay : completed chart and introductory paragraph due Tuesday in class.

AGENDA 9/1

Share teacher sample of Commonplace Books assignment
Review vocabulary from The Boys in the Boat

HW: Complete your Commonplace Books assignment and bring a hard copy to class tomorrow for your peers to final-edit/proofread. Then, upload to Turnitin.com before 6pm Monday.