Planning your week:
Thurs. 9/2 - Rough draft of Gandhi Rhetorical Analysis due for a peer review
Fri. 9/3 - Magic Lens Level 1 Quiz
Upcoming Due Dates:
Tues. 9/7 - Final draft of your Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience by 11:59 p.m. to Turnitin.com
Monday, August 30
Learning Goal: Students will plan and outline a rhetorical analysis essay on Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience.”
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RI2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ELAGSE9-10RI3: Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them. ELAGSE9-10RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. ELAGSE9-10RI8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
Agenda:
Opener
Tuesday, August 31 - Meet in Lab 113
Learning Goal: Students will draft a rhetorical analysis essay on Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience.”
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RI2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ELAGSE9-10RI3: Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them. ELAGSE9-10RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. ELAGSE9-10RI8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
Agenda:
Opener
Wednesday, September 1
Learning Goal: Students will understand and examine arguments in non-fiction articles.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Agenda:
Opener:
Thursday, September 2
Learning Goal: Students will edit a rhetorical analysis essay on Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience.” Students will also examine peers’ writing. Students will understand and examine arguments in non-fiction articles.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grades 9–10.) ELAGSE9-10W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Agenda:
Opener:
Friday, September 3
Learning Goal: Students will apply knowledge of parts of speech on an assessment. Students will understand and examine arguments in non-fiction articles.
Targeted Standards:ELAGSE9-10W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Agenda:
Opener:
Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!!
Thurs. 9/2 - Rough draft of Gandhi Rhetorical Analysis due for a peer review
Fri. 9/3 - Magic Lens Level 1 Quiz
Upcoming Due Dates:
Tues. 9/7 - Final draft of your Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience by 11:59 p.m. to Turnitin.com
Monday, August 30
Learning Goal: Students will plan and outline a rhetorical analysis essay on Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience.”
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RI2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ELAGSE9-10RI3: Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them. ELAGSE9-10RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. ELAGSE9-10RI8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
Agenda:
Opener
- Magic Lens Level 1 practice sentence - quiz this Friday!! Be sure to ask questions if needed!
- Show your thesis to your teacher for a check
- Explain the formatting and need of each of the remaining tasks of a Rhetorical Analysis essay, then complete each task - the goal is to have the entire essay written out before class time tomorrow (Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience” packet)
- Review the goal for our lab day tomorrow
- Complete the entire written out draft of the Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience.”
- Magic Lens Level 1 quiz on Friday!
Tuesday, August 31 - Meet in Lab 113
Learning Goal: Students will draft a rhetorical analysis essay on Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience.”
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE9-10RI2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ELAGSE9-10RI3: Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them. ELAGSE9-10RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. ELAGSE9-10RI8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
Agenda:
Opener
- Magic Lens Level 1 practice sentence - quiz this Friday!! Be sure to ask questions if needed!
- Type up your rough draft for your Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience.
- When you finish, print your essay and give it to your teacher
- Read your IR book for whatever time remains
- Discuss plan for peer review on Thursday
- Bring a printed version of your rough draft of the Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience to class on Thursday to participate in a peer review
- Magic Lens Level 1 quiz on Friday!
Wednesday, September 1
Learning Goal: Students will understand and examine arguments in non-fiction articles.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Agenda:
Opener:
- Magic Lens Level 1 practice sentence - quiz this Friday!! Be sure to ask questions if needed!
- Preview SpringBoard Unit 1 by completing the following:
- Read “About the Unit” on SB p. 4: “One person has the power to influence fellow human beings to take action or change their thinking. To persuade an audience, writers, speakers, and artists work to craft well-organized, well-supported, vivid, and engaging arguments with clear statements of opinion.”
- Ponder and Respond: How should we interact with the world around us? To what extent are we responsible for our fellow humans? How do we use evidence to create a persuasive argument?
- Review argument techniques and rhetorical appeals with this presentation.
- View “Touchscreen” by Marshall Davis Jones.
- Complete the Examining Diction chart on SB p. 21
- Answer Claims and Evidence questions 2 & 3 on SB p. 22
- Read the argument presented in “Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World (Part One)” on SB pp. 8-10
- Don’t forget to read about the author as an insight into the rhetorical situation.
- Answer #s 6, 10, & 15 on SB pp. 11-13; these questions have you consider the rhetorical situation.
- Questions?
- Bring a printed version of your rough draft to class TOMORROW to participate in a peer review
- Magic Lens Level 1 quiz on Friday!
Thursday, September 2
Learning Goal: Students will edit a rhetorical analysis essay on Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience.” Students will also examine peers’ writing. Students will understand and examine arguments in non-fiction articles.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grades 9–10.) ELAGSE9-10W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Agenda:
Opener:
- Magic Lens Level 1 practice sentence - quiz this Friday!! Be sure to ask questions if needed!
- Complete a peer review on the Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience
- When you finish the peer review, read Part 2 of “Reality is Broken: Why Games Makes Us Better and How They Can Change the World” on SB pp. 15-18.
- Answer #s 3, 4, & 5 on SB p.19
- Read the article “The Flight from Conversation” on SB pp. 22-26
- Don’t forget to read about the author as an insight into the rhetorical situation.
- Ponder and Respond: To what extent does technology assist or impair our ability to communicate with one another? Have ready to share at least one of your own observations and experiences; at least one idea presented in the texts we have read; and at least one thought-provoking question to pose to your peers.
- Review plan for final draft which is due Tuesday, 9/7 by 11:59 p.m. to Turnitin.com - if you go to the Writing Center, you can add points onto your essay!
- Magic Lens Level 1 quiz on Friday!
- Final draft of your Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience due Tues., 9/7 by 11:59 p.m. to Turnitin.com
Friday, September 3
Learning Goal: Students will apply knowledge of parts of speech on an assessment. Students will understand and examine arguments in non-fiction articles.
Targeted Standards:ELAGSE9-10W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Agenda:
Opener:
- Take Magic Lens Level 1 quiz
- When finished, read your IR book!
- Review different types of evidence used in argumentative writing (empirical, logical, and anecdotal) with this presentation.
- Read “We Need to Talk” on SB pp. 38-41.
- Don’t forget to read about the author as an insight into the rhetorical situation.
- Answer #s 2, 3, & 6 on SB pp. 42-43.
- Revisit Ponder and Respond from yesterday: To what extent does technology assist or impair our ability to communicate with one another?
- Final draft of your Rhetorical Analysis Essay: Gandhi’s “On Civil Disobedience due Tues., 9/7 by 11:59 p.m. to Turnitin.com
Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!!
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