3rd Week - October 26 through November 2
"I cans:"
I can deliver a 1 to 5 minute speech for a class debate.
I can write a debate speech.
I can identify arguments, rebuttals in debates and essays.
I can follow arguments through transitions.
I can introduce an authority using "according to" and identify the
author properly.
I can devine what audience a writer is writing to.
I can state in sentnece form what a writer's purpose seems to be.
I can make a list of techniques and strategies a writer uses to accomplish
his/her purpose.
Homework: Read four narrative essays in Norton. On a second reading, or review of each piece 1) state in sentence format what purpose you find in the writer's essay. 2) Carefully define what audience the writes is writing to. 3). Make a list of strategies and, then, techniques the writer employs to accomplish the purpose.
Readings: In order, one per night - starting Monday night - Gary Soto's "Guardian Angel," Alice Walker's "Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self," Wallace Stegner's "The Town Dump," and E. B. White's "Once More to the Lake."
Writing: After reading each essay, take ten minutes to "summarize" it. Reread John Bean's ideas on what a summary is and what you need to do to properly summarize, then preface your rhetorical analysis (see "Homework" above) with your summary.
In class: Groups will debate on Monday, Tuesday (2), Thursday (2) and Friday (2 as needed). Wednesday, students will read Postman anchor papers and score student papers.
Vocabulary Review of the exam. New words are due MONDAY next week. NOTE: Each class MUST achieve at least an 80% participation and success ratio on the quizz due Monday, November 2nd if Mr. Jollymore is to continue to give definitions each Monday.
Quizzes: A scantron quiz on words from the board and October Words of the Day NEXT WEEK!
Testing: None this week. (See above two entries).
