Syllabus Week Seven ( Print by Tuesday Classtime for 100 extra Credit points)

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	Reread “Board of Education” Identify Structures Is the Board of Education Letter Persuasive?” Do you think it would be persuasive to the Board of Education? Why? Methods to Persuade What is Chiadis doing with this phrase? What method is she using to persuade the reader? What is the impact on you as a reader? How are the methods appropriate to her audience, argument and purpose? Add to characteristics of a persuasive text chart posted on wall.	1. Reread Chiadis Evaluate Reasons and evidence 2. Answer the following questions in your Reader’s/Writer’s Notebooks: A.     Where could Chiadis have used better/more reasons and evidence to strengthen the argument? B.     What other counterarguments should she have addressed? How might she have rebutted them? 3. Bring in local newspaper articles that have stories or articles that cover subjects/topics that you might be interested in advocating for. (Culminating project research). 4. Wear a College T-shirt, sweatshirt, Pin, make a bookmark for the college of your choice for 100 points extra credit.
Tuesday Shortened Day	College Prep Day with Ms. Sousani, the College Counselor Review of the A-G requirements to get into a 4-year University or College. Share Homework  (10 minutes) A.     Where could Chiadis have used better/more reasons and evidence to strengthen the argument? B.     What other counterarguments should she have addressed? How might she have rebutted them?	Reread MLK Essay Complete the following Table: What it means to be an advocate How they make us care King Chiadis
Wednesday	Read Aloud Culminating Assignment Develop Issues for Advocacy Chart Issue Audience Planning your advocacy Letter: What do you want to persuade your audience to do? What argument will you make to persuade your audience? What methods will you use to build and support your argument? What reasons will you give? What evidence will you use? Where can you search to find the evidence? What will my audience’s counterarguments be? How can I rebut their counterarguments?	Planning your advocacy Letter: What do you want to persuade your audience to do? What argument will you make to persuade your audience? What methods will you use to build and support your argument? What reasons will you give? What evidence will you use? Where can you search to find the evidence? What will my audience’s counterarguments be? How can I rebut their counterarguments? 1. Make a list of what evidence you need to gather and support your argument.  Make at least 5 index cards with questions you need to answer!
Thursday	Library Day Research your advocacy letter	Write Rough Draft of Advocacy Letter
Friday	Library Day Google Docs Submit rough draft of your Advocacy Letter through Google Docs	Read “Community Service and You” By T.J. Saftner 1.     Read for the Gist 2.     In your Reader’s/Writer’s Notebook answer: What is the text about? What is the Issue? Who is the writer? What do we know about him? How do we know?