Week Eight ( Final week before Midterm Grades entered) 100 EC Points if you print out syllabus by Tuesday Beginning of Class)

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	Place post-its on drafts with 3 things you want teacher to focus on for feedback. Discuss “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? Reread to identify the author’s argument: What is the author’s argument? How do you know?	In your Reader’s Writer’s Notebook Answer the question: How can community service be advocacy? Refer to the Advocacy Table in Your Reader’s Writer’s Notebook Activity Actions To help you answer. Compare and Contrast how advocacy appeared in Chiadis, Martin Luther King Essay and Saftner. Draw an Activity/Action Table to help you answer.
Tuesday Shortened Day	Read Again Differently: What makes the text Persuasive? -Is this text persuasive? Complete your quick Write on: Explain why with reference to the texts, other texts, and your own experiences. What are the characteristics that make this text persuasive? Complete Graphic Organizer with elbow partner: Persuasive Yes/No Argument: Significant Sentence Why/How Persuasive Method Add to chart: What Makes a Persuasive Essay? Analysis of Texts: Methods to Persuade How does Safter build the argument? What evidence does the author use to support the argument? Is the evidence accurate, adequate, and appropriate? How does each method work to persuade the audience?	Analysis of Text Structure: In your Reader’s Writer’s Notebook Answer: How does Saftner structure his argument? How is this structure appropriate to the audience and argument? To answer this question think about: What topics does the author cover? In what order does the information appear? How is the text organized? Remember to cite the specific place in the text. Revise your rough drafts! DUE IN CLASS WEDNESDAY (TWO Zero’s if you do not come to class with your completed letter).
Wednesday	Complete Quick Write on: How does each of the three authors we read in the last few weeks (KING, CHIADIS, SAFTNER) begin the text to engage the reader? Chart Out Peer Review of Student’s Advocacy Letter	Revise your draft Focusing on rewriting your introduction: Bring rough Draft to class DUE IN CLASS Thursday (TWO Zero’s if you do not come to class with your completed letter).
Thursday	Ending with A Punch What does each author do to end his/her persuasive text? Which ending do you consider most effective? Why? How do the endings these author’s choose to write match their argument and audience? Explain with specific reference to the texts, the authors’ audiences and the texts they used. Staple class and teacher created rubric to your draft and assess your work.	LAST CHANCE TO TURN IN ANY MISSING WORK BEFORE MID_TERM GRADES IS TOMORROW! Revise persuasive Letter and Complete Final draft: Due Monday NO LATE WORK AS GRADE WINDOW OPENS.
Friday MR. Genut	Students read through Drafts either with elbow partner/peer and find a paragraph that needs to be more persuasive. Revise paragraph-getting help from partner or teacher as needed.	Revise persuasive Letter and Complete Final draft: Due Monday NO LATE WORK AS GRADE WINDOW OPENS.