Week 3 English 9 2012

Week 3	Class Work	Homework
Monday Vocabulary Words Style Tone Diction Connotation Source Argument Claim Opinion Evidence Elaboration Credibility Intent/Purpose Loaded Language Sensory images Figurative language Anecdotes Emotional appeals Logical appeals	Exam on PP. 3-15	Read Where I Find My Heroes by Oliver Stone 1.   Take Cornell Notes 2.   Make Vocabulary Flashcards Page 16-17
Tuesday	Read Heroes with Solid Feet by Kirk Douglass What is an Op-Ed article?	Take Cornell Notes Answer Questions Reading Check Questions PP. 1-4
Wednesday	Do Test Practice Pp. 21 Persuasion Map to help you outline an argument.	Brainstorm and Complete Persuasion Map Constructed Response Essay #2 Pp. 21 Prompt is on Pp. 21 of Perspectives in Multicultural Literature (PML/Purple Book).
Thursday	Draft 1 of Essay: Prompt: Select either Oliver Stone’s essay or Kirk Douglass’s OP=Ed article, and write an EVALUATION of the author’s argument. First, explain the writer’s purpose, or intent, and the main opinion, or claim, the writer is defending. Then, describe the means of support the author uses ( facts, examples, loaded words, anecdotes…). Next describe the tone, of the piece. Finally, comment on how successful the author was in convincing you with his argument. Was your heart touched? Your mind? Both?	Type Draft 1 Triple space Due Tuesday NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED!
Friday	Vacation	Type Draft 1 Triple space Due Tuesday NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED!