Week 2 2013 Syllabus

Week 2   English 9 A

Reading Standard 2.8 Evaluate the credibility of an author’s argument or defense of claim by critiquing the relationships between generalizations and evidence, the comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the author’s intent affects the structure and tone of the text.

Writing Standard 2.4 Write persuasive compositions and use specific rhetorical devices to support assertions.  Use the logical appeals!

Aug.  19   Finish SOApStone PowerPoint

Constructed Response 5-paragraph Essay p. 14 Draft due Wednesday

            Answer questions 1-4 pp.13 and do test practice 13 and 14

            Complete Graphic Organizer on pp. 14 in your teams

            Essay Structure

I.               Attention Grabber/Hook (anecdote, quote, question, Striking Fact)

a.     Introduction

II.             Writer’s Intent

a.     Hebert

b.     Cooke

III.           Writer’s Opinion or Claim

a.     Herbert

b.     Cooke

IV.            Evidence and other Support

V.              Credibility of Argument

a.     Herbert

b.     Cooke

c.      Conclusion

Skip Lines if you are printing, Triple-space if you are typing (bonus if you type). All final drafts MUST be typed.  Free Printing at LACER in Cafeteria and Library everyday after school. College Center opens at 7:30 am daily.

August 20 New Media Academy Orientation Day

                   Vocabulary Quiz Academic Language p 3 and Op-Ed Pieces
 Click here to study Vocabulary: 
Quizlet.com Flash Cards for Collection 1 Academic Vocabulary

                   Constructed Response 5-paragraph Essay p. 14 due tomorrow

                   Bring RED Pen to Class tomorrow for Peer Review

August 21   Peer Review Essay and Revise for Homework

August 22   Essay Due

August 23    Read and Annotate Oliver Stone and Kirk Douglass articles

                                    Where I find My Heroes and Heroes with Solid Feet pp. 15-20

                        Answer Reading Check Questions Pp. 21 on a separate sheet of paper