September 19-23

Monday, September 19

Goals: develop writing communities; evaluate peer work

Tasks:

• Weekend highlights
• Rhetorical device examples due--share
• Literary history RD due
• peer review
• final due Wednesday
• Homework:  Read pages 1-6 in text book; take notes on maid ideas, definitions and key words, the rhetorical triangle

Tuesday, September 20

Goals: accumlate language of rhetoric vocbulary; pratice close reading skills

Tasks:

• Course syllabus (parent and student signature due Wednesday)
• Discuss intro to rhetoric
• Read John F. Kennedy's inagural address (p. 51 in book)--look for devices and why he would use these
• Begin analysis chart

Wednesday, September 21

Goals: analyze literature to understand author's purpose

Tasks:

• Literary History Due
• Parent signature due
• JFK anlaysis chart--work to fill out
• Prompt breakdown--HW: write three thesis statements

Thursday, September 22

Goals: analyze literature to understand author's purpose; communicate effectively to a large group
Tasks:

• Thesis statements and analysis chart due
• Share with writing community
• Teach Socratic Seminar with thesis statements

Friday, September 23

Goal: analyze literature to understand author's purpose
Tasks:

• Thesis and graphic organizer
• 6 quotes for support, with page numbers
• Draft body paragraphs
• RD due Tuesday