Reminder

Week 8
     Gather yourself, your ideas, and your materials
     Review back of Weekly Sheet 
Week 9
     Day 2:  EA2 Due 
     Day 3:  Independent Reading Due 
Week 10 
     Socratic Seminars on All the texts we have read     this quarter
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Q2 - Week 8

Day 1
Monday 12/01/14 (p3, p4) & Tuesday 12/02/14 (p7)
Essential Question: What issues resonate across cultures and how are arguments developed in response?
CCSS: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant ans sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning. 
1.  Do Now:  Journal #18:  Copy the Outline Format found on p. 149 of text - labeled "Language and Writer's Craft: Outlining and Organizing an Argument"
2.  Activities:
     a.  Number 1-10 in your journal for a visual exercise in Rhetorical Appeals
     b.  Pop Quiz . . . Rhetorical Appeals, Evidence, Logical Fallacies
     c.  Reminder that any issues in your book have valid, reliable sources
     d.  2.14 on pp. 147-149
3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now. Using 2-3 sentences, brainstorm ideas for your EA2 Argument in response to an issue that resonates across cultures.

 Day 2
Tuesday 12/02/14 (p3) & Wednesday 12/03/14 (p4, p7)
Essential Question: What issues resonate across cultures and how are arguments developed in response?
CCSS: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant ans sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
1.  Do Now:  Journal #19:  When is Civil Disobedience important in life? 1/2 p.
2.  Activities:  
     a.  Pop Quiz . . . Rhetorical Appeals, Evidence, Logical Fallacies
     b.  2.15 on pp. 150-152
     c.  Presearching your EA2 - Keeping a running Bibliography of your sources:  
          a.  Title Document:  Last Name, First Name, EA2 Bibliography
          b.  Common MLA entry components/format for print/web -(esp. Hanging Indent)
          c.  Practice print entry together using our textbook
3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now. List the items necessary in a Bibliography entry.

Day 3
Thursday 12/04/14 (p3) & Friday 12/05/14 (p4, p7)
Essential Question:  How do I use sufficient and valid evidence to support my argument?
CCSS:  W. 9-10.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
1.  Do Now:  Journal #20:  Explain how you plan to gather and use Evidence and Rhetorical Appeals in your EA2.  1/2 p.
2.  Activities:
     a.  Real Quiz . . . Rhetorical Appeals, Evidence, Logical Fallacies
     b.  2.16 on pp. 153-155
     c.  Researching/Organizing/Planning your EA2
          1.  Title Document:  Last Name, First Name, EA2 Outline
3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now. Rewrite the CCSS in your own words.
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Q2 - Week 7

Day 1
Monday 11/24/14 (p3, p4) & Tuesday 11/25/14 (p7)

 Essential Question:  What place does argumentation have in justice?
Standard: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant ans sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
1.  Do Now:  Journal #16 - Copy the Examples of Common Fallacies into your journal - on page 146 of your text book - write the fallacies and their examples:  Hasty Generalizations, Either/Or, Ad Populum, Moral Equivalence, Red Herring
2.   Activities:
  • 2.13 - pp. 140 - 146 - Justice and Culture - Evidence/Appeals/Fallacies
    • Read the 2nd text for Evidence (Anecdotal, Empirical, Logical) and Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Logos, Pathos)
    • Continue the T-chart with your previous Team - include today's text, "Rough Justice"
    • Add a Common Fallacy Chart and then Present your Team's findings
  • Home Work (HW)- On the note card provided, write a list of 5 possible topics for your EA2 essay about an issue that resonates (echoes) across cultures.
3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now. List your favorite fallacy and explain why that's the one.
Day 2
Tuesday 11/25/14 (p3) & Wednesday 11/26/14 (p4, p7)

 Essential Question:  When is Civil Disobedience important?
Standard: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant ans sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
1.  Do Now:  Turn in your note card HW
2.  Journal #17 - Has a parent/teacher/authority figure ever asked you to do something that you believe to be wrong/unjust/immoral?  How did/would you respond?
3.  Activities:
  • Let's hear some of the possible EA2 topics on issues that resonates (echoes) across cultures
  • Finish Fallacies and Team Presentations
  • 2.14 -pp.147- 149 - Taking a Stand on Justice - Read for Evidence (Anecdotal, Empirical, Logical) and Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Logos, Pathos)
4.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now. Use 1-2 sentences to explain when Civil Disobedience is important.

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Q2 - Week 6

Day 1
Monday 11/17/14 (p3, p4) & Tuesday 11/18/14 (p7)

Essential Question: Where have we been and where are we going?
Standard: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
1.  Do Now:  Journal #13 -  Write the following words; use your textbook's glossary to look up the definitions then and write them in your journal:  anecdotal evidence, empirical evidence, logical evidence.
2.   Activities:
  • Tripod Survey and Debrief
3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Write a 1 sentence summary of the debrief. 



Day 2
Tuesday 11/18/14 (p3) & Wednesday 11/19/14 (p4, p7)

Essential Questions:  What makes an argument successful? (or . . . how do you win every argument, every time?)  What is Justice?
Standard: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant ans sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
1.  Do Now:  Journal #14 - Write the following words; use your textbook's glossary to look up the definitions then and write them in your journal:  fallacy, rhetoric, rhetorical appeal, ethos, logos, pathos
2.   Activities:
  • 2.13 - pp. 138-139 - Preview EA2 - Arguing for Justice
  • 2.13 - pp. 140-145 - Justice and Culture - Synthesize three texts
  • 2.13 - p. 146 - Justice and Culture - Common Fallacies
3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now. In 1 sentence, explain which rhetorical appeal teens use the most with their parents/guardians - and why?



Day 3
Thursday 11/20/14 (p3) & Friday 11/21/14 (p4, p7)

Essential Question:  What place does argumentation have in justice?
Standard: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant ans sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
1.  Do Now:  Journal #15 - Using examples/descritptions, explain your thoughts about vandalism, grafitti, and justice - it is safe to express any opinion.  1/2 p.
2.   Activities:
  • 2.13 - pp. 138-146 - Finish Justice and Culture
  • 2.14 - pp. 147-149 - Taking a Stand on Justice
3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now. Use 2 sentences to summarize what you know about argumentation.
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Q2 - Week 5

Day 1
Monday 11/10/14 (p3) - Thursday Schedule
 Wednesday 11/12/14 (p4, p7) - Friday Schedule

Essential Question:  How do we develop and strengthen our writing via editing and revision?
Standard:  W.9-10.5 - Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
1.  Do Now:  Journal #11 - How do you feel about peer editing - do you ever get good feedback - do you try your best to help your peers - do you know how to help each other improve - do you try to improve your writing?  1/2 p.
2.   Activities:
  • Forgot to mention:   See the play, keep ticket stub, attach it to written review for EC
    • 1st paragraph = summary, 2nd = specific details of positives, 3rd = specific details of areas needing improvement, 4th = overall review/recommendations to audiences
  • Socratic Seminar - "Woman with Kite" and "Grape Sherbet" or topic TBD
  • Journal Check with Peer - Book Check with Teacher
  • Peer Editing of your Narrative EA 1
  • "File - Make a Copy" revise and resubmit your Narrative EA 1
    • Title the document:  Your Last Name, Your First Name,  Period #, Narrative
3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  List 3 ways you will improve your Narrative based on feedback or observations from today.



Day 2
Thursday 11/13/14 - Thursday Schedule
Friday 11/14/14 - Friday Schedule

Essential Question:  How do we develop and strengthen our writing via editing and revision?
Standard:  W.9-10.5 - Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
1.  Do Now:  Journal #12 -  Why do teachers/writers make such a big deal about editing/revising and how do you think that relates to you as a student? - 1/2p.
2.   Activities:
  • eValuate
  • "File - Make a Copy" revise and resubmit your Narrative EA 1
    • Title the document:  Your Last Name, Your First Name,  Period #, Narrative
3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now. Resubmit your revised Narrative

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Q2 - Week 4

Day 1
Monday 11/03/14 (p3) - Thursday Schedule
 Wednesday 11/05/14 (p4, p7) - Friday Schedule

 Essential Question:  How will you utilize the narrative techniques we have covered this quarter in your own narrative?
1.  Do Now:  Journal #9 -  describe how you will utilize 2-3 of the narrative techniques we have covered this quarter - 1/2p.
2.   Activities:
  • Book check while you work
  • Socratic Seminar preparation and beginning rounds - 1/2 of the class
  • Writing workshop - 1/2 of the class - graphic organizers will be available
    • dialogue formatting review
HW = Narrative Due Friday 11/07/14 by 3:00 p.m. - Hard copy and shared online w/ nlong@kkhs.k12.hi.us

3.  Target Practice:  skip 2 lines below your Do Now.  Which narrative techniques are the easiest/most challenging to utilize in your own writing?
Day 2
Thursday 11/06/14 - Thursday Schedule
Friday 11/07/14 - Friday Schedule

Essential Question:  How do we properly prepare for graded discussions?
1.  Do Now:  Journal #10 - describe the biggest challenges you have/will face in graded discussions and how you plan to overcome them in the future - 1/2p.
2.   Activities:
  • Socratic Seminar continuing rounds - 1/2 of the class
  • Writing workshop - 1/2 of the class
HW = Narrative Due Friday 11/07/14 by 3:00 p.m. - Hard copy and shared online w/ nlong@kkhs.k12.hi.us

3.  Target Practice:  tba - get ready for an audible
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