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.