Friday, January 30, 2015

Week 21: February 2-February 5

MONDAY-FRIDAY:
Work on Fallacies Project

You may use commercials as examples of your fallacy but this does NOT take the place of part 2 of your project.  You must choose a skit, debate, trial, or a campaign for a product or PSA.  Please read the assignment tab on the Fallacies Project OneNote.

TUESDAY:
Vocabulary 13 quiz

FRIDAY:
Current Events - turn in only, no discussion

Friday, January 23, 2015

Week 20: January 26-January 30

MONDAY:
Fallacies Project Intro

TUESDAY:
Fallacies Project
Groups choose a team leader
Create the PowerPoint document and OneNote notebook
Share with group and Mrs. Claybar
Create a Group Contract - post on your OneNote notebook

Dr. Estes Letter Due - Submit link to document here

WEDNESDAY:
Fallacies Project
In-Text Citations - Purdue Owl
Example PPT
Example OneNote

THURSDAY:
Fallacies Project

FRIDAY:
Fallacies Project
Rhetorical Terms 36-40

REMINDERS:
Current Events Feb. 6

Friday, January 16, 2015

Week 19: January 19-January 23

MONDAY:
Student Holiday

TUESDAY:
Vocab #12 quiz / Additional Sentences
Best In Class - questions: Post answers to your blog

WEDNESDAY:
Technology will be here to do an inservice for the Student WiFi
Dr. Estes Letter assignment

THURSDAY:
Dr. Estes Letter
Thesis Machine
Submit thesis statement here

FRIDAY:
Current Events
Dr. Estes Letter (Due Tuesday, Jan. 27)

Friday, January 9, 2015

Week 18: January 12-January 15

MONDAY:
Review notes for Toulmin model
In small groups, look at the color coded sentences and the paragraph.
Color code the parts of the argument:
Blue - claim
Red - support/data
Green - warrant
Purple - backing

TUESDAY:
Book Review

WEDNESDAY:
Book Review

THURSDAY:
Book Review

FRIDAY:
"Superman and Me" - Graff Template (Post to Blog)
*Charting Superman and Me (for those having trouble with the article)
Spruce up your blog
Read "Best in Class" for Tuesday

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Week 17: January 5-January 9

MONDAY:
Student Holiday

TUESDAY:
Ditch the Resolutions and Do the Word!

WEDNESDAY:
Vocab #11 quiz - Quizlet / Additional Sentences
Read "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read" for Thursday  Friday

THURSDAY:
Setup Blog - Submit Link here

FRIDAY:
Argument Intro - Graff Template & Toulmin's Model
Discuss article / Graff Template
Read "Superman and Me" for Monday