Monday, November 2, 2015

November 2-6

It's November!  We'll write another rhetorical analysis essay, continue with The Grapes of Wrath, preview NOISES OFF, and analyze the rhetoric surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement and its critics.

TUESDAY: Journal warm-up.  Overview of 2nd quarter.  Finish asyndeton/polysyndeton activity.  Green essay rewrite exercise due; review in class.  Begin rhetorical analysis paragraph on Steinbeck prompt from The Grapes of Wrath

Due:  
Green essay paragraph rewrite: please bring the old paragraph and the new one (handwritten neatly is fine).

Grapes Chapters 21-22. 

Homework:
Study for current events quiz covering TheWeek.com e-mails from Sunday, November 1 - Wednesday, November 4.   NOTE: There will be two Grapes reading questions on this week's quiz.

Read Grapes Chapter 23 (short).

Finish Grapes of Wrath rhetorical analysis paragraph for Thursday. 


THURSDAY: Journal warm-up.  NOISES OFF preview from 1-1:30 p.m.  Current events quiz.  Grapes of Wrath reading scenes in class.  The rhetoric surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement - discussion.

Due: Grapes, Chapter 23 and The Grapes of Wrath rhetorical analysis paragraph.

Homework:  Read Grapes, Chapter 24 and 25.  Look over your rhetorical analysis essay notes over the weekend and we'll write another in-class essay on Monday.

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