TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss Huckleberry Finn and the controversy over the "n" word. Check-in for Step 6 - write 2 body paragraphs - of the term paper. Intro to argument unit, define claim, discuss types of claims, evidence. Discuss Atlantic article with SOAPS. Read and annotate the article "Letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a Politically Correct College Student" in class and discuss how the argument is crafted. Discuss current climate on college campuses.
Due: Read the article from The Atlantic "The Coddling of the American Mind" and be ready to discuss the authors' claim and how they support their argument (evidence, examples).
Rough draft of 2 body paragraphs of the term paper.
Homework:
Study for current events quiz.
++Note: You'll leave journals in class at the end of the period on Thursday.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Current events quiz - last quiz of 2015. Huckleberry Finn reading out loud in class. Go over writing body paragraphs and the conclusion of the paper. Go to computer lab for last portion of class to work on Rhetorical Historical term paper. Leave journals in class container for points.
Homework:
1. Finish writing a rough draft of the body paragraphs - step 7 - approximately 2-3 more for a total of 4-5 body paragraphs, 6 sources minimum, and conclusion (Step 8). Please come to class with a full draft for Monday.
2. Read the rest of chapters 1-3 of Huckleberry Finn (pages 1-14 - just get a feel for it). Come with answers to the following questions on a separate sheet of paper:
- How does Huck show his age?
- How does he relate to the African American character Jim in these earliest chapters?
- How is the novel NOT politically correct? Does this make it a little painful to read?
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