Welcome back! In addition to sleeping and getting outside, I enjoyed reading your Rhetorical Historical Proposals and the rhetorical analyses of Grapes, Chapter 14. I was really impressed by the willingness of the class to wrestle with the complexities involved in both of these assignments, and I really appreciate that.
In our four weeks before the big break at the end of December, we'll work on the Rhetorical Historical paper in steps, finish The Grapes of Wrath, discuss and debate many related issues (Black Lives Matter, government-provided healthcare, rent control or the guaranteed income proposal), and enjoy a Socratic Seminar discussing some of the bigger questions sparked by The Grapes of Wrath. I'm excited for a lively month with everyone.
Here's what's on the agenda for next week:
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over last in-class rhetorical analysis style essay in full - read it together and analyze it, review results. (As always, if you're not happy with your score and you received a "6" or less (85%), you're welcome to type up a revision and submit it to the link on Turnitin.com by 12/31/2018.) Pass back Rhetorical Historical proposals. Receive Step 3, the Source Packet, and view a Hurricane Katrina example response. View different types of sources: for this research assignment you will need a variety, including "source" or original documents, as well as heavily biased arguments. Review how to use the library's databases. Time on laptops to begin research.
Due: Please read Chapters 22-25 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Homework: Please read Grapes, Chapter 26, pages 478-514.
Study for the Current Events Quiz.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Current Events/reading quiz. Receive vocabulary sheet for next week's quiz. Analysis of visual arguments. View sample of SOAPS for Hurricane Katrina paper. Work on research for Source Packet, receive individual help if needed.
Due: Please read Grapes, Chapter 26, pages 478 - 514.
Homework: Finish the Step 3 of the Rhetorical Historical Research Paper, the Source Packet, for Monday. Please print it out and bring it to class with you.
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