Sunday, December 2, 2018

December 3 - 7

It's December! This week, we'll continue with the Rhetorical Historical Research Paper, lay the foundation for Argument with notes and practice, finish Grapes of Wrath, enjoy a current event extension of Grapes (excessive force used by police) and begin prep for a Socratic Seminar next Tuesday.

MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Collect Source Packets. Notes: Argument notes. Grapes of Wrath/current event discussion: what to do about the argument that police use excessive force. Is Black Lives Matter effective or not?

Due: 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.

Homework: Please finish Chapter 26 and 27 of Grapes of Wrath. Find the various scams in Chapter 27.

WEDNESDAY: (Mogilefsky out at all-day English Department meeting) Receive Source Packets back. Receive example of working SOAPS notes into body paragraphs. Work on laptops and take the class period to type SOAPS notes you've chosen into body paragraphs that support your working thesis.

Due: Grapes, Chapter 26 and 27.

Homework: Please read Grapes, Chapter 28 and 29.  

FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering vocab, grammar, reading (last quiz of 2018). Check-in about Rhetorical Historical Research Paper. Argument notes: fallacies. Fallacies group exercises.

Due: Grapes, Chapter 28 and 29.

Homework: Finish The Grapes of Wrath (read the last chapter) and complete the Grapes of Wrath Socratic Seminar questions for Tuesday.  

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