This week, we'll practice reading and interpreting legal documents and language (per the 11th/12th grade standards), and get familiar with landmark cases that affect many areas of American life. These cases make high-quality examples for argument and synthesis essays as well as good reference points for introductions and conclusions in rhetorical analysis.
NOTE: There won't be a vocabulary quiz this week. The open-note Supreme Court Case quiz on Friday will take its place. Next week, there will be a vocabulary quiz.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Begin work on the Supreme Court cases in groups on Chromebooks. Each person will have his/her own individual assignment, and discuss their portion in groups.
Due: Albert i.o. multiple choice: The Gettysburg Address (1863), and
"Shopping for Knowledge" (more modern). Note: I can see how much time
was spent on the passages. Please do your best, and spend more than 20
minutes on Gettysburg and 15 minutes on "Shopping" for full credit. (See
the Albert i.o. instructions on the right-hand sidebar for more info.)
Homework: Complete the written portion of your chosen section of the group work for your Supreme Court case and upload it to Turnitin.com. Be sure to cite your sources.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Supreme Court Case group presentations. No need to dress up, and each person shares their own portion of the group work in under one minute while the class takes notes. Open note quiz immediately following. Intro: Rhetorical Historical Fall Paper, overview and Step One Topic Selection.
Due: The written portion of your chosen section of the group work for your Supreme Court case and upload to Turnitin.com before the beginning of Friday's class. Be sure to cite your sources.
Homework: Read through Rhetorical Historical Step One: Overview and Topic Selection and come to class on Tuesday with 3 topics of interest.
Make sure journals are ready to turn in on Thursday of next week.
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