December 16 - 20, last week of 2019!

During this final week of 2019, we'll finish the Rhetorical Historical research paper. I'm impressed by the drafts I've seen so far, and I'm excited to read the final product.

Note: there is no quiz this week. 

MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive revision packet and view final rubric for paper. View sample and discuss revision steps. Time to work on Chromebooks with individual help. Last part of class: healthy kids survey.

Due: Full ROUGH draft to Turnitin.com.

Homework: Continue revising the Rhetorical Historical paper - the due date is Friday.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Peer review of Rhetorical Historical paper in rounds. Receive final checklist for paper.

Due: N/A

Homework: Finish the Rhetorical Historical paper.


FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. How to insert pictures and other visuals into the final draft. Time to put the finishing touches on the final draft of the paper, and to upload to Turnitin.com.

Due: Please upload the final draft of the Rhetorical Historical term paper to Turnitin.com. Please click back into the assignment and/or wait for the confirmation e-mail to make sure it's there. No hard copy is necessary.

Homework:

Have a wonderful Winter Break. 

I look forward to seeing you in 2020!

December 9 - 13

I'm really enjoying reading what you've uncovered so far about your Rhetorical Historical event in all of your research. Sources have been interesting and very high quality. This week, we'll work on constructing the rough body paragraphs and finishing a full rough draft. 

TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. How to turn SOAPS + Tone notes into body paragraphs, examples. Time to work on Chromebooks and ask for individual help.

Due: Step 4/5 - Rough introductory paragraph uploaded to Turnitin.com

Homework:Study TheWeek.com e-mails from Sunday, December 8 through Wednesday, December 11 for current events quiz. (Here is the current event e-mail information for the quiz.)

Continue working on rough draft of paper.

THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering current events e-mails. Conclusions for the Rhetorical Historical paper. Time to work on Chromebooks and ask for individual help.

Due: N/A

Homework: Finish full rough draft of paper, submit it to Turnitin.com before class on Monday, December 16.

OPTIONAL: A student in fifth period is asking if any classmates would like to participate in a survey about social media use. To participate, please return the signed consent form, and click here for the survey link. 

December 2 - 6

Happy December! 

During this short month, we will work in steps to finish the Rhetorical Historical paper. We will also learn the basics of argument including logical fallacies, and practice multiple choice reading passages.

MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive AP vocab sheet for the week. Pass back comments for Step 2 of the Rhetorical Historical paper. Go over Step 3 requirements, Search tips sheet, bias. Show example of completed Step 3 source in class. Citing sources: why it's important and how to do it. Time on Chromebooks to begin research for sources for Step 3.

Due: n/a

Homework: Continue work on Step 3, which is due on Friday, December 6.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over a source example for Step 3. Visual argument analysis. Time on Chromebooks to continue working on Step 3.

Due: n/a

Homework: Complete Step 3 for Friday, December 6. Have printed copies ready to turn in with your thesis questions and working Works Cited section.

(Note: see me any lunch beforehand if you don't have access to a printer, and I'm happy to help print them out so you can annotate.) 

FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Turn in Step 3. Quiz covering vocabulary list, "me vs. I" grammar, and apostrophe grammar. Step #4: how to write thesis statements for the Rhetorical Historical paper, and Step #5: the introductory paragraph.

Due: Completed Step 3. Have printed copies ready to turn in for check-off with your thesis questions and working Works Cited section.

Homework: Step 4 - type up a rough introductory paragraph for the Rhetorical Historical paper, including a hook, background information, and thesis. Please upload to Turnitin.com before Tuesday's class on December 10.