Sept 28 - Persuasive Letter intro

letter to the editor bellringer
powerpoint w/ example topic
rd 6x articles (in groups)
ID parts of rhetorical rhombus: author, audience, topic, tone
rank 1-6 (continued on Wed.)

Sept 25 - The Crisis

ethos, pathos, logos ppt
review Crisis vocab
Rd The Crisis p 174
in packet: working w/ charged words, working w/ appeals

venn diagram comparing two texts in regards to audience and tone

Sept 23 - The Declaration of Independence

bellringer - persuasive appeals

in groups - read Declaration
each group assigned a paragraph to find persuasive appeals in, sum up, and share w/ class

HW: write own Declaration of Independence from a form of tyranny in your life (i.e. bad habits, bad influences, graduating high school and being independent, etc.) - due Friday

Sept 21 - Ben Franklin "Autobiography"

bellringer - persuasive appeals

rd Ben Franklin text

create list of 10 traits to keep, 5 to gain, 5 to lose (bellringer)

create list of 10 personal goals, 5 of which are academic (handed in)

Sept 18 - Movie and "This I Believe"

finish Crucible movie
comparison/contrast of scene that evoked most emotion in written text and screenplay
listen to "This I Believe" Tony Hawk, Richard Honore, Margaret Mead

Write a "This I Believe" statement
3 paragraphs, takes a stance and defends it

Sept 16 - Crucible Movie

Crucible movie and catch up day

Sept 14 - Crucible Test

Crucible Test

Sept 11 - Crucible Act IV

Irony bellringer
Rd Act IV (finish play)
irony worksheet (due in class)

HW: study for test on Monday
Diary project due Sept 16

Electronic Copies of in class assignments

some electronic copies of assignments are available at www.edmodo.com

to get to these join edmodo w/ group code: ene749

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code to access the group is: ene749

Sept 9 - Crucible Act III

characterization bellringer w/ vocab
3 strike verbal quiz
Read Act III
Assign Diary Project

HW: Diary Project due Sept 16

Sept 4 - Crucible Act II

character motive bellringer
Act I quiz
Read Act II in class

HW: none - enjoy the three day weekend

Sept 2 - Crucible Act I

Exposition Bellringer
Character Chart - keep for end of unit
assign parts
Rd Act I

HW: complete Act 1
guaranteed quiz on Friday over Act 1

Aug 31 - Crucible Intro

Satire bellringer
Powerpoint over Arthur Miller and The Crucible using note fill in

M1 - character overview
M3 and M7 - unit quiz in bellringer

Aug 28 - guest speaker and context clues

presentation by Mr. Scripter
turn in parody
context clues worksheet
Puritans and context clues


HW: if not done in class finish Puritan packet for Monday

Aug 26 - Context Clues and Parody

context clues bellringer
context clues worksheet
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" parody
must have:
an identified purpose at the top of the page
the use of fear to persuade
at least three metaphors which are underlined in the text

HW: finish parody for Friday - due at beginning of hour

Aug 24 - Metaphors

metaphor bellringer
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
listen to video, fill in metaphor graphic organizer, 2-3 sentences of analysis

Aug 21 - Bias

Bias ppt bellringer
rd "Plymouth Plantation" p 76
factional information (2 examples) / subjective bias chart (5 examples)
venn diagram comp/cont stories of Smith and Bradford

Aug 19 - Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose bellringer
create favorable description/author's purpose chart
Rd "Voyage" pg 60 - 2 examples in chart
Rd "Virginia" pg 70 - 5 examples in chart

Aug 17 - Native American Lit

bellringer - summarize short myth clip
Native American Literature
rd pg 2-6
pg 16-18
"Earth on Turtle's Back"

Aug 14 - First Day

intro/expectations
icebreaker game
effort checklist and goals
diagnostic pretest

HW: none