Online Work: Vocab & Grammar 1.Go to Townsend Press.net 2.Log in = a.Your first name b.Password = freedom 3.Complete the following assignments: a.English Essentials (Subjects & Verbs, Sentence Types, Fragments) b.Vocabulary (All of Chapter 1)

English 11: American Literature Instructor: Dr. Van Slooten

Warm Up: Argument / Counter Argument 1.Set up your notebook paper for the activity. 2.Write the prompt. 3.Write the parts of the argument (claim, support / examples, conclusion). 4.Write a reasonable counterargument using the rhetorical appeals as support (appeal to logic, emotion, or speaker credibility). 5.Convince others that your argument / conclusion is reasonable and the opposing argument is not (Socratic discussion).

Name___________ Period__________ Date___________ Warm Up: Identifying and Argument & Making a Counterargument ____________________________________________________________________________________ ISSUE: Is There a God? Many people, particularly atheists or strict “scientists”, believe that many aspects of life often attributed to a “divine creator” can be logically explained by scientific principles. For example, the “miracle of life” can either occur naturally through the act of procreation, or artificially through artificial insemination or cloning. Even the creation of the universe can be explained according to the “Big Bang” theory which states that time and space came into existence from a singularity that may have been the product of “white hole” (the reverse of a black hole). Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that there is no “God”, only natural processes and phenomena which science will one day explain. Argument 1.Central Claim: ___________________________________________________________________ 2.Reasons / Support / Examples (Ethos appeal, pathos appeal, or logos appeal?) a._______________________________________________________________________________________ b._______________________________________________________________________________________ c._______________________________________________________________________________________ 3.Conclusion Reached:_________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Reasonable Counterargument 1.Counterclaim:_______________________________________________________________________ 2.Counterevidence / examples (use a mixture of ethos, logos, and pathos appeals):_____________________ 3.Alternate conclusion reached:___________________________________________________________

Name___________ Period__________ Date___________ ACTIVITY: Transcendentalism Video Notes ___________________________________________________________________ PART 1: (5) Facts About Transcendentalism 1. The first fact about transcendentalism from the video was it________________. 2. The second fact about transcendentalism from the video was it ______________. 3. The third fact about transcendentalism from the video was it ________________. 4. The fourth fact about transcendentalism from the video was it _______________. 5. The fifth fact about transcendentalism from the video was it ________________. PART 2: (5) Facts about Thoreau or Walden 1. One fact about Thoreau was he _______________________________________. 2. Another fact about Thoreau was he ____________________________________. 3. One fact about Walden was it _________________________________________. 4. Another fact about Walden was it ______________________________________. 5. Another fact about _________________________________________________.

LESSON LESSON: Transcendentalism 1.Standard: 11.4 The student will read, comprehend, and analyze relationships among American literature, history, and culture. 2.Example: The transcendentalist movement in American literature. a.Transcendentalism is a philosophy from the 1800’s which says that nature and spiritual things are more important than technology and material things. b.Authors / Works: Ralph Waldo Emerson (Nature) and Henry David Thoreau (Walden) c.Argument: Americans value freedom and romanticize the wilderness as an escape from a complex, technological world. (This is an emotional appeal, not an appeal to logic.) d.Modern Connection: McCandless was successful in finding freedom and escape despite his tragic end. 3.Assessment: Confirm, challenge, or qualify the statement that nature and spiritual freedom are more important than technology or material things.

Name___________ Period__________ Date___________ Into the Wild (Personal Narrative) Notes ___________________________________________________________________ Krakauer’s Argument: McCandless was successful in finding spiritual freedom despite his tragic end. (Rhetorical Appeal) Event Author’s purpose for including this event in the narrative Ethos, Logos, or Pathos? ___________________________________________________________________

Name___________ Period__________ Date___________ ACTIVITY: Transcendentalism Video Notes ___________________________________________________________________ PART 1: (5) Facts About Transcendentalism 1. The first fact about transcendentalism from the video was it________________. 2. The second fact about transcendentalism from the video was it ______________. 3. The third fact about transcendentalism from the video was it ________________. 4. The fourth fact about transcendentalism from the video was it _______________. 5. The fifth fact about transcendentalism from the video was it ________________. PART 2: (5) Facts about Thoreau or Walden 1. One fact about Thoreau was he _______________________________________. 2. Another fact about Thoreau was he ____________________________________. 3. One fact about Walden was it _________________________________________. 4. Another fact about Walden was it ______________________________________. 5. Another fact about _________________________________________________.

Name___________ Period__________ Date___________ Into the Wild (Personal Narrative) Notes ___________________________________________________________________ Directions: Read the text and take notes about events that occur in the narrative. (Rhetorical Appeal) Event Author’s purpose for including this event in the narrative Ethos, Logos, or Pathos? ___________________________________________________________________

LESSON LESSON: Arguments and Counterarguments 1.Standard 11.6 b: Produce arguments in writing, developing a thesis that demonstrates knowledgeable judgments, addresses counterclaims, and provides effective conclusions. 2.Example: What is Krakauer’s argument in Into the Wild? a.Claim: McCandless wanted to escape materialism and live a spiritual life in the wild. b.Support / Examples: He gave away his money in order to travel to Alaska to live. c.Conclusion: Therefore, spiritual freedom meant more to him than material security. 3.Question: Is this a reasonable conclusion based on all of the available evidence? Did McCandless reject his material security in order pursue spiritual freedom? Support, challenge, or qualify Krakauer’s claim using evidence or counter-evidence.

Name___________ Period__________ Date___________ ACTIVITY: Into the Wild (Fact vs. Fiction) Video Notes ___________________________________________________________________ PART 1: (5) Facts About McCandless 1. The first fact from the video was ______________________________________. 2. The second fact from the video was ____________________________________. 3. The third fact from the video was ______________________________________. 4. The fourth fact from the video was ____________________________________. 5. The fifth fact from the video was ______________________________________. PART 2: (5) Differences from the book / narrative by Krakauer 1. One difference was ________________________________________________. 2. Another difference was ____________________________________________. 3. Another difference was_____________________________________________. 4. Another difference was _____________________________________________. 5. Another difference was _____________________________________________.

English 11: American Literature Instructor: Dr. Van Slooten

LESSON LESSON: Personal Narrative Essay Writing 1.Standard: (11.6b) Produce arguments in writing developing a thesis that demonstrates knowledgeable judgments, addresses counterclaims, and provides effective conclusions. 2.Example: Writing about a personal experience as an example of American values. a.Into the Wild is a story about Christopher McCandless’ experiences “finding himself” by escaping into the Alaskan wilderness. b.Author’s Argument: Americans value freedom and romanticize the wilderness as an escape from a complex world. c.Author’s Conclusion: McCandless was successful in finding freedom and escape despite his tragic end. 3.Assignment: Write your own personal narrative (as one example) confirming, challenging, or qualifying the statement that nature and spiritual freedom are more important than technology or material things.

Name___________ Period__________ Date___________ WARM UP: Independent Reading Summary 1 ___________________________________________________________________ The book that I selected for my Quarter 1 independent reading assignment was ______________ by ____________. So far, it is the story of a character (or person) named ____________________ who wants to _______________________. For example, in the text so far he (or she) has _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________. So far I agree (or disagree) with the character’s (person’s) actions or motivations because ___________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________. I predict by the end of the story he (or she) will ______________________ because __________________________________________________________________.

LESSON LESSON: Sentence Variety 1.Standard: (10.7) Students will edit their writing for grammar, spelling, and punctuation. 2.Example: Sentence variety a.Simple sentence (She went to the store for eggs and milk.), and b.Compound sentence (She went to the store, and he went fishing.) While he went fishing c.Complex sentence (While he went fishing, she went to the store.) while he went fishing, but d.Compound-Complex sentence (She went to the store while he went fishing, but they both eventually went to the movies.) 3.Assignment: complete grammar homework designed to increase your ability to write more complex sentences and add variety to your writing.