Week 9

 Lesson 3 – Dangling Modifiers – need to add subject  Journal 7 – comparison of the two employability skills chart  Journal 8 – Promotion for an activity  Prepare for retake of Unit 2 Test on Thursday.

Learning Target: I will find and organize images of myself and my activities and/or skills into a representative collage.

 Work time on collage  Follow up for retake of test on Thursday  After finish Collage –  Find quotes you like  Finish Journals 7, 8  Prepare for retake

Wednesday, Feb. 13 Please pick up a COW on your way in and open up a document in googledrive.

 Demonstrate ability to synthesize  Show understanding and ability to properly document  Create a new argument of your own using research that includes a claim, logical reasoning, use of evidence, and addresses counterarguments

 Look over your seven choices. Select one.  Carefully read what is written there.  Type a response  Think on paper about the topic.  What position would you take?  What are your thoughts and/or connections to the topic?  Save it and print it.  Once you have done this – you have free time until all are finished. Be sure collage is finished and that Journals up through 8 are complete.  If you have the Retake review finished, please let one of us check it. Part B: 2 and 3 have two different types of errors.

 Claim is your position on the topic. It may include a list of your reasons in it.  Schools should encourage the celebration of Halloween.  Solid, Defensible Reasons  Halloween is a fun celebration  Halloween costumes can be inappropriate and dangerous  The celebration of Halloween causes some to be excluded  Non-reasons; Not defensible  Candy sales are higher at Halloween than at any other time of the year.  (Reason could be – Halloween is economically beneficial or The sugar consumption at Halloween is harmful to children’s health.)  It is my opinion.  I wore a witch costume last year

 What kinds of evidence might you find in research?  Examples  Be careful of generalizations  Be careful to understand what you use.  You may “know” evidence you may use?  Evidence from your own life, observation, or reading.

 Highlight in blue – claim/thesis/position statement AND transfer to your plan sheet.  Highlight in yellow – 1 st reason you give – transfer to your plan sheet.  Highlight in pink – 2 nd reason you give – transfer to your plan sheet.  Highlight in green any counterargument information you might use.

 Claim/Thesis  If you did not have one to transfer – write one in.  Move to Reason 1 section – write in a reason  Jot down any ideas you have for evidence – next to the boxes  Move to Reason 2 – write in a reason  Jot down any ideas you have for evidence.

 Consider your position  Review your reasons  Read carefully for any ideas  Read specifically for evidence.  E1 – yellow – detail, sentence, statistic support reason 1  E2 – pink – detail, sentence, statistic support reason 2  R – orange – any new reasons you like  C – green – anything useful for discussing counterargument  ? Put a ?– anything confusing  Intro – blue – ideas for intro  Mark any other info you think might be useful for counterarguments – underline it, star it.

 Record any research you could use  Label it as Source A  Keep track of quotes – put “ “ around.  Be careful to note source – Source A.  If you find items for counterargument, makes notes in the box or at end of reasons.  If you find ideas for conclusion, note under C.A section.

 Look at plan sheet.  What did you find to help you?  What are you still looking for?  Where can you tie in personal experience or observation?  Revisit topic– review opening audience and purpose.

 Thursday (2/14)  Review additional research – look at what you have. Read selectively.  Read and annotate – suggest you follow same pattern  Note – need to use at least three sources  Need to have at least 2 pieces of evidence in each body paragraph  Tuesday (2/19)  Review your research  Complete your plan  Type up argument  Add Works Cited.  Share via Googledrive  Wednesday (2/20)  Finish typing argument if needed  Share via Googledrive  Begin Portfolio  Monday, Feb. 25 – submit to Turnitin.com

 Keep your claim in mind. Be sure you stated it clearly. I shouldn’t have to look at which topic you selected to understand it.  Focus on your reasons.  Make sure you understand evidence AND the evidence you find supports your point.

 Learning Targets  Demonstrate an improved understanding of Unit 2  Read critically for useful research for your topic.  End of Class – please turn in Journals 4-8 unless I have already read through some.  If you did not already give me your collage – please do so – basket next to “Bob.”  (I am going to wait until Monday to collect Unit 2 Homework)

 Journal 8  Synthesis instructions, plan sheet, topic sheet, retake review, and research for essay.  Submitted this week Collage and Journals 4-8