Monday February 29, 2016 Do Now: Fix the quote below so that it is in MLA format. Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win. Found on page 101 Author: Harper Lee Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: Thesis Sentence Writing Textual Evidence gathering from book Make sure to write down page numbers!!! Keep track of the version book that you use! Update outline Assignment opportunities left: Do nows and Rough Draft/Prewriting DO NOWS due WEDNESDAY! All late/makeup work is due by FRIDAY! I will not accept anything next week!

To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Topics Choose ONE of the five sentences below and consider whether you agree or disagree with the idea. Build a persuasive essay in which you examine the idea in the statement and either prove or disprove it using an example from To Kill a Mockingbird and a separate example from our modern world (1980 to today). This persuasive essay will require you to dig into Harper Lee’s novel to provide textual support for your stance, as well as evidence of research on the modern example that you include in your argument. Be sure to keep track of your source citation material, as M.L.A. in-text citation and a Works Cited page are required. Topic Options: 1. America will never achieve true racial and social equality. 2. Friends are a more powerful influence on children than parents. 3. The quietest people are often the most powerful. 4. A lady knows that one can trap more flies with sugar than vinegar. 5. It is impossible to become a strong, productive adult if one had an abusive or neglected childhood.

Examples: By examining the long-term participation, the personal impact, and the previous experiences of a parent, it is clear that parents have a greater influence in a child’s future. By examining a quiet person’s actions, words, and observations, it is clear that the quietest are more powerful. By examining the history of people, the reluctance to change, and the continued injustice in America’s society, it is clear that America will never be racially and socially equal.

Writing a Three-Point Thesis The statement above is incorrect because reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3. The quietest people are more powerful because they observe more, their words hold more influence, and their actions hold more meaning. Claim+Evidence=Thesis

Tuesday March 1, 2016 Do Now: Canvas assignment preview Agenda: Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: Submit your thesis Summarizing/Paraphrasing Media Center Lab- Research your modern-day example Submit your example Begin finding specific information to include in essay from sources DO NOWS due TOMORROW! All late/makeup work is due by FRIDAY! I will not accept anything next week!

Wednesday March 2, 2016 Thesis statement adjustments Do Now: Agenda: Avoid using the word “you” Replace it with “individuals” or the more specific audience you are addressing Shorten your reasons! Add an Oxford comma Make sure your points aren’t all the same Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: Turn in Do Now sheet Introduction Example Finalize your article- Write out direct quotes and passages from your article Update outline Begin typing your rough draft Submit Website TODAY Rough Draft Due FRIDAY All late/makeup work is due by FRIDAY! I will not accept anything next week!

Introduction Paragraph Begin introduction with a good hook. Explain your hook and how it relates to the topic you will discuss. Transition into the last sentence which will be your thesis. Example: In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch said, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” (Lee 101). When Atticus stated the quote, he was referring to the current fight against the injustice towards his defendant, Tom Robinson. Essentially, Atticus was trying to display the importance of continuing the fight against racial inequality. Because there are so many who are still willing to fight for the equality of all citizens, I believe that America will eventually reach a state of true equivalence. This uniformity between racial and social classes will be achieved because of the individuals willing to fight, the shift of ideas in culture, and the increasing awareness of inequality through publicized events.

Thursday March 3, 2016 Do Now: In-text Citations Agenda: Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: Adding citations Continue typing rough draft Rough Draft Due TOMORROW by midnight. March 4th REQUIRED 5 complete paragraphs with: In-text citations Evidence to support reasons Good introduction and conclusion paragraphs CORRECT PAGE FORMATTING 1” Margins Double-spaced Title MLA HEADER Page Header https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/2009070109 5636_747.pdf

Citations: Search the link below for additional help. https://owl For Book: In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch said, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” (Lee 101). (last name of author page #). For Websites: Include in the text the first item that appears in the Work Cited entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name, film name). You do not need to give paragraph numbers or page numbers based on your Web browser’s print preview function. Unless you must list the Web site name in the signal phrase in order to get the reader to the appropriate entry, do not include URLs in-text. Only provide partial URLs such as when the name of the site includes, for example, a domain name, like CNN.com orForbes.com as opposed to writing out http://www.cnn.com or http://www.forbes.com.

Friday March 4, 2016 Do Now: None Agenda: Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: Finish typing your rough draft Submit rough draft to Canvas by midnight TONIGHT. Bring your article and book information TUESDAY to class for the Works Cited Page

Monday March 7, 2016 Do Now: Mrs. Bass out Agenda: Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: Scottsboro Boys reading activity

Tuesday March 8, 2016 Do Now: None Agenda: Finish Scottsboro Boys film Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: Finish Scottsboro Boys film

Wednesday March 9, 2016 Do Now: Media Center Agenda: Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: MLA Citations and works Cited Information Essay Rubric Media Center

Thursday March 10, 2016 Do Now: Media Center Agenda: Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: Peer Review Activities Begin Works Cited page

Friday March 11, 2016 Do Now: Media Center Agenda: Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: Peer Review Activities Begin Works Cited page Final draft DUE WEDNESDAY Works Cited DUE WEDNESDAY

Monday March 13, 2016 Do Now: Last day in media center Agenda: Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation Agenda: 2nd Period: Rhetorical Devices Notes Peer Editing Review Self-editing of paper Final draft DUE WEDNESDAY Works Cited DUE WEDNESDAY

Tuesday March 15, 2016 Do Now: What is rhetoric? Agenda: ELAGSE9-10RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Agenda: 2nd:Last day in lab (2nd Period) Peer Editing Review Self-editing of paper 4th and 5th: Rhetorical Devices and Appeals Final draft DUE Tomorrow Works Cited DUE Tomorrow

Rhetorical Appeals

Wednesday March 16, 2016 Do Now: What do you know about Steve Jobs? ELAGSE9-10RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Agenda: First response to essential question Steve Jobs Hook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEr6 K1bwIVs Vocabulary Identification First reading of speech Final draft DUE Today Works Cited DUE Today Late submissions will result in a 30 point deduction.

Thursday March 17, 2016 Do Now: Find the multiple choice question in your packet. Pick an answer and explain why you picked it in at least two sentences. ELAGSE9-10RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Agenda: Text coding of speech E=Ethos P=Pathos L-Logos Annotated note taking: Rhetorical Devices. Essential Question #2 Response Final draft DUE Yesterday Works Cited DUE Yesterday Late submissions will result in a 30 point deduction.

Friday March 18, 2016 Do Now: Generate three questions that you have about the speech on the back of the packet. ELAGSE9-10RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Agenda: Finish coding your essay with Rhetorical Devices: Alliteration, Allusion, Rhetorical Question, Juxtaposition, Hyperbole, Parallelism, Repetition, Anaphora, Epistrophe, Metaphor, Euphemism Fill out the Directed Note Taking Handout Answer the Final Response. Include in-text citations and specific examples. Example: Steve Jobs used Pathos when he said, “…” (Para 7).