Benchmarks: Week 23 English 11H Ms. Livingston

Welcome to English! 2/22/2016 Today’s Goals: Develop a topic for your research paper. Do Now: Self assess on your activity sheet from the week before break. Check off anything completed on the task management grid. Benchmark Time: 9:20 Small Group: 9:30 (Choosing a topic)

Making Connections Selma Rhetoric and Language Skin Color Peaceful protest Racism Immigration Gender Roles Selma Politicians and Politics Human Rights Children as targets Self-Awareness Couplehood and Relationships Police Brutality

Welcome to English! 2/23/2016 Today’s Goals: Identify rhetorical appeals. Do Now: Log into the computers and go to Ms. Livingston’s E3H website: www.tinyurl.com/MsLivE3H Benchmark Time: 9:20 Small Group: 9:30 – Stop and Jot sheets

Turn and Talk If you had a curfew and wanted to convince your parents to let you stay out one hour past it, what would you say to them?

Rhetorical Appeals Ethos A woman pulls her car up to the Starbucks drive-through, and before she can even order her large cup of coffee, the voice on the other end of the speaker says, "Thank you for choosing Starbucks! May I interest you in a low-fat apple-banana bran muffin this morning, paired with a tall skinny soy latte?" Who is persuading? Who is being persuaded? How are they being persuaded? Complete the activities on your activity sheet. All materials and links are on the website. Print out what you’d like or do it on the computer and print and save. Pathos Logos http://georgehwilliams.pbworks.com/w/page/14266873/Ethos-Pathos-Logos-The-3-Rhetorical-Appeals

Welcome to English! 2/24/2016 Today’s Goals: Identify the characteristics of a successful prospectus. Do Now: Self assess on your activity sheet Quick-write: When you have a big assignment to write, how do you know you’re doing it correctly? Whom do you go to for help? Benchmark Time: 9:35 Small Group: 9:45 Topic: Writing our Prospectus

Prospectus

Prospectus A paper prospectus has three functions: to get you started thinking about your paper early on; to give you the chance to organize your ideas; and to motivate you to articulate your ideas in a coherent and formal fashion on the page. “A prospectus is essentially a work of fiction. You are prospecting, much like those who once panned for gold. The goal here is to be able to conceive of, organize, articulate, and present a viable project. Your project has to be feasible in scope and rational in argument. Your presentation of it should be concise, clear, and easily accessible to your audience.” http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic729960.files/On%20Writing%20a%20Paper%20Prospectus.pdf

Welcome to English! 2/25/2016 Today’s Goals: Write our prospectus. Do Now: Continue working on your prospectus. Submit it to Turnitin.com and print it when you’re done. Sign up for an individual conference if you need it. Keep working on your activities. Small Group: 9:25 Topic: Writing our Prospectus

Welcome to English! 2/26/2016 Today’s Goals: Share our prospectus with our classmates. Do Now: Tape up your prospectus on the wall outside. Turn in your journals Announcements: Keep working on your activities Sign up for individual conferencing if you need it. No benchmark today.