Do Now May 12 Sit in your new groups for the week and get out your binder and a textbook book: Brenden/ Angelica Kyara/Kaitlyn Abijah/Emani Sabryna/Elizabeth Jason/Nazjae/Alex Jenn/Kevin Malik/Cheyenne Crystal/ Chris Jonathan/Jorge

Do Now May 12 Sit in your new groups for the week, grab your binder, and a textbook. Lauren/Rodrick/Ariana Aaron/Christian Alahna/ Paola Jordan/Piaja Deshon/Alex/ Destiny Jazmeen/Tifany Juan/Dereck Julio/Ashley Shanta/Dennis

Epic-ly Standing Ground Odyssey and Argument Week 3

Evidence of an Epic Hero Create the following Chart in your Monday Section Open to pp. 840-843. Read with your partner, finding evidence of Odysseus being a hero, and Cyclops being a bad person/monster. Odysseus as Hero Cyclops as Monster

Evidence of an Epic Hero Watch Video (Minutes 30-41.9) —again find the best evidence Odysseus as Hero Cyclops as Monster

Epic Simile: Lines What is being compared What it is compared to 293-295 300-304

Let’s Write Our Own: Think of one experience in your freshman year. Think of what you can compare it to, and ways in which you can extend it: Experience What it compares to Extending Leaving school for open campus lunch Like being pound dogs that have found a hole in the fence. Everyone rushes toward the opening, struggling to get out first. Pushing/fighting to get to the food places first. Running off in several directions trying to leave premises first.

Homework: Write a stanza about your experience, using your epic simile: Be sure to provide us with a description of what happened with this experience.

Do Now May 13 Answer the following question in your Tuesday section: Odysseus trespassed on the Cyclops land, ate his food, and got comfortable in his house without invitation. Did the Cyclops have the right to kill Odysseus or his men?

Proposed Thesis: The stand your ground law is a good idea. Aff: Yes Neg: No Q: The law is good if certain measure are taken to fix it. Judges:

Debate Order Today 3 mins extra prep time as you need it 5 minute prep Aff Opening statement—2 min Neg and Q Cross X Aff—2 min each Neg Opening statement—2 min Aff and Q Cross X Neg—2 min each Q Opening Statement—2 min Neg and Aff Cross X Q—2 min each Q Rebuttle Neg Rebuttle Aff Rebuttle 3 mins extra prep time as you need it

Reading some arguments We will read the Definition of Stand your ground as a class. In groups, you will read your side’s answer As a group come up with some claims Then, come up with at least three pieces of backing: One from the reading One from the Odyssey One from current events

Scoring 1 pt for every claim 1 pt for every warrant 1 pt for every piece of backing 1 pt each for answering any rebuttals/ questions against your claims Minus 1 pt for a member of your group NOT talking Minus 1 pt for talking while another group is speaking Minus 1 pt for profanity or rudeness

Opening All other groups should take notes. State your thesis Aff: Yes, Stand your ground is a good Idea Neg: No, Stand your ground is bad idea Q: The law will be a good idea if it is changed. State your claims with their backing and warrants Everyone should speak All other groups should take notes.

Questions Prep for Rebuttal Look at your notes Ask the group that spoke questions that challenge their claims Prep for Rebuttal Look at your notes Jot down ways your opponents arguments might be weak. Jot down how your argument is stronger

How did you score?

Three Things: 1 thing you learned. 1 thing you enjoyed Three Things: 1 thing you learned 1 thing you enjoyed 1 question you have

Quick Assessment Thursday, May 14 Prompt: Is the Stand your ground law a good idea? Brainstorm it: Thesis Claim 1 Backing Claim 2 Claim 3 Thesis Claim 1 Claim 2 Claim 3 Backing Backing Backing

Benefits of an outline You basically have thought of everything you are going to write. You just have to follow it step by step You will make sure you have all of the necessary content You can move things around just by re-numbering

Outline it: Thesis Claim 1 Claim 2 Claim 3 Conclusion No Full Sentences, But more detail! Include the significance or importance Include your warrants Include your call to action Thesis _______________________________ Claim 1 Claim 2 Claim 3 Conclusion

Now write your own Take your brainstorm and write a full outline of an essay. For homework, actually write or type the essay neatly on another sheet of paper. Hand it in with your full outline.

1. Be sure I see your outline 2. Class Dojo