Welcome back, Mavericks! Ms. McKinney English 1/7/2013

New Journals and Notebooks Who remembered to bring two spirals after the break?

First Spiral: Your New Journal

Your New Journal Our journal procedure will be the same this semester as last semester. This means that each day, when you come into the classroom, you should begin working on your journal. The journal prompt will be written on the magnet board each day. This spiral will not leave the classroom, and should only be used for your journal entries. Because you are providing this spiral, you may take it home at the end of the school year.

Journal Prompts Please remember to submit journal prompts that you would like to write about! Try to make them original, no one likes writing about the same thing every day. They don’t have to be serious, but they do have to be school appropriate!

Second Spiral: Your English Notebook

What will they include? Spelling Words Vocabulary for each unit Key Understandings for each unit All notes taken in class Some in-class assignments

You must bring them EVERY DAY! If you forget, you will be expected to write the day’s notes on a separate sheet of paper, then copy it into your English notebook at home. You will not be given class time to make up these notes.

How will they be graded? I will do random checks to see that you have your notebook in class, and that you are keeping up with the class notes. This will be either a quiz grade and/or a bottle ticket opportunity.

What if you are absent? You are responsible for getting all class notes that you missed from a classmate. All makeup notes must be copied by hand into your English notebook. You may not staple, tape, or otherwise adhere copied sheets into your notebook.

Questions? Let’s get started!

Unit 04: Intentional Persuasion Lesson 01: Examining an Argument

Key Understandings Unit 04 Every student should understand and master these by the end of the unit.

Key Understandings Unit 04 Credibility of sources affects the reliability of information.

Key Understandings Unit 04 Specific techniques may be used to support an argument.

Key Understandings Unit 04 Authors use techniques, form, and structure to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience.

Key Understandings Unit 04 Readers make connections in order to better understand themselves and the world around them by reading a variety of texts and genres.

Key Understandings Unit 04 Understanding new words, concepts, and relationships enhances comprehension and oral and written communication.

Vocabulary Unit 04 Use this list of vocabulary words as your own personal glossary as we study this unit.

Vocabulary Unit 04 Summary Relevance A brief statement or account of the main points of something Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand

Vocabulary Unit 04 Quality Credibility The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something The quality of being trusted and believed in The quality of being convincing or believable

Vocabulary Unit 04 Academic Vocabulary Rhetorical Devices The terms that are common across a range of academic areas, but not often used in everyday contexts. It includes the vocabulary required to cope with classroom discussion and curriculum content. Use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

Vocabulary Unit 04 Rhetorical Fallacies Argumentative Essay A mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument A failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid Faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument The essay that persuades the reader that a particular point of view is correct, while the others are wrong. It shouldn’t simply state the point of view; it should prove it by logical arguments and facts.

Vocabulary Unit 04 Position Persuade A person's particular point of view or attitude toward something Cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument

Vocabulary Unit 04 Thesis Statement Credible Argument States the argument of the author in a literary work. A clear, concise statement that requires proof, in the form of evidence or documentation. The statement asserts something that must be proven. An argument made by someone who is credible, someone that knows what they are talking about and is believable.

Vocabulary Unit 04 Counter Argument Subjunctive Mood In reasoning and argument mapping, a counterargument, also known as a rebuttal, is an objection to an objection. A counterargument can be used to rebut an objection to a premise, a main contention. A mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible

That’s it!