2. The Declaration of Independence Collections: Unit II English III – American Literature S. Williams/LeBlanc Plaquemine High School Week of January 25, 2016

3. Monday, January 25, 2016 Sentence Completion. Choose the best answer from the choices given, and write the sentence with the correct choice. Both _______ and ________, the typical three-year-old demands much of her parents while resisting most of their attempts to discipline her. (a) brusque... tawdry(d) pernicious... auspicious (b) politic...plebian(e) bumptious... recalcitrant (c) vivacious... supplicating

4. Monday, January 25, 2016 Objective Input/Modeling We Do! Guided Practice You Do! Independent Practice Evaluate/Assess o Today we will analyze the features of a foundational U. S. document (theme, tone, syntax, rhetorical features, connotations, repetition, and parallelism). MAKE UP TESTS FOR THOSE ABSENT FRIDAY o Review warm up sentences and make corrections. o Distribute study guide for test Friday. o Review tone PowerPoint. o Log in to textbook online; prepare to take notes. o Read intro to the Declaration. o Read Declaration of Independence identifying features as we read. o Take notes, identifying rhetorical features. o SAVE NOTE WHEN DONE IF USING ONLINE TEXT!!! Homework: Complete vocabulary and tone study guide for test Friday.

5. Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Sentence Completion. Choose the best answer from the choices given, and write the sentence with the correct choice. The _______ audience roused itself upon the appearance of the torch-juggler. (a) attentive(d) impervious (b) inured(e) somnolent (c) wistful

6. Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Objective Input/Modeling We Do! Guided Practice You Do! Independent Practice Evaluate/Assess o Today we will analyze the features of a foundational U. S. document (theme, tone, syntax, rhetorical features, connotations, repetition, and parallelism). MAKE UP TESTS FOR THOSE ABSENT FRIDAY o Review warm up sentences and make corrections. o Distribute study guide for test Friday to anyone absent yesterday.. o Remind students to review tone PowerPoint on webpage. o Log in to textbook online; prepare to take notes. o Read Declaration of Independence identifying features as we read. o Take notes, identifying rhetorical features. o SAVE NOTE WHEN DONE IF USING ONLINE TEXT!!! Homework: Complete vocabulary and tone study guide for test Friday.

7. Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Sentence Completion. Choose the best answer from the choices given, and write the sentence with the correct choice. Madame Swavorski _________ to be an expert on UFOs, although no one at the Times is sure how to evaluate her credentials. (a) purports(d) pretends (b) declines(e) aspires (c) refused

8. Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Objective Input/Modeling We Do! Guided Practice You Do! Independent Practice Evaluate/Assess o Today we will analyze the features of a foundational U. S. document (theme, tone, syntax, rhetorical features, connotations, repetition, and parallelism). o Review warm up sentences and make corrections. o Distribute study guide for test Friday to anyone absent. o Remind students to review tone PowerPoint on webpage. o Log in to textbook online; prepare to take notes. o Read Declaration of Independence identifying features as we read. o Take notes, identifying rhetorical features. o SAVE NOTE WHEN DONE IF USING ONLINE TEXT!!! Homework: Complete vocabulary and tone study guide for test Friday.

9. Thursday, January 28, 2016 Sentence Completion. Choose the best answer from the choices given, and write the sentence with the correct choice. In Brazil the demand for ___________ land grows unabated, accelerating the rainforests’ destruction. (a) barren(d) arable (b) forested(e) tidal (c) arid

10. Thursday, January 28, 2016 Objective Input/Modeling We Do! Guided Practice You Do! Independent Practice Evaluate/Assess o Today we will analyze the features of a foundational U. S. document (theme, tone, syntax, rhetorical features, connotations, repetition, and parallelism). o Review warm up sentences and make corrections. o Distribute study guide for test Friday to anyone absent. o Remind students to review tone PowerPoint on webpage. o Log in to textbook online; prepare to take notes. o Read Declaration of Independence identifying features as we read. o Take notes, identifying rhetorical features. o SAVE NOTE WHEN DONE IF USING ONLINE TEXT!!! Homework: Complete vocabulary and tone study guide for test Friday.

11. Friday, January 29, 2016 Sentence Completion. Choose the best answer from the choices given, and write the sentence with the correct choice. The witness’s ________ responses did little to convince the jury of his credibility. (a) incisive(d) exhaustive (b) reasoned(e) evasive (c) unequivocal

12. Friday, January 29, 2016 Objective Input/Modeling We Do! Guided Practice You Do! Independent Practice Evaluate/Assess o Today we will read source material and write an argumentative essay. o Review warm up sentences and make corrections. o Peer review essay using chart on page 20. Homework: Edit essay.

13. Common Core Standards W 1a-e: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. W 9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.