1. Monday –vocab Pick up all three essays-CLASS SET ONLY
Letter B!
Balk-verb-hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
Example: “Hudson told of a young woman who initially balked at her offers of help” (Cincinnati news July 2017)
Monday –vocab Pick up all three essays-CLASS SET ONLY

2. Monday 8/7 Due Friday: Narrative Essay to tii
In your journal:
Your goal with word choice is to utilize clear, concrete, concise language
Create a forbidden list of 10 words for yourself to NEVER use in writing
Mrs. E’s example: things, stuff, bad, good, great…
Monday 8/7 Due Friday: Narrative Essay to tii

3. Round 1- set your timer for 1 minute
Round 1- set your timer for 1 minute. One person shares their notes/thoughts on the rhetorical prompt. Then rotate to next person. They get one minute
Round 2-read through the essays. Group them according to Effective, Adequate, and Inadequate. Check with me.
Round 3-Chart the essays and WHY each group receives the scoring they did. Include details WHY.
Get into groups of 3-4

4. Tuesday 8/8 NARRATIVE DUE FRIDAY TO TURNITIN
Read & analyze: “The snow came on. The wind twisted all day and all night and all the next day. The wind changed black and twisted and spit icicles in their faces. They got lost in the blizzard.” [Carl Sandburg]
In your journal, answer:
What does “the wind changed black” mean? How does this unusual use of a color word help you visualize the scene?
How would the meaning of the sentence change if it was ‘The wind blew all day and all night and all the next day. The wind changed direction and blew icicles in their faces.’
Tuesday 8/8 NARRATIVE DUE FRIDAY TO TURNITIN

5. Parallel structure 10-15 minutes
Get a textbook.
Take notes on pages :
what is parallel structure and it’s purpose?
What are examples of it?
What is anaphora and antithesis?
Complete exercise #2-rewrite each sentence correctly
Parallel structure minutes

6. Before you leave class today, complete the brainstorming for a second research topic. Include the research question. Turn in!
Research

7. Wednesday 8/9 *picture day*
FREE WRITE! For 10 minutes, write as much as you can utilizing concrete word choice & at least one example of parallel structure.
Turn in journals.
Wednesday 8/9 *picture day*

8. Warmup
Thurs/Fri 8/5-6

10. The Rhetorical Précis Format
a) In a single coherent sentence give the following:           -name of the author, title of the work, date in parenthesis;           -a rhetorically accurate verb (such as "assert," "argue," "deny," "refute," "prove," disprove," "explain," etc.);           -a that clause containing the major claim (thesis statement) of the work.
b) In a single coherent sentence give an explanation of how the author develops and supports the major claim (thesis statement).
c) In a single coherent sentence give a statement of the author's purpose, followed by an "in order" phrase.
d) In a single coherent sentence give a description of the intended audience and/or the relationship the author establishes with the audience.