2. 10.26/10.27 THU/FRI warm-up: synth procedures
activity 1: Write your synthesis essay. 55 minutes.
post-synth: Work on Mark Twain questions / post-reading activities.
HW DUE: none
HW Tonight:
rough draft
Mark Twain questions (on website and powerpoint) and post-reading activities. Due Tue/Wed
Upcoming:
10.26/10.27: Synth FRQ (formally scored)
10.31/11.1: vocab. 3 due
11.2/11.3: first rough draft due
11.8/11.9: Grammar 2 (diction) due
11.15/11.16: TY4A pt. 2 due
11.15/11.16: Argumentation mid- unit test
11.17/11.20: vocab. 4 due
5.16: AP Lang test

3. 10.26/10.27 warm-up: Prepare to synth
You need:
Lined paper (3-4 sheets; please do not “front/back” your essay)
Pen (preferable to pencil—no highlighters)

4. 10.26/10.27 activity: Synthing!
You will have 55 minutes to write your essay.
15 minutes for the recommended reading period.
40 minutes to write your essay.
Remember:
3 sources minimum
Cite sources (by name or letter)
Is this argument deliberative, demonstrative or forensic?

5. notes for Susan
During this time, you can display a clock on the screen, you can time using your phone or whatever.
But do give students a start and stop time so they can monitor themselves.
There should be no real risk of cheating, but make sure students don’t have an essay already written and they obviously should not have computers out.
As soon as the first student finishes, you can put the Mark Twain questions, and students can begin work independently on that. When all students are done, they can work collaboratively at your discretion.

6. 10.26/10.27 activity: Synthing! That’s time!
Please staple your essay together and make sure your first and last name is on the top.
You do not need to staple the sources to your essay, but please turn in with your name on it as well.

7. 10.26/10.27 post-synth: TWAIN!!!
If you don’t finish these questions, they are HW. Feel free to work with your favorite friend/enemy/neighbor/cat sitting on a synth. You also need to complete the post-read activities included with the PDF of the text.
Jerry (the slave from whom Twain got the idea of corn-pone opinions) is described as a “clergyman,” “the greatest orator in the United States” and a “philosopher” (4, 5, 11). What is ironic about this? How does it help build Twain’s tone?
How does Twain define “corn-pone opinions”?
Why did Jerry not “go far enough” in his analysis of society? What else does Twain add to Jerry’s societal theory?
Explain why Twain discusses the hoopskirt. What does he prove through this exemplification?
Notice. Twain says “We are not reasoned out; we merely notice and conform” (36). Twain probably wasn’t wearing a whole lot of hoopskirts, so why he include himself in the group of corn- poners?
How does Twain contrast “standards” with “fashions” (37)? What conclusion does he draw from this comparison? Why is this important?
Are hoopskirts really comparable to “[m]orals, religions, politics” (40)? Is the case that Twain makes?
Why is public opinion “the voice of God” (58)?
Is this argument forensic, demonstrative or deliberative?

8. CLOSE and HW 10.26/10.27 HW: CLOSE: Finish the Twain questions.
Vocab. 3 is due.
Buy a synthesizer and bring it to Campolmi.
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