1. PUT ALL PHONES UP TODAY AND KEEP COMPUTERS CLOSED

2. Critical Thinking
There are six potential Correct Answers. I will give you a Bonus Point for every three you answer correctly. You will have three minutes, BUT I will give you a hint with 30 seconds remaining. IF YOU Can get Three or Six correct prior to the Hint, I will give you Double Points. No Cheating; No Talking.

3. The Name Game!
Some people's names (such as "Will Power") suggest a certain personality or career choice. Given below are some last names and professions (in no particular order). For each last name, your task is to think of a common first name, such that it suggests one of the given professions. Each last name and profession must be used just once. Example: Sonny Day would suggest a meteorologist. Last Names: Ding, Flay, King, Lynn, Payne, Peace Professions: Musician, Author, Chef, Comedian, Architect, Politician Hint: The first names are: Amanda, Bill, Cam, Joe, Sue, Warren

4. The Answer
Bill Ding - Architect (building) Sue Flay - Chef (souffle) Joe King - Comedian (joking) Amanda Lynn - Musician (a mandolin) [also: Vi Lynn = violin] Cam Payne - Politician (campaign) Warren Peace - Author ("War and Peace")

5. Goals for the Day
I can analyze the rhetorical choices an author makes and how they affect the overall meaning of a text.
I can develop a clear claim that will guide my essay.
I can generate specific ideas to use as evidence to support my claim (position).

6. Vocabulary #21
Make sure you’re studying each week for your vocabulary quizzes.
Your quiz this week will be on Friday – remember it will be over weeks

7. Homework
Complete the Write Now – on the idea of disobedience expressed by Oscar Wilde.
Complete at least one of the three Albert Assignments by Wednesday – for extra credit complete all three Albert Assignment by next Tuesday.
There is a good chance that we will be taking exams on either Friday and Tuesday OR Tuesday and Thursday next week – one will be two multiple choice passages and an argumentative essay and the other will be two multiple choice passages and a rhetorical analysis essay.

8. AP Multiple Choice
Meet with a partner or small group of your choice – you may even want to rotate groups or partners every once in a while to hear how other classmates are thinking.
Your first goal is to ensure that both you and your peers understand the Helen Keller text completely.
Your next task is to develop your own AP Multiple choice questions and answers based on the text. You may use the AP question stems you were given at the beginning of the year. You may look back at previous quizzes/tests or Albert assignments to review past questions. Your goal is to write down as many questions and answers as possible in the next 15 minutes.
You will be allowed to use the questions and answers you come up with on your upcoming quiz.

9. AP MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ
You may work with a single partner OR you may choose to work alone.
You may ask me to check your answers once – when you turn it in the second time, you are finished.
I will tell you which questions you got wrong this time.
I will use a traditional scale today – so 7/10 is a 70%, 4/10 is a 40%, etc.
You will have 10 minutes to complete – you may turn them in prior to the 10 minutes expiring, but at 10 minutes I will collect all quizzes.

12. Take out your two argumentative Write Nows
One is on artifice
The other is qualities of a good man. Sophocles.

13. Today’s Groups
Albright Anderson Bender Berning Polen Hanson Daniels Flamion Garrison Gore Binder Rankin Hunt Linge Manning Mastison Guth Shaw Stone Jones Vandeveer Whipple Moore Henton Gerbig Wallace Patino Wolfe Wiener Connor Brimm

14. Today’s Groups
Alvarez Keller Wright Bailey Lisembee Merkel Fettinger Wilkison Fenwick Marvel Eubank Crenshaw Logan Elkins

15. Assess the opening paragraph
Go through the same process we just went through to assess the claim and opening. Are you setting yourself up for success?
If anyone has flaws or concerns in their opening, help them reorganize.
Be sure to look at each group member’s first and second essay.
If your group finishes early, go back through a couple of opening paragraphs and closely edit and revise – look for any errors at all that you might improve upon.
You’ll have 15 minutes to complete this.

16. Argumentative Writing

17. Group work – Brainstorming Evidence
Begin by discussing the various claims/positions. Write down at least two possible claims.
Then, brainstorm as many pieces of specific evidence as possible to support either of the claims. As you think of possible support, explain your thinking. WHY or HOW does this idea actually support the claim.
For example, don’t just say, “The Civil Rights movement.” What about the Civil Rights movements specifically would support your position and explain how.

18. Write Now Write an argumentative essay for the next 20 minutes.
Consider our work on introductory paragraphs.
Consider the specific evidence you discussed as a group.
Consider the various claims you discussed.
Consider the various modes that might work well.
Consider various features of argument we’ve discussed in the past.
You’ve had time to process this prompt, really focus on trying to just write for 20 minutes.

20. Let’s Annotate with Grammar
Machiavelli’s - The Prince