1. English II October 26, 2017 In your journal, respond to the following:
Think of To Kill a Mockingbird as a work of persuasive writing. Name at least two issues that Harper Lee might have been trying to persuade readers to see her way. You have until about 5 minutes after class begins.

2. To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 14-17 Test Review
You will need to know…
About Aunt Alexandras relationship with the children and her disagreement with Atticus.
About the changes in Jem and Scout’s relationship as Jem gets older.
How Dill came to be back in Maycomb.
Who the following characters are and/or what they’ve done: Tom Robinson, Dolphus Raymond, Bob Ewell, Taylor, Mr. Gilmer.
What happened when the mob attached Atticus and Tom, who led the mob, and who saved them from it.

3. Writing Workshop: Persuasive Writing
Parts of a Persuasive Essay
Introduction – includes the hook and position statement
Hook: is the first one or two sentences of your essay. It serves as an introduction and works to grab the reader's attention. The first couple sentences will help your reader decide whether they want to continue reading your essay or not.
a quote, an unusual fact/statistic, a thoughtful or relevant question, background information, or a personal story
DO NOT -- MISATTRIBUTE QUOTES TO WRONGFUL SOURCES, OR INVENT STATISTICS OR FABRICATE FACTS
“Not everything you read on the internet is true.” ~Abraham Lincoln
99% of all high school students don’t eat in the school cafeteria.

4. Writing Workshop: Persuasive Writing
Parts of a Persuasive Essay
Introduction – includes the hook and position statement
Position statement: is like a thesis or goal. It describes one side of an arguable viewpoint. To write a position statement, gather a list of reasons to support a particular viewpoint. Next, write a sentence or two that pulls all the information together and makes your stand clear to the audience.
A uniform policy will ensure true equality in schools, save families money, and help schools identify visitors easily.
Uniforms would cause more problems in a school than they would solve. They eliminate free expression, cause teachers to waste time, and are too expensive.

5. Writing Workshop: Persuasive Writing
Parts of a Persuasive Essay
Body paragraph – the main portion of your essay
Supporting evidence: facts which provide support for your position statement. It is crucial that you provide supporting evidence or your essay will fail to persuade. This can be accomplished through facts, statistics, quotes, examples, etc.
Concession statement: is a device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent. It allows for different opinions and approaches toward an issue, indicating an understanding of what causes the actual debate or controversy. YOU DO NOT NEED A CONCESSION STATEMENT IN EVERY PERSUASIVE ESSAY.

6. Writing Workshop: Persuasive Writing
Parts of a Persuasive Essay
Conclusion – the final paragraph of your essay where you recap information/arguments presented
Restate your position statement
Summarize main ideas/arguments/evidence
Offer a closing thought: this may be another quote, anecdote, recommendation, etc.

7. Homework
Watch, listen to, or read the news. Find three potential topics for a persuasive essay. For each topic, ask and answer the following questions:
(1) Is the issue debatable? Will people disagree about it?
(2) Do I have strong feelings about the issue?
(3) Would other people have strong feelings? We will narrow down the topics and choose one tomorrow.
Continue reading chapters in TKAM. Study questions due on Wednesday, November 1.

8. Tomorrow We Will…
Test over chapters in TKAM.