1. Argument
Pre-AP English 9
Fall 2017

2. Monday, October 30th, 2017
Argument
Journal and intro

3. Journal Take out your journal and your very favorite writing utensil
Think about the following prompt. Write the prompt in your journal.
Journal in response to the prompt!!

4. Journal
Prompt:
What is your favorite thing to do? Why? Be descriptive!!

5. Journal Think/pair/share
In what ways could you make an argument about your favorite thing?

6. Discuss these questions:
You have just completed your interview narrative about a person who attended college.
Discuss these questions:
What did you learn about college / vocational technical school / military service?
What CLAIMS did the interviewee make?
List 3-5 benefits of college / vocational technical school / military service as mentioned by the person you interviewed.

7. Interviewee Claims Have to make choices College helps you mature
Consequences for your actions
College prepares you for a career
College isn’t hard
College helps you make more money
College is expensive
Logistics
College was fun
You get to meet new people
Get to pick classes you enjoy
Unexpected complications
You get to travel
College helps you find yourself

8. 3 Purposes for Argument:
Gain acceptance for the writer’s ideas about a problem or issue
Change reader/listener point of view
Cause reader/listener to take action *

9. 3 Purposes for Argument:
Practice!! Apply this to your own life!!
Talk with your peers – what are some topics you care about, and how could you form an argument about it??

10. Elements of an argument
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
Elements of an argument

11. Review from Yesterday
There are 3 purposes for argument. What are they??

12. Journal: Elements and Structure of an Argument
Make a bulleted list of what is required when writing an argumentative essay, including the PURPOSE of an argumentative essay

13. Prezi Take notes during this prezi Main ideas: Parts of an argument
Rhetorical triangle (extra video)

14. Visuals
Claim
Counter Claim
Reason
Reason
Reason E E E E E E

15. Visuals Rhetorical Triangle Logos (text) Ethos (speaker)
Pathos (audience)

16. Review Definitions and Concepts
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
Review Definitions and Concepts

17. Review
Talk with your table group – review the learning from Monday and Tuesday
Look back at your notes

18. Quiz E Take out a half sheet of paper and write your name on it
Draw this shape on your paper. Label each part – the rectangles, each circle, and each triangle C R E

19. 5 Ways Ed Pays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHTUbZJFP8
Claim: college education is beneficial
Reason
Support/Evidence
Greater wealth
More security
Better health
Close family
Stronger Community
Which reason is the most persuasive and which reason is the least persuasive? Why?

20. “Education Still Pays”
SpringBoard page 66
Whole class
Learning Targets
Preview
Setting a Purpose for Reading
Individual
Read the informational text & chart
Partners
Complete the four questions on p. 67
You have 7 minutes to finish this work!! 1:18

21. Practice Analyzing an Argument
Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 & Friday, November 3rd, 2017
Practice Analyzing an Argument

22. “America’s Schoolchildren”
Whole class
Preview
Setting a purpose
Reminder about L,E,P,C
Individual
Read the text
As you read, mark it for L,E,P
Partners
Complete the questions (#1-8) at the end of the text
Thoroughly respond to the questions. Use evidence from the text to support your answers.