2.  On your own, quickly fill out the worksheet provided using page 227 as a guide.  Keep this sheet in your notes. You will need to refer back to it several times as we read the next few pieces.

3.  Write your own definition of the word Rebellion.  What is the connotation of the word? Is it negative or positive?  List some examples of how rebellion can be (or has been) a positive thing.

4.  Describe a time in which you stood up for something you believed in, even when others wouldn’t.

5. RI 5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

6.  Using informational text from the unit, make a convincing argument for which text makes the most effective use of rhetoric.

7.  An argument expresses an opinion on an issue and supports it with reasons and evidence. An argument contains these three important parts:  claim: the writer’s position on an issue or problem  support: reasons and evidence provided to prove a claim  counterarguments: arguments to answer opposing views

8. Claim Support Counterarguments

9. As you view two videos, fill in your charts with the claim, support, and counterargument as it is presented. Mystery Men http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFC2o44koI A The Lorax http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUvHO33i axg

10.  Get into Baseball groups  A a group, read “The Declaration of Independence” on page 240.  Answer questions A-F (skip letter E) as you read to gain understanding of the text.  Create another chart and write down the Claim, the Support, and the Counter-claim in Thomas Jefferson’s declaration.

11.  Persuasive appeals: ethos-the standing of the writer or speaker  Pathos;appeals to emotion  Logos-appeals to reason-facts, logical statements  Language analysis: diction (word choice)-strong, vicious verbs, why present tense, negative diction  Syntax(sentence structure like parallelism and repetition etc  Images (allusion, imagery, simile, metaphor, personification etc)

12.  On a sheet of paper write a paragraph to convince me that you should not have a vocabulary quiz on Friday/Monday. Your paragraph must include a claim, a supporting statement, and a counter argument.  If all paragraphs include all three parts and are convincing, you will have no quiz!