1. Agenda for the week of 1/28: You should be finished your midterm exam! It had three sections: Multiple Choice, Short Answer was completed in session #1. Extended response (essay) was completed in session #2. If you have not completed BOTH portions of the test, please see me immediately. In addition, you should have submitted your 100 point Macbeth CHOICE assignment. They were due the day of the exam.

2. Agenda for Thursday & Friday 1/31 and 2/1 If you have not completed your oral presentation for the memorized portion, you MUST do so today with your classmates! ORAL RECITATION You are observing three things today: MEMORIZATION PROJECTION OF VOICE EYE CONTACT How did they do. Rate them from 5 – 3 – 1 5 = A/B (Great!) 3 = C (Mediocre) 1 = D/F (Poor) CASUGA, VITO WATERS, MIKE DIXON, CIERRA ROBERTS, KHARY ROBINSON, AYANA 53  35

3. Organizing Your Compare & Contrast Essay 3-5 pages TYPED – MLA formatting Generic Graphic Organizer for Paragraph Writing & Essay Writing INTRODUCTION (Contains your thesis statement and your HOOK) BODY #1BODY #2BODY #3 Detail/Support Point 1 Detail/Support Point 2 Detail/Support Point 3 CONCLUSION (Wraps up your paper. The trick to an effective conclusion: It should not be a restatement of the introduction. Try to make the information unique and interesting – and at the same time – try NOT to introduce NEW information here and leave your reader hanging.)

4. SESSION #1 – RESEARCH ONLINE ASSIGNMENT Monday & Tuesday 1/28 and 1/29 Computer lab time to do RESEARCH on Lance Armstrong. You should have read articles and collected background information and knowledge for your essay. Make sure you are writing down every source that you use. Make sure you are QUOTING material and keeping notes of where you got what you got. Agenda for Monday and Tuesday Compare & Contrast Essay Continued

5. Agenda for Wednesday & Thursday Agenda for Friday & Monday (2-4) Compare & Contrast Essay Continued SESSION #2 – GRAPHIC ORGANIZER ASSIGNMENT Wednesday & Thursday 1/30 and 1/31 Friday & Monday Due 2/1 and 2/4 = ROUGH DRAFT (end of class) You are being asked to complete a GRAPHIC ORGANIZER today during class. You should be familiar with them since we have completed quite a few this year, together in class. Think BUCKETS! Create one for yourself in Word. For homework: Write/type your ROUGH DRAFT and bring it to class with you next time. I will be walking around and checking for your draft. Remember, the length requirement for this paper is 3-5 pages typed. MLA format is also required. See class website for formatting specifics.

6. Agenda for Tuesday & Wednesday Compare & Contrast Essay DUE Thursday (2/7) or Friday (2/8) SESSION #3 & 4 – FINAL DRAFT ASSIGNMENT Tuesday and Wednesday 2/5 and 2/6 (EXTRA TIME TO WORK ON PAPER OUTSIDE OF CLASS) FINAL PAPER DUE TYPED: 2/7 and 2/8 *Without a printed copy, the paper is considered late. You should have come to class today with your rough draft typed. Today you are finalizing your draft. You should be using the PERDUE OWL website link and working on formatting your paper. Make sure you are sourcing materials that you use and providing a references page with your paper. Make sure, also, that you have a required number of quotes from outside sources included in your paper. Your FINAL DRAFT is due FRIDAY or MONDAY. I have given you an extension. 2/8 or 2/11 at the START* of class. You MUST bring a printed copy with you to class. *Without a printed copy, the paper is considered late.

7. Some IDEAS to help you STRUCTURE your paper Here are 3 ways you might attack this assignment. – There is no ONE WAY to tackle this assignment. – You need to create a structure that works for you. – You need to make sure it is LOGICAL and follows a sequence that FLOWS. GRADES: I am looking for: THESIS and HOOK in the introduction. I am looking for MEAT and SUPPORTING detail in the BODY. I am looking for a well thought out CONCLUSION. I am looking for MLA formatting. I am looking at whether or not you can MEET YOUR DEADLINES. I am HOPING that you spend TIME on this assignment and put in true EFFORT, not just fill the pages with “JIBBORISH.”

8. Understanding The Writing Assignment: Comparing & Contrasting MACBETH to ARMSTRONG Are these two men TRAGIC HEROES? Why or why not? Defend your position in your essay, while comparing the two men. Of course, you would need an introduction and a conclusion. However, this might be ONE way to approach the essay. MacbethArmstrong So you focus one section on MACBETH only…. WHAT MAKES HIM A TRAGIC HERO? WHAT IS HIS TRAGIC FLAW? WHY HE WAS RESPONIBLE FOR HIS OWN DEMISE… Then, you move onto Armstrong and you cover the same topics in a similar order… WHAT MAKES HIM A TRAGIC HERO? WHAT IS HIS TRAGIC FLAW? WHY HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN DEMISE… HOW THEY ARE THE SAME HOW THEY ARE DIFFERENT

9. Understanding The Writing Assignment: Comparing & Contrasting MACBETH to ARMSTRONG Are these two men TRAGIC HEROES? Why or why not? Defend your position in your essay, while comparing the two men. Of course, you would need an introduction and a conclusion. However, this might be ONE way to approach the essay. SIMILARITIESDIFFERENCES MACBETH vs. ARMSTRONG MACBETH vs. ARMSTRONG HOW BOTH MEN ARE (OR ARE NOT) TRAGIC HEROES WHAT THEIR TRAGIC FLAW WAS THAT LEAD TO THEIR DEMISE

10. Understanding The Writing Assignment: Comparing & Contrasting MACBETH to ARMSTRONG Yes, these two men are indeed, tragic heroes! Defend your position in your essay, while comparing the two men. Of course, you would need an introduction and a conclusion. INTRODUCTION – Thesis is here. So is your hook! SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES MACBETH vs. ARMSTRONG MACBETH vs. ARMSTRONG MACBETH vs. ARMSTRONG WHAT THEIR TRAGIC FLAW WAS THAT LEAD TO THEIR DEMISE. IF IT WAS THE SAME FLAW, IT GETS COVERED IN SIMILARITIES. IF IT IS DIFFERENT, THEN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU WOULD MOVE IT TO DIFFERNCES COLUMN. WHY/IF THEY DESERVED WHAT THEY GOT IN THE END?! CONCLUSION