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GRADE 09 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 RAIDER REV Why is it important that we are constantly critical of our government and the people who run it?

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1 GRADE 09 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 RAIDER REV Why is it important that we are constantly critical of our government and the people who run it?

2 GRADE 09 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 OPENING SESSION Please copy the following words and their definitions and study them for a Vocabulary quiz on Friday. Perjury: n. Breaking of a legal oath Abjure: v To swear off; renounce Conjure: v. To bring forth, especially through words

3 GRADE 09 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What about the language of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter From Birmingham Jail makes it effective in persuading us to agree with King?

4 GRADE 09 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 WORK SESSION Take out your copy of the Letter From Birmingham Jail. Pair into groups of four and use your letter to complete the worksheet I gave you. You have fifteen minutes.

5 GRADE 09 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 WORK SESSION Now get into a new group of four with people that you did not work with before. Share your answers with the people in your new group. You have five minutes.

6 GRADE 09 MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 CLOSING SESSION Return to your desks and complete the reflection question on the back of your worksheet on your own.

7 GRADE 09 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 RAIDER REV Find an example of how MLK uses a rhetorical device other than ethos, pathos, or logos in his letter. Practice using the I.C.E. method by answering the question, “How does MLK use the rhetorical device you chose to persuade the pastors to whom he was writing?”

8 GRADE 09 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 RAIDER REV What is parallel structure? Provide an example.

9 GRADE 09 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 OPENING SESSION Please copy the following words and their definitions and study them for a Vocabulary quiz on Friday. Predominant: adj. Being most evident or apparent Domineering: adj. Forcing others to obey Indomitable: adj. Unbeatable; resilient

10 GRADE 09 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What about the language of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter From Birmingham Jail makes it effective in persuading us to agree with King?

11 GRADE 09 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 WORK SESSION Take out the worksheet that you received yesterday and work with a partner you did not work with yesterday. Compare your answers with your partner’s and finish the worksheet if you did not yesterday. You have ten minutes.

12 GRADE 09 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 WORK SESSION Please raise your hand if you would like to share an example from your worksheet. After we finish our discussion please complete the reflection on the back side of the sheet.

13 GRADE 09 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 OPENING SESSION Take out your Rhetorical Analysis worksheet from yesterday. Please raise your hand if you would like to share an example from your worksheet. After we finish our discussion please complete the reflection on the back side of the sheet.

14 GRADE 09 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 OPENING SESSION An analytical paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience. A thesis statement is the cental message or main idea of your paper.

15 GRADE 09 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 OPENING SESSION Your thesis statement should be specific—it should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence. The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper. Your topic may change as you write, so you may need to revise your thesis statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper.

16 GRADE 09 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 WORK SESSION Separate into groups of four and discuss each of the discussion questions on the sheet I gave you. As a group, you should answer each discussion question and turn in one paper with your names on it.

17 GRADE 09 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 CLOSING SESSION Students will brainstorm for a future rhetorical essay by completing several discussion questions. Please take the rest of class time to complete the sample essay questions on the worksheet you received today. If you do not finish today, please complete them tonight as homework.

18 GRADE 09 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 CLOSING SESSION Students will brainstorm for a future rhetorical essay by completing several discussion questions. Use the information we shared in discussions you we had today to fill out the essay planning worksheet.

19 GRADE 09 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 OPENING SESSION Please copy the following words and their definitions and study them for a Vocabulary quiz on Friday. Aristocracy: n. Group of the most wealthy and privileged Theocracy: n. Government by a religious leader or figure Bureaucrat: n. A minor official

20 GRADE 09 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 OPENING SESSION Please copy the following words and their definitions and study them for a Vocabulary quiz on Friday. Legitimize: v. To give credit or recognition to Privileged: adj. Available only to a special few; entitled to something special Legislative: adj. Having to do with the law

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