* I can infer key changes in ideology between Puritan and Revolutionary cultures.
* I can discuss the values of different perspectives.
* I can write using sentence variety.
* I can revise run-on and fragment issues within sentences.
* I can identify elements of ethos, pathos, and logos within key revolutionary rhetoric.
* I can draft and write a mechanically-correct and structured essay.
Academic Framework
Monday, September 26, 2016
DO NOW: School-Directed ACT Discussion
I DO: Discussion of “To Do” list
WE DO: Registration for PSAT
YOU DO: Finish Patrick Henry’s speech (81-85) and related questions 1-8 and finish Ch. 2-4 notes from Elements of Language book.
Exit Ticket: Review vocabulary for Tuesday’s quiz.
Homework: Read excerpts from John Locke for Tuesday discussion. Bedford “Destroyed” and “The Designer Player” (pages 580-592) for Friday Socratic Seminar. Study.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016:
DO NOW: Proofreading
I DO: Discuss laptop assignment and care expectations; provide test direction
WE DO: Complete vocabulary and rhetoric check quizzes.
YOU DO: Complete ACT review activity, p. 22-36.
Exit Ticket: Q & A
Homework: Finish work, if necessary. Finish reading and annotating Bedford essay for Friday’s Socratic Seminar.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016:
DO NOW: Free Write
I DO: Review rhetoric in Patrick Henry speech and make connections to the influences to the “Declaration.”
WE DO: Read, annotate and discuss rhetorical strategies in letters of Abigail Adams (111) and Phillis Wheatley (handout). Review RACE (Respond, Answer, Cite, and Expand) writing structure.
YOU DO: Select one letter to complete a RACE paragraph discussing the rhetorical strategy most in use in the letter.
Exit Ticket: Discuss extra credit option to improve test grade.
Homework: Finish work, if necessary. Finish reading and annotating Bedford essay for Friday’s Socratic Seminar.
Thursday, September 29, 2016:
DO NOW: Proofreading
I DO: Discuss clause types with review questions; Present Phillis Wheatley debate for discussion.
WE DO: Students will read article on Phillis Wheatley.
YOU DO: Write a response to the Wheatley article.
Exit Ticket: Worksheet review of punctuation with sentence type.
Homework: Finish reading and annotating Bedford essay for Friday’s Socratic Seminar.
Friday, September 23, 2016:
DO NOW: Grammar Review worksheet corrections.
I DO: Review Socratic Seminar expectations.
WE DO: Conduct Socratic Seminar on Bedford essay with focus on rhetorical strategies.
YOU DO: Finish writing conferences.
Exit Ticket: Q&A
Homework: Missing work.
extra_credit_option_to_improve_score_of_puritan_unit_test.docx |
extra_credit_constitution_text.pdf |
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gates_phillis.pdf |