September 16 - 20

Welcome!


MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. SOAPS practice. Independent reading check-in. Ethos and logos notes, examples.

Due: Obtain a copy of your approved independent reading book. (NOTE: Must be pre-approved by Mogilefsky.)  Read the first 25 pages and come back to class next week with an opinion.

Homework: Study for the quiz on Thursday/Friday. 

Please read through pages 5-the top part of page 8 in the Rhetorical Analysis Packet. 

Please read another 15 pages of your independent reading book by Thursday/Friday. Think of a song that matches your reading book so far. Be ready to share and defend your choice. 

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Current event day - read and annotate two opposing viewpoints. Discuss and debate, vote. Outline the majority opinion in a synthesis/ACT-style outline response based on the discussion.

Due: n/a

Homework: Same as Monday + study for the quiz.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering Vocabulary List #2 and grammar. Independent reading check-in. Continue with logos, ethos, and pathos definitions. Watch videos and analyze how these appeals are employed as a whole class.

Due: Read through pages 5-the top part of page 8 in the Rhetorical Analysis Packet. 

Read another 15 pages of your independent reading book by Thursday/Friday. Think of a song that matches your reading book so far. Be ready to share and defend your choice. 

Homework: Please read another 25 pages of your independent reading book (you should be up to page 60). Have a memorable passage of your choice from the reading book ready to share. \

Please bring the independent reading book with you to class next week!