November 18 - 22

This week, we'll focus on finishing the final drafts of the rhetorical analysis essay we've been writing in stages by pulling up the rough drafts you've submitted and polishing them up. These same steps (reading and annotating, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising) are what you'll do for all of the writing we'll do in this class, and for the effective writing you'll do outside of class.

We'll also get into a pivotal chapter of Frederick Douglass, Chapter 10. This chapter describes a low point in his life, and the strength he found to fight for himself, and eventually for others.

There is no quiz this week to ensure we have plenty of time to focus on the goals above, but please have journals ready to turn in at the end of the week.
 

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Check-in and reading of Frederick Douglass, at the beginning of Chapter 10. Pull up rough drafts from Turnitin.com and begin the step-by-step process of editing and revising with the goal of a final draft uploaded by the end of the week.

Due: Full rough draft uploaded to Turnitin.com. (Due Sunday night for 1st and 2nd period, Monday night for 6th period.)

Homework: Continue work on rough draft, focusing on developing the body paragraphs with a full analysis of each rhetorical device. 

Read the first 10 pages of Frederick Douglass, Chapter 10. 

Make sure journal is ready to turn in on Thursday/Friday with full sentence responses to each prompt, dates on each entry, and correct capitalization and punctuation.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Current event day - read and annotate two opposing viewpoints. Discuss and debate. 

Due: n/a

Homework: (Same as Monday.)

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Work on Chromebooks to edit/revise drafts, focusing on well developed introductions and conclusions. Check draft against rubric.

Due: Journals in bin at the end of the class period. 

Read first 10 pages of Chapter 10 of Frederick Douglass. 

6th period: Full, final draft uploaded to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, November 22. 

1st and 2nd periods: Full, final draft uploaded to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, November 22. (This extension is due to the fact that school wifi was not working properly on Friday morning in class.)

Homework: Finish the first 10 pages of Chapter 10 of Frederick Douglass. Be familiar with his story and do any catch-up over the break. We'll finish the book when we get back from the break.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in December (!)