1. Actual Essays are due today- For your journal, please read aloud. Secondly, have you considered your next topic sufficiently? If so, what's your plan? If not, think of something that is personal about/around you you'd like to see changed. What is it? Why does it bother you? How could it be fixed. (15 min)
2. Journal discussion (7 min)
3. Groups and reading-
Editing questions:
Do they have a works cited formatted correctly?
Do they have at least 5 sources?
Are the sources from academic databases/ other reliable sources?
What's the topic?
What's the author's position?
What are their reasons?
Do they use intext and insentence citation?
Is the insentece citation done correctly?
Check all the citations and see if there's a corresponding works cited entry?
What's the essay missing?
What does the essay have that it doesn't need?
Is it convincing?
Do they use logos or pathos more?
Circle any grammar mistakes.
Offer a compliment.
Exunt.
HW- Essay plans and editing--- essays due Thursday.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
1.
Works cited check…
2.
Journal- Is knowledge/information valuable?
3.
General
questions regarding anything in the world.
4.
Next
assignment freak out!&%!
5.
Ummm,
what?
6.
HW-
7.
Attendance
Possible essay Plan...
Animal
Research- against…
Arg/Informational
History—AR/HR
Current
rationales.
Interview
someone (3) who actually tests animals-
same questions.
Convenience Polls
Observation.
Look at
others’ research on the same topic.
Emotions….
Claim-
Call to
action with ways to change.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Journal-
What's the problem with your paper? Look at it critically and tell me what's wrong with it. What are you missing? What did you add that you didn't need? Are you using the conventions of in-text and in-sentence citation correctly?
Groups and editing....
1. What's the author's stance?
2. Did they provide some history or background to catch up the readers with what they already know?
3. Do they have a thesis? Circle it.
4. Are there at least 3 body paragraphs?
5. Did they include a rebuttal section as a paragraph?
6. Is the introduction long enough? Is the conclusion long enough?
7. Are the direct quotes attached to their own words or are they sentences by themselves?
8. What is the essay missing to convince you?
9. Did they manage in-text or in-sentence citations correctly?
10. Provide a compliment.
11. Ask a question if you are still not convinced.
12. What point could they add to be more convincing?
13. Do they seem like they are being fair?
14. Offer a compliment.
What's the problem with your paper? Look at it critically and tell me what's wrong with it. What are you missing? What did you add that you didn't need? Are you using the conventions of in-text and in-sentence citation correctly?
Groups and editing....
1. What's the author's stance?
2. Did they provide some history or background to catch up the readers with what they already know?
3. Do they have a thesis? Circle it.
4. Are there at least 3 body paragraphs?
5. Did they include a rebuttal section as a paragraph?
6. Is the introduction long enough? Is the conclusion long enough?
7. Are the direct quotes attached to their own words or are they sentences by themselves?
8. What is the essay missing to convince you?
9. Did they manage in-text or in-sentence citations correctly?
10. Provide a compliment.
11. Ask a question if you are still not convinced.
12. What point could they add to be more convincing?
13. Do they seem like they are being fair?
14. Offer a compliment.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
1. Journal-
What's a works cited? What's it for? How do your in-text citations and in-sentence citations work with the works cited?
2. Example Works Cited and Paper.
3. Practice one?
4. Time to draft....
5. Draft of essays, without works cited, due Tuesday. Please have in-text or in-sentence citations for every paraphrase, summary, or direct quote.
HW- Work, Work!!
What's a works cited? What's it for? How do your in-text citations and in-sentence citations work with the works cited?
2. Example Works Cited and Paper.
3. Practice one?
4. Time to draft....
5. Draft of essays, without works cited, due Tuesday. Please have in-text or in-sentence citations for every paraphrase, summary, or direct quote.
HW- Work, Work!!
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Continuing...
1. What's the most interesting/persuasive fact you know about your topic? Why do you find it so convincing?
2. HW review, quickly.
3. Research time.
4. Planning and outlining the essay. Notes and examples.
5. HW- Come to class with an outline for your first Research-based Argument.
2. HW review, quickly.
3. Research time.
4. Planning and outlining the essay. Notes and examples.
5. HW- Come to class with an outline for your first Research-based Argument.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
1. Journal- Write your narrowed down topic or your actual thesis, if you have one, on the board.
2. Research Plan and where to look. Best Practices.
3. Gathering stage....
4. Use your time in class to research for your first essay. Let me know if you need help.
5. HW- Reading- "Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect," and "Indian Mascots--You're Out!"
Reading Questions-
What strategies are used by each other to convince others?
What is the most effective strategy?
Is the author biased? Why?
What is the purpose of each of these arguments?
What are the further implications, for society at large, we can create from these arguments?
Do you agree or disagree with the authors' positions? Why?
2. Research Plan and where to look. Best Practices.
3. Gathering stage....
4. Use your time in class to research for your first essay. Let me know if you need help.
5. HW- Reading- "Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect," and "Indian Mascots--You're Out!"
Reading Questions-
What strategies are used by each other to convince others?
What is the most effective strategy?
Is the author biased? Why?
What is the purpose of each of these arguments?
What are the further implications, for society at large, we can create from these arguments?
Do you agree or disagree with the authors' positions? Why?
Thursday, October 2, 2014
1. Journal- So, after all this chatting, what, exactly is a rhetorical analysis and why do we do them?
1.5- Practice:
Some old fogies, well, Ben Franklin, says that, "He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas." This means that we should beware of the company we keep. This means this because...
And one to exit class early, here:
A famous saying is that, "You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar." This means if you want to convince others, being nice to them how to do it. This means this because...
2. Essays back and questions.
3. Groups and analysis reading.
1. Do they have the thesis as the first paragraph and does it follow the thesis provided in class?
2. What is the purpose of their essay?
3. Circle any grammar issues.
4. Are they telling us what the effect of the device (logos, pathos, ethos) is and also why it's being used or why/how it affects others? The why?
5. Do they quote the author of the editorial they are analyzing?
6. What about a works cited? Should they have one here?
7. MLA format? Yes or no?
8. Is the paper set up with a thesis on top and two paragraphs beneath?
9. Are the paragraphs long enough? Do they prove that the author is using the device and do they tell why the author is using it and describe it effect?
4. HW- Complete your rhetorical analysis.
5. HW- Do some reading/research and come to class with a thesis for your first research-based argument.
6. HW- Reading- Part 5, Arguments: Please read the arguments "Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect," "Toddlers in Tiaras," and "Indian Mascots--You're Out!" and answer the questions that follow each. The arguments can be found in Part 5 of your book, or maybe, chapter 22.
1.5- Practice:
Some old fogies, well, Ben Franklin, says that, "He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas." This means that we should beware of the company we keep. This means this because...
And one to exit class early, here:
A famous saying is that, "You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar." This means if you want to convince others, being nice to them how to do it. This means this because...
2. Essays back and questions.
3. Groups and analysis reading.
1. Do they have the thesis as the first paragraph and does it follow the thesis provided in class?
2. What is the purpose of their essay?
3. Circle any grammar issues.
4. Are they telling us what the effect of the device (logos, pathos, ethos) is and also why it's being used or why/how it affects others? The why?
5. Do they quote the author of the editorial they are analyzing?
6. What about a works cited? Should they have one here?
7. MLA format? Yes or no?
8. Is the paper set up with a thesis on top and two paragraphs beneath?
9. Are the paragraphs long enough? Do they prove that the author is using the device and do they tell why the author is using it and describe it effect?
4. HW- Complete your rhetorical analysis.
5. HW- Do some reading/research and come to class with a thesis for your first research-based argument.
6. HW- Reading- Part 5, Arguments: Please read the arguments "Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect," "Toddlers in Tiaras," and "Indian Mascots--You're Out!" and answer the questions that follow each. The arguments can be found in Part 5 of your book, or maybe, chapter 22.
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