PERIOD 5 ENGLISH 12 SEATING
CHART
ENGLISH 12: UNIT 1:
LIFE AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL
Week 1: Intro
to ERWC & Sr.
Proj.
WARM UP: YOUR FATE CARD
 On the card provided, please write
 your full name
 a name you prefer to be called (if different)
 On the reverse, draw or attach a symbol, graphic, picture, or
image that represents you or something about you.
Fiction & Nonfiction Week 1
ENGLISH 12: LIFE AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL
Objective
Assignments
HW
Mon
Establish
classroom
norms and
procedures
Warm Up (WU): Your fate card
Syllabus & Course Overview
Intro to the Sr. Proj.
Bring a Comp Book by
Tues.
Return signed syllabus
& Sr. Proj. Form by Fri.
Tues
Introduction to
ERWC &
Rhetoric
WU: Read Activity 1 & Write down any questions
in the margin.
Activities 1-2
Notes: Intro to Rhetoric
Return signed syllabus
& Sr. Proj. Form by Fri.
Wed
Analyze for the
three appeals
WU: Journal
Review the appeals
Appeals in Advertising Assignment
Return signed syllabus
& Sr. Proj. Form by Fri.
Thurs
Analyze for the
three appeals
WU: Life After HS Portfolio Cover Page
Share ads
Life…HS Activities 1-2
Return signed syllabus
& Sr. Proj. Form by Fri.
Fri
Develop
background for
reading
rhetorically
WU: Journal
Life After HS Activities 3-5
Return signed syllabus
& Sr. Proj. Form by Fri.
Life After High School Week 1
SYLLABUS & COURSE OVERVIEW
Grading
10%
20%
Classwork & Homework
Essays & Projects
Tests
Participation
20%
50%
Fiction & Nonfiction Week 1
• Missing Assignments
• Behavior
• Tardies
• Food/Drink
• Bathroom
• Materials
•Bring Comp Book tomorrow!!!
• Signed Syllabus Page due Friday
Fiction & Nonfiction Week 1
INTRO TO SENIOR PROJECT: THE PAPER
 8-10 pages
 I-Search
 Sources
 Interviews
 Job Shadow
 Research
 Sections
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Part 1: Background
Part 2A: Interviews
Part 2B: Job Shadow
Part 3: Research & Reflection
Appendix
INTRO TO SENIOR PROJECT: THE “LEG
WORK”
 Interviews
 3!!!
 START PLANNING NOW!
 Job Shadow
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Minimum 10 hours
15 total hours must be logged
1 school day
Start early!
INTRO TO SENIOR PROJECT: THE BOARDS
 June 5
 Speech
 Power Point/ Prezi
 8-12 minutes
 Questions
 Portfolio
 Advisory docs
 Sr. Proj. forms
 I-Search Paper
INTRO TO RHETORIC
Notes—copy in
composition
book
INTRO TO RHETORIC
Rhetoric
 Argument & persuasion
everything is an
argument
 Spoken
 Written
 Visual
What is the argument here?
ARISTOTLE’S RHETORICAL TRIANGLE
SPEAKER:
ETHOS
MESSAGE
LOGOS
PURPOSE
PATHOS
AUDIENCE
LOGOS
 Appeals to logic
 Uses reason
 Data
 Evidence
ETHOS
 Appeals to Ethics
 “moral code”
 Connection to audience
 This is just or right
 “authority”
 Credible – good sources
 Honest
PATHOS
 Appeals to emotions
 Sympathy, empathy, pathetic
 can be used to manipulate
 Often uses figurative language
 Australian anti-drunk driving campaign
WEDNESDAY WU
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Journal:
No talking for 7 minutes
Write for 5 minutes
Think of advertisements that you like to look at or watch.
What is it about them that interests or intrigues you? What
attracts you?
THURSDAY WU
 On your punched purple paper, make a cover page for your
“Life After High School” Portfolio.
 Use a black or dark blue marker or pen
 Title: “Life After High School”
 Contents:
 Annotated Reading Packet
 Writings:
 Keep all documents for this unit (Life After High School) in
your binder, with this cover sheet.
FRIDAY WU
 Brainstorm a group or list of possible Sr. Proj. topics
 Think about
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What are you currently interested in?
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Who do you most admire and respect, and what jobs do they do?
What kind of resources are there in our community for your future?
Have you ever been to a place that you wish you could work at?
 If you can’t think of ideas, just answer the questions above.