Course Code: ENG 2P1 Unit 1: Persuasion Big Ideas: 1. Writing argumentative paragraphs teaches how to support an opinion. 2. The preparation of an organized speech is useful for articulating one's thoughts. 3. Developing precision in the discussion of literary devices is important for communicating purposefully for an intended audience. Knowledge (I will know): • • • • Unit Learning Goals Do (I will be able to): paragraph structure topic sentence development literary terminology speech organization • • • • Formative: • • • • paragraph drafts speech practice poetry discussion literary terminology discussion Summative: • • • prepared speech argumentative paragraph character sketch write a focused argumentative paragraph develop an argumentative topic sentence discuss a variety of literary techniques deliver a speech using a strong voice and good eye contact