Detailed Description of Third Quarter
Unit Seven: Types of arguments
Week One:
Mon: BW: Bias in Hughes’ articles; together Read Chp 7 Ev
Assignment: Outline chapter
Tues: BW: Editor assignment; discuss Chp 7; discuss current issue
Assignment: each student to find an article on issue (each from a different
source)
Wed: BW: Journal: what do you know already about this issue?; find article,
read, annotate on separate page.
Thurs: Reread own article, annotate on separate page for bias; trade with
partner, annotate on separate page for bias; compare with partner; share
with class
Fri: BW: Journal—finish the sentences (a car should…, good books are…great
films…good pets…marshmallows should be roasted…); make up a few of your
own evaluative sentences. Support your evaluation claim. Read chp 9 Ev;
Assignment—Outline chapter
Week Two:
Mon: BW: Develop an evaluative argument (claim, reason, warrant, evidence
(pg 262)) on your favorite movie. Discuss Chp 9; Assign Comp 10
Assignment—Read “Why I hate Britney” complete an evaluative
argument outline
Tues: BW: Journal: does Williams make a compelling argument-use at least one
quote; Discuss “Britney”; “Read The Case Against Coldplay”
Assignment—Complete an evaluative argument outline
Wed: BW: Journal: does Pareles make a compelling argument-use at least one
quote; Discuss “Coldplay”;
Assignment: Work on Comp 10—evaluative argument outline due Thurs
Thurs: BW: Exchange outline with partner; respond to argument solidity; Type 1st
draft (due Fri)
Fri: BW: Read your 1st draft; make revisions; Read a partner’s--Writer’s
Workshop
Assignment—Comp 10 2nd Draft (Mon)
Week Three:
Mon: Comp 10 due; BW: Before turning in your paper, in a ½ page, reflect on
Composition 10—How much time did you put into your evaluative
argument outline? How much time did you put into your 1st draft? How
well did you use the time given for peer-editing? How much time did you
put into your 2nd draft? Is what you will turn in the best possible paper
you could write? How have you improved? What do you need to work on
for the next draft?
Read chp 10, outline
Assignment—chp 10, outline
Tues: BW: Why do puppies get excited when they hear the word ‘treat’? Write
a causal argument outline (see below; refer to page 298 for an example)
Claim:
Reason:
Warrant:
Evidence:
If you finish early, create your own “Why” question, transform it into a claim and
create a causal argument outline for your question.
Answer:
Claim: Puppies get excited upon hearing the word ‘treat’ because they like treats.
Reason: Treats taste good.
Warrant: Because treats taste good, puppies want them.
Evidence: Puppies jump up and down, wag their tails and gobble the treat up
when they get one.
In class, discuss outlines, discuss chp 10.
Assignment—Read “What makes a serial killer?”; outline causual
arguments (wksht) (Question, Definition of key term, causal argument
outline (Claim, reason, warrant, evidence + counter arguments, evidence)
for first, second, third, fourth, fifth cause
Wed: BW: Skim your outline; what was the most compelling argument to you?
What do you believe?
Review outline worksheet
Assignment—Assigned Comp 11; partners select two cartoons/photos;
each partner creates question + causal argument outline for one item
Thurs: BW: exchange photo/cartoon with partner; write own question + causal
argument;
See how versions compare; synthesize partners’ causal arguments to
create one argument. Partners write essays (1st draft due Friday)
Fri: BW: exchange 1st draft with partner; revise.
Type 2nd draft due Monday
Week Four:
Mon: Comp 11 due; BW: Before turning in your paper, in a ½ page, reflect on
Composition 10—How much time did you put into your evaluative
argument outline? How much time did you put into your 1st draft? How
well did you use the time given for peer-editing? How much time did you
put into your 2nd draft? Is what you will turn in the best possible paper
you could write? Evaluate your partner as well. How have you
improved? What do you need to work on for the next draft?
Read chp 11, outline
Assignment—chp 11, outline
Tues: BW: Turn to page 351 of Everything’s an Argument. On your own,
complete a response for number 2.
Discuss chp 11
Assignment—read “Mass transit hysteria”; complete Response Question
#3 (page 351), completing a proposal argument outline (claim, reason,
warrant, evidence)—not alternate assignment.
Wed: BW: Freewrite on a gripe that you have (using brainstormed list from
yesterday, if need-be). What would you propose to fix the problem?
Create a proposal argument outline; begin 1st draft.
Thurs: Trade 1st draft with partner; Partners give response (using page 349-350).
Fri: BW: Trade 1st draft with a different partner; partner pretend that you are the
problem (if the issue is cafeteria food, you are the cook that orders the food).
What is compelling and persuasive? What is offensive/not persuasive? How
would you react to the letter? Write a response letter to the author (1/2 page)
Type 2nd draft (due Tues)
Assignment—2nd draft; read chp 14; outline
Unit Eight: The Researched Argument
Week Five:
Mon: No class—President’s Day
Tues: Comp 12 due; BW: Reread “Achieving Visual Literacy” (pg 418). Using
this passage to guide your response, react to each of the three versions of the peertutoring advertisements.
Discuss Chp 14; select ad
Assignment—Response #2 (due Wed)
Wed: BW: Partners trade ads, write response using questions
Partners discuss ads—similarities, differences in responses
Assignment—Read Chp 15; outline
Thurs: BW: Reread “Arguments to be heard” (pg 447-451) and “Arguments to be
remembered” (pg 451-452); as you read, write down the most important
suggestions to keep in mind when delivering a spoken argument.
Discuss chp 15
Assignment— Response #1 (page 466)
Fri: BW: Trade written portion of essay with partner—read.
Listen to partner’s revised spoken version while looking at typed
version. What changes do you hear? Discuss.
Assignment—Read chp 16; outline
Week Six:
Mon: BW: Freewrite: select a controversial topic that interests you; what is your
opinion on the topic (offering a claim and support)?
Discuss chp 16; listen to Ms. P’s one-person debate; take notes
Assignment—Prepare your own one-person debate (outline); present
tomorrow
Tues: Present one-person debates; class take notes, critiques argument, counterargument and response argument.
Assignment—Read chp 18; outline
Wed: BW: Turn to page 527; respond to #4.
Discuss chp 18
Assignment—Read 19; outline
Thurs: BW: Return to the “Mass Transit Hysteria” essay (page 364); Reread the
essay. Write a brief summary (1/2 page) of the argument that uses both direct
quote (with signal phrase/integration) and paraphrase. Be sure to properly cite
(Author’s last name pg #).
Discuss 19; Assigned Comp 13; groups meet
Assignment— group members individually create rough draft (due
tomorrow).
Fri: Groups meet, create posters, due Mon
Assignment—Comp 13 (posters)
Week Seven:
Mon: BW: Reflect on Comp 13
Present Comp 13; Freewrite on a current topic where support and dissent
can be found. Assign Comp 14—by Friday, have argument outline (claim,
warrant, evidence).
Tues: Research
Wed: Research
Thurs: Research
Fri: Outline, prewrite essay; type 1st draft
Week Eight:
Mon: Type
Tues: Type (1st draft (Wed))
Wed: Peer revise researched argument
Thurs: Type (2nd draft (Fri))
Fri: Peer edit researched argument
Week Nine:
Mon: Type 3rd draft (3rd draft due Tues, 2 copies)
Tues: 3rd draft due, 2 copies;
Assignment: Comp 15 create synthesis question (have three copies of
question and evidence) (Thurs)
Wed: Book Talks
Thurs: Comp 15 (3 copies) due; Book Talks
Fri: No class—end of third quarter