English IV
Mr. Scheef
November 22 - December 20
Instructor:
Email:
Phone:
Best Time:
Mr. Scheef
bscheefnu@hotmail.com
(785) 404-6831
(A) Days 10:00-10:30 (B) Days (11:30-12:00)
Learning Goals and Objectives:
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Students will be able to define persuasive writing.
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Students will be able to use logical reasoning to support and develop persuasive points.
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Students will be able establish effective credibility while meeting ethical standards.
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Select, develop an effective persuasive topic into a credible document.
“A” DAY
“A” DAY
Thursday
November 18
Student Responses:
For Monday read:
Type Final Drafts (Objective - Subjective Essays)
Chapter 13 Argumentation (persuasion)
Monday
November 22
Student Responses:
Turn in final descriptive essays. Be sure to include a Six Trait Eval.
Introduce:
In class complete:
Argumentation - Persuasive Writing
Five (5) Syllogisms - Due EOC
For Tuesday:
“A” DAY
English IV
English IV
Bring to class (one) example for each of the examples of faulty reasoning located on
page 582. Students may bring hard copies (newspaper, magazines, or online
sources to complete this assignment.
a.
Copy or provide the source.
b.
List the faulty reasoning category
c.
Provide an explanation as to what the specific source is and how that source
applies to element of faulty reasoning.
For Thursday: Chapter 13 Annotations - Due - BOC
Tuesday
November 30
English IV
Review:
Student Responses:
For Thursday:
Faulty Reasoning
Faulty Reasoning page 582.
Annotations Due
Guys complete: Before You Read page 639 (minimum one page HW)
For the Death Penalty by Ernest van den Haag
Gals complete: Before You Read page 616 (minimum one page HW)
Cause and Violent Effect: by Hattemer
“A” DAY
Thursday
December 2
Student Responses:
Before You Read
a.
Guys
b.
Gals
Combining Rhetorical Strategies
a. Guys For the Death Penalty by Van Den Haag (HW)
b. Gals Cause and Violent Effect by Hattemer (HW)
c. Minimum (2) typed (DS pages) Garcia
For Monday complete:
English IV
“A” DAY
Monday
December 6
English IV
Student Responses:
Combining Rhetorical Strategies
a. Guys For the Death Penalty by Van Den Haag (HW)
b. Gals Cause and Violent Effect by Hattemer (HW)
c. Minimum (2) typed (DS pages) Garcia
In Class:
In Class:
Before You Read, I Have a Dream by King Jr.
Listen and watch King’s I Have a Dream
a.
How has your opinion of the speech changed?
b.
How has society changed since King’s death?
For Wednesday:
Prepare a one page minimum (HW) paper that discusses the following q
question.
Has the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States
vindicated Martin Luther King ? We will read your responses in class.
Note: You may have to define the term “vindicated.”
Student Responses: Persuasive Response (King - Obama)
“A” DAY
Wednesday
December 8
English IV
Student Responses:
Persuasive Response (King - Obama)
Has the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States
vindicated Martin Luther King ? We will read your responses in class.
Note: You may have to define the term “vindicated.”
Persuasive Essay:
Select one (1) of the following topics for your final argumentative essay.
a.
b.
c.
Money is (or is not) the path to happiness.
Apathy is (or is not) America’s greatest challenge.
America is (or is not) becoming a society of deteriorating values.
Project Requirements:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Minimum of two (2) typed pages (Garcia)
Minimum of two (2) sources to defend your premise
Minimum of two (2)
1.
Summation Cards
2.
Informative Cards (specific information stated in text)
3.
Direct Quotation Cards
MLA Title Page (Not Garcia) and Works Cited Page (MLA)
Due Dates:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Sources and Note Cards
Topic Outline - W.C.P. (Typed)
Topic Outline - W.C.P Revision
First Draft Text (Typed)
First Draft Text Revision
Final Drafts
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
Friday
Tues.
Tues.
Thurs.
Thurs.
Monday
Dec. 10 - EOC
Dec. 14 - BOC
Dec. 14 - EOC
Dec. 16 - BOC
Dec. 16 - EOC
Dec. 20 - BOC