Thursday
February 16, 2012 (2.16.12)
1. Materials
Composition Book
+ Pen or Pencil
HAMPTON Binder
+ 1 sheet of paper
2. Agenda
Minutes
Activity
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Warm Up
Homework
Return / Record New Grades
Persuasion SLM: Concept 4
Teams: Organizer on Now You Take Bambi…
Activator: The Columbine Massacre
Silent Read: Unnatural Killers
Student Planner
3. Special Announcements
 Please make sure to have out your homework from
last night. Please do not attempt to write a half page
now, as this will make Mr. Hampton SAD.
Warm Up
February 16, 2012 (2.16.12)
Volume-O-Meter: 0 (No Talking)
Time: 3 Minutes
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1. What is your personal opinion on the connection
between violence in the media (television, video
games, etc.) and violence in the real world? Cite some
evidence to support your claims, like personal
observations, or stories you’ve read.
Transition
Student
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Homework
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Assignment
Record
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Thursday
2.16
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Finish reading Unnatural Killers
Use the other half of our organizer
today to break down the article
into logical, emotional, and ethical
appeals.
Thursday
2.16
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Prepare for Quiz tomorrow
Will cover notes from 2.14-2.16
Monday
2.13
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Lit Log #3 has been posted
Make your post to Schoology
Due Date
BASIC
Friday
2.17
N/A
Friday
2.17
BASIC
Sunday
2.19
By
11:59 pm
Return / Record New Grades
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Directions (Volume-O: 3):
 Pass out /show grades
 Fill in current grade,
Incomplete work, and make
up work needed.
 Place all grades in Section 3
Transition
Persuasion
SLM
SLM
Unit Essential Question:
How am I persuaded…and how can I persuade others?
Key Text(s):
Infomercials, advertisements, articles
Concept 1:
The Appeals
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Concept 2:
In Your Writing
1. How do the appeals persuade
me to need / buy something?
Vocabulary
Logical, emotional, ethical
appeal
Vocabulary
Concept 3:
Propaganda
Concept 4:
In Essays / Articles
5. How does an author convince
me of his or her truth?
6. Does violence in the media
impact violence in real life?
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Organizer on Now You Take Bambi…
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Directions:
 Make organizer (3 columns)
 Label (on back too):
Logical
Emotional
Ethical
Organizer on Now You Take Bambi…
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Directions:
 Work with Team
 Break down Now You Take Bambi into
logical, emotional, ethical appeals.
 Make sure to cite the line from the text
where you are finding your evidence.
Logical
“small
children
exposed to
mass murder,
cannibalism…
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Emotional
Ethical
Activator: The Columbine Massacre
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Directions:
 Focus on: Does violence in the
media impact violence in real
life?
Read: Unnatural Killers
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Directions:
 Written by John Grisham,
author of The Firm, A Time To
Kill, The Pelican Brief
 Turn to Unit 6, pg. 4
 Use other side of organizer to
gather what appeals author is
making
 Focus on: Does violence in the
media impact violence in real
life?