Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy
Digital Agenda- Week 12
Dates: October 22 – 25, 2012
Teacher: Vance
Date:
Do Now: Journal 15
Standard(s): Reading 2.8
Learning Objective (s):
Oct. 30, 2012 & Nov. 1, 2012
Subject/Course:
English
Grade:
10
Given the speech, I can evaluate the credibility of an author’s argument by critiquing the relationship between claims and evidence & I can evaluate the credibility of an author’s argument/claim by
critiquing the completeness of evidence.
Assessment: 1.5 (2.5 Honors) Journal Entry
Whole Group
Journal 15 (10 min)
Direct
Completeness of Evidence/5 Rhetorical Devices
Independent / Computer Assisted Activity
Missing Evidence Worksheet/ Intro Tone
Collaborative
Rhetorical Devices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epuTZigxUY8
Which of the following pieces of evidence would support the woman’s
claim that the man stole her bags and ate her food?
A. Among men, blacks (28.5%) are about six times more likely than whites
(4.4%) to be admitted to prison during their
life. (http://www.peace.ca/truthaboutblackcrime.htm)
* Which of the following statements from the passage supports
the author's conclusion that carrier pigeons sometimes had a
dangerous job?
A. In 1815 an English banker named Nathan Rothschild made his
fortune by relying on messages sent to him by carrier pigeons.
PPT on Week 14. Look at examples of Alliteration, Rhetorical
Questioning, Allusion, Repetition, & …
Create a 30 second commercial for a new product that you
have invented. Assign Ethos, Logos and Pathos to each
group members. They must contribute 2 sentences to the
commercial. The 4th group member should create a visual of
all info.
Demonstrate and use all 3 Rhetorical Devices in your
commercial.
B. Since they could easily be released from airplanes or ships,
every branch of the armed services used the birds.
C. On his last mission, though wounded, he carried a message
that saved the lives of 194 American soldiers.
D. Many people find carrier pigeons ugly because of their big
wattle, a knobby buildup of skin on the beak.
Teacher: Vance
Date:
Oct. 31, 2012
Subject/Course:
English
Grade: 10
Do Now: Parallel Structure Do Now
Standard(s): Writing 1.1 Organization and Focus: Establish a controlling impression or coherent thesis that conveys a clear and distinctive perspective on the subject and maintain a
consistent tone and focus throughout the piece of writing.
Learning Objective (s):
Given the outline and model of Introductory Persuasive Paragraphs, I can formulate a thesis statement.
Assessment: Introductions
Whole Group
DO NOW (10 min)
Direct
Read and analyze introductory statements & Thesis
Statements
Hand out Sentence Starters.
Honors: Outline an intro based on Model.
Independent / Computer Assisted Activity
Given prompt, write a 1 paragraph intro
Collaborative
Teacher: Vance
Date:
Nov. 2, 2012 & Nov. 5th, 2012
Subject/Course:
English
Grade: 10
Do Now: Share Journals from yesterday
Standard(s): Reading 2.8 Expository Critique: Evaluate the credibility of an author’s argument or defense of a claim by critiquing the relationship between generalizations
and evidence, the comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the author’s intent affects the structure and tone of the text (e.g., in professional journals, editorials,
political speeches, primary source material).
Learning Objective (s):
Given the speech, students will analyze the claim and evidence by identifying the 3 rhetorical devices the author is using to persuade the audience.
Assessment: 1.5 (2.5 Honors) Journal Entry
Whole Group
Journal (15 min)
Based on the prompt, write an introductory paragraph
that utilizes 1 of the sentence starters from your notes on
Wed the 31st and includes a strong (Level 3 or 4 – need
poster) thesis Statement.
Direct
Tone Analysis DIDLS
Annotate Text Together
Independent / Computer Assisted Activity
Empower 3000: article on presidential debates.
1 Dialectical Journal
Collaborative
Finish Commercials and prepare for presentation last 15
minutes of class. Class will grade you based on rubric.