Thesis Statements

Today, we are going to talk about thesis statements and assumptions.

Then, I will give you time to work on the 3rd drafts of your essays.

Remember this draft is due on Wednesday.

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Wednesday

Today, we are going to finish the chapter on Education (looking at "This is Water").  Then you will have time to work on your essay (draft #3).  Make sure you included at least four outside sources.  Think 5+ pages.  Think AP score of 6 or 7.  Think - how do I convince an audience.  Think Logos, Ethos, Pathos.  Think - Expert Testimony, statistics/research/facts/figures, personal connection (but this being a small part, not the complete part), counter-arguments (or the opposing side), make the argument "new", and what is in your conclusion for the audience?  Why should the audience care?

Finally:

1) make sure you've looked up the new vocabulary (test next week)

NEW VOCABULARY

Abasement
Billowing
Harangue
Abrogate
Enigma
Nuzzle
Plaudit
Ensconce
Lachrymose

and 4) Start to research news article #4 (also due next week)

Monday

Today we are going to finish reading - Baldwin, James - and Sherman Alexie, and then do peer review.

Wednesday

Today - we need to take a QUIZ, review the synthesis essay and AP grading. 

Also, discuss where you can approve you essay through research:

1) Questions: If this is the dumbest generation....who is to blame: technology, education, parents?

2) Compare to other generations?  Also evaluate technology?  Note, the generation that fought WWII has been considered "America's Greatest Generation" - but they also produced the Atomic Bomb.

3) Generation Z - where does this term come from?  Douglas Coupland actually coined "Generation X" (and uninspired people had adopted Generation Y and Z to follow).  What was generation X about? 

4) Remember pose counterarguments.  Remember concede arguments.  Don't get offended by the question.

5) Research the positives concerning video games, etc. 

6) Reread the articles you already have been given and evaluate them.  Most of you aren't analysis what they say and using it. 

2nd Draft - if you have adequately finished your 1st draft (if you have a sub-4 you haven't) - is due on Monday. 

Open House

Tuesday

Today, we are going to go over your 1) News Stories; 2) Synthesis Question; and then 3) Continue reading chapter 4.

Also, I have a list of guides for argument writing to hand out to you.

Note: Your 2nd draft of your synthesis essay is due on Monday and it will need at least three outside sources (those not given in your packet).

Monday

Today, you need to turn in your 1st drafts of your synthesis essay, and then we'll talk about them.


Then we'll - according to request - begin to read chapter 4 (this reading will be do on Friday).

Finally, I will give you time to research either news article #3 - which you should post today.  Remember find an article, write up a summary of it, and respond to it: do you agree with it (make sure you discuss why), are there bias within it, what's important about it?

If you have news article 3 done, begin to research articles for your synthesis essay.  

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NOTE!!!!!  Some of you have not turned in the OPEN QUESTION from last week (MOCHA, LILY, SADIE), and some of you are missing PRECIS (Zach, Danny, Sadie), Outline chapter 3 (LILY), and Vocabulary Quiz (MOCHA).

Current I's - Danny, Zach, Lily, Mocha, Sadie. 

HW: Continue to read chapter 4, look up vocabulary words, work on synthesis essay and/or make-up work.


NEW VOCABULARY

Abasement
Billowing
Harangue
Abrogate
Enigma
Nuzzle
Plaudit
Ensconce
Lachrymose