Terms and Multiple Choice Review

Obj: I can annotate multiple choice answers to show my thinking.

1. Teams: Rhetorical Terms Review
2. Multiple choice tips

• Read the passage first and thoroughly (or at least do questions as you go along--don’t bother to read the questions first)
• Read the questions thoroughly--and carefully! If the question seems particularly hard or complicated, try answering it in your head first, and then choosing the answer that best matches your response. 
• Don’t be afraid to reread portions of the text!
• Use the process of elimination (duh!) to your advantage. Physically mark the answers that are wrong. Make your best guess among the answer left AND if it’s one you’re really unsure of, put a star next to it. Sometimes, by answering other questions on the passage, a previous question becomes clear. 
• Don't spend too much time on one question. Make your best guess, and move on. Leave no question unanswered. 

3. Passage practice for multiple choice

For this practice time, read the passage thoroughly and mark it up. Then ANNOTATE the answer choices to show your thinking on how you arrive at each answer. Cross out incorrect answers with a few words that explain why they are incorrect, and question answers you're not sure about. This will help to slow down your thinking to show how you're arriving at your answer choices.

Next class: Review, relax, celebrate!

Child Labor and Nerds

Obj: I can evaluate strengths and weaknesses in sample essays and write a rhetorical analysis on demand.

1. Opener: swap intros

2. Sample essays: Score and discuss strengths and weaknesses

3. Timed essay (last one!): 40 minutes

Friday: Multiple Choice/Rhetorical Terms Review

Review Rhetoric

Obj: I can review rhetorical terms with my group and develop my skills with writing the rhetorical analysis essay.

1. Rhetorical Terms Review: 15-minute challenge

Using the terms you selected,  you will write a stump speech for a fake political candidate. Each group will project their stump speech, and the other groups will have 2 minutes to find all five terms. 

2. Read Pink Flamingos and Nerds

HW: Read and annotate essays then write an intro for each

Argument Review and Rhetorical Terms

1. Present Rhetorical Terms
2. Review Arguments
     a. Warm-up: Review scoring rubric and sample essays together--discuss scoring/tips
     b. Self: Underline where you did the following...

A CLEAR, PRECISE POSITION ON THE TOPIC OR ISSUE
CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS--include a counterargument. Sometimes strong essays are 50/50--don’t be afraid to spend time on this.
DEVELOP EXAMPLES!!!! This is KEY, my friends! It is better to develop two examples at length than to use 3 less developed (more like a list) examples. Examples can come from history, books, news, shows, real life, personal or hypothetical.
This is your chance to STRUT THAT RHETORICAL STUFF!! This essay is the most conducive to developing your own voice, sounding authentic, and showing off your sense of style just a little bit. Try to get into it and “sound” like you’re invested!

c. Partner: score using rubric and leave notes for suggestions

3. Argument Prompt #2: 30 minutes


Upcoming:
Monday, May 7th:
Rhetorical Terms Review Game
Review Rhetorical Analysis

Wednesday, May 9th
More Rhetorical Analysis Review

Friday, May 11th
Rhetorical Terms Quiz (new and old)
MC Review?

Tuesday, May 15th: Last class!

Wednesday, May 16th: Exam 8 a.m.

Argument Prompt Rotation and New Rhetorical Terms

Obj: I can outline ideas for an argumentative essay and choose one to develop. I can research and teach my rhetorical term to the class.

1. Argument Prompt Rotation
2. New Rhetorical Terms
3. Slideshow:

Please include the following information on your slide:

• Define term
• Online example
• Original example
• Fun fact/image

Multiple Choice and Synthesis Review

Obj: I can review my answers to multiple choice questions and explain why I chose the answers I did. I can evaluate sample synthesis essays and reflect on my own strengths and weaknesses.

1. Review multiple choice

• "I am Woman" as a group
• Do next three sections in groups of 4. Discuss answers put and why. Feel free to change the answers on your packet. Make sure you understand why. Keep track of your original thinking.

2. Synthesis Review

• Read and score sample essays
• Re-read your own and give it a score (use the rubric and defend your score)

HW: Peace Action Essay Contest submission is due May 1st. Review feedback on your essay and revise as necessary. Here are the instructions for submitting (please cc me on your submission):

Entries should be submitted to MaineEssayContest@gmail.com by May first.
Please include the name of your high school, your year, indicate in the subject line if this is an
“Essay Contest Submission” or an “Essay Contest Question.”
Please attach your letter or op-ed as a Word or PDF attachment.

Synthesis Review: 8 classes to go!

Obj: Review rhetorical analysis (quick) and write a synthesis essay.

1. Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address: hand back essays and review tips

1. What are big ideas in Lincoln’s speech?
1. Meaning: what is his purpose?
2. Method: what are the most important things he does in the speech?
2. Paragraphs: each paragraph needs to FOCUS on a particular strategy or subtopic in his purpose.
1. Parallelism compares then and now--in order to ___________________
2. Parallelism unites them in effects of war-- in order to ___________________
3. Religious allusions remind both sides believe in same God-- in order to __________________
4. Religious allusions remind that war is in God’s hands -- in order to ____________________
5. Positive diction creates hopeful tone at the end -- in order to ______________________

3. Include appropriate evidence to really illustrate your points: refer back to the text consistently in your body paragraphs

2. Synthesis In-class Essay

Upcoming:

Friday: review multiple choice and synthesis

Tuesday: new (and old) rhetorical terms for MC and argument prompt rotation

Death of a Soldier

I can read and analyze Loisa May Alcott's "Death of a Soldier" for rhetorical techniques.

1. Eero's YLNT
2. Review essay contest: 800-word limit
3. Read and annotate "Death of a Soldier." What do you notice?
4. Write introduction and first body paragraph
5. Review samples: how do the writers weave in evidence? What transitional words do you notice?

HW: Finish rhetorical analysis of "Death of a Soldier"
Next class: In-class rhetorical analysis essay

MacArthur's Commencement Address

Obj:  I  can analyze a text for rhetorical strategies and devices (structure, appeals, logic, and language) to understand how an author conveys his meaning.

War Unit: Pulling it all together

On Tuesday during afternoon advisory, we will be discussing the necessity of war in small groups with Ms. Chalmer's class. Discussion prompt: Develop a position on the following question: is war an inevitable element of human existence?

To prepare: Review Macarthur's speech that we will look at today and compare it with Eisenhower's Farewell address and Margaret Mead's essay that you will be reading for homework. Create an outline of your ideas that includes relevant evidence from all three of your sources. This outline will be collected as evidence of your preparation for the discussion.

1. Hannah's YLNT

2. Peace Action Maine Essay Contest

3. Boswell MC Questions

4. Macarthur's Commencement Address

HW: Read and annotate Margaret Mead's Essay and complete First Reading Questions.

Boswell's "On War" and Structure

Obj: I  can analyze the structure of a text and how this structure contributes to the text as a whole by tracing the focus of each paragraph.

1. Peace Action Maine Essay Contest

2. Discuss "Farewell Address": HW Questions

• What do you think of his speech? Does his message still resonate today?

3. Read and annotate Boswell's "On War"

• Review Arrangement-- the structure of an argument
• Structure Analysis

4. Take the multiple choice "quiz" at the end of the article. Then, we'll discuss!

HW: How does Boswell deliberately structure his essay "On War"? Is this structure effective in conveying his position on war? Explain.

Eisenhower and Cataline

Inquiry: How can I analyze texts by reading closely and answering questions on rhetoric and style? How can I draw comparisons between these texts?

Last class, we talked about war and its necessity. Whether you are pro, anti, or somewhere in between, war has been a reality throughout history. We will continue to examine war and people’s ideologies about war.  

1. Matt YLNT
2. Turn in Vocab Packets
3. Discuss Cataline's speech (q's from last class)

• Image analysis and quote: How do they inform your reading of the speech?

4. General Eisenhower's Letter to Allied Forces: Read the text silently and annotate for persuasive techniques

Remember SOAPStone:

• Subject
• Audience
• Occasion
• Purpose 
• Speaker 
• Tone

a)What is your initial response to the letter? Be specific. (First Reading Questions)

c) Second Reading Questions: (orally and mark text)

d) Comparing the 2 motivational speeches (Cataline and Eisenhower)

• Together on board
• 15-minute essay: which speech is more persuasive and why?

5. Introduction to Eisenhower's "Farewell Address"

Homework: Finish reading this address. Answer the “Second Reading” Questions on separate paper.