HW due Wed. 1/31, Thurs. 2/1

Due TOMORROW: Choose a new beat. Send me a link to an op-ed/editorial) must be an opinion piece, not a news story, that fits your beat and has been published within the last 2 weeks. Reputable sources only. See Beat Report document for list of reputable sources. Links will not be accepted past 8 AM Wednesday for credit.

Due Thursday: Read and annotate sample argument. Use the rubric to score it. Write comments on the rubrics to justify your score. These will be collected.

Break Work - Due Jan. 30

Due 1/30:Read and annotate - 
1. Pages VII-XX of "The Awakening" The Enriched Classics Edition 
2. Chopin's biography from KateChopin.org: CHOPIN BIOGRAPHY

Write minimum 2 pages each in response journal:

#1: How do genders define us?

#2: How did Kate Chopin's life affect her work?

Please bring annotated texts and journals to class with you on Jan. 30. 

Beat Report #2 due tomorrow!

Use the Liu Method for annotation and structure your argument using his strategy:

• Foundation
• Architecture
• Music

The beat report should be approx. 4-5 paragraphs, including a short intro that contains source info (title and author) and publication date and publication name. Please adhere to MLA format. You can see the sample MLA paper at the Purdue OWL website. Your papers must be in Times New Roman 12, double-spaces, with a properly formatted heading and page headers.

You must turn in:

• A printed beat report (due tomorrow, at start of class, will be accepted after tomorrow as long as you share ON TIME - before start of class tomorrow)
• An annotated op-ed (due tomorrow, at start of class, will not be accepted late)
• SOAPSTONE+R is optional and will not be graded, but it is always recommended to do this after you read to determine key points you will address in the analysis report.

Timed Writing Tomorrow: "The Meanings of a Word"

Timed Writing tomorrow: Please bring your annotated text, "The Meanings of a Word" and loose leaf paper. Write only in blue or black pen. Timed writing begins when bell rings and ends when bell rings.

Due 1/19: Beat Report #2. No late papers accepted. Term is ending soon. Grades are due soon.

Due 1/30:Read and annotate - 
1. Pages VII-XX of "The Awakening" The Enriched Classics Edition 
2. Chopin's biography from KateChopin.org: CHOPIN BIOGRAPHY
Be prepared to write about/discuss what you read. 

HW, plan for next week

Due 1/30: Read pages VII-XX of "The Awakening" The Enriched Classics Edition (background info before we read the book). Be prepared to write about it/discuss it.

Due 1/19: Beat Report #2 - use Liu Method for organization/analysis.

PLAN FOR NEXT WEEK: (updated!)
Tuesday: Review Rights of Man essay (peer feedback, teacher feedback/conferencing, rubric review)
Wednesday: Timed Writing: "The Meanings of a Word" Argument
Thursday/Friday: Performance Series Reading 

HW: Timed Writing Tomorrow

Timed Writing Tomorrow: The Rights of Man.
You may only bring your outline and annotated text/prompt.
You must write in pen (blue or black).
Take the time tonight to make sure your outline follows the format and fulfills the requirements of the Argument Essay we reviewed in class.

Friday: We will score one another's argument essay vs. the AP rubric. You will leave feedback for your partner, read their feedback and make an action plan to correct errors/fix fallacies/improve overall quality of your work.

Tuesday: Timed Writing: "The Meanings of a Word".
You will not see the prompt until you get to class on Tuesday. Please prepare for this essay by making careful annotations on the text. You may only bring the text with you to class. You may take notes on the text in terms of Steps 1-6 of Argument writing guide.
Extra time: If extra time is afforded to you, you must complete the writing Period 5 with a pass from your teacher, or period 8 with a pass from your teacher on Tuesday only.

Ongoing: Review the Liu Method PPT. It is how you will write your second beat report. No late reports accepted. It is due 8 AM on 1/19.

HW Due Wed. 1/10

Updated: Timed Writing Thursday (Rights of Man) We will continue to prepare to write the argument essay in class. Continue to work on your outline. Annotate the prompt you were given in class today. You may not bring a draft with you to class or use your notebooks when you write on Thursday. Follow the guidelines for "how to write an argument essay" and create an outline that includes all of the elements necessary. Insert apt transitions where necessary.

Opinionated Beat Report #2 due 1/19. Review Liu Method PPT (see post from yesterday). This is the format you will use for this report.

Vocab.com due tomorrow. If not completed to 100% by 8AM on due date, no credit!

The Awakening due 1/10 (tomorrow). You must bring your own copy to class so you can get credit. There will be reading to do for homework.

HW Due Tues. 1/9

Due Tuesday - Create Argument Outline for excerpt "The Rights of Man". Use what you know about argument writing (notes) and the prompt assigned (see below). We will be writing a sample argument essay tomorrow.

Directions: The following passage is from Rights of Man, a book written by the pamphleteer Thomas Paine in 1791. Born in England, Paine was an intellectual, a revolutionary, and a supporter of American independence from England. Read the passage carefully. Then write an essay that examines the extent to which Paine’s characterization of America holds true today. Use appropriate evidence to support your argument.

If there is a country in the world, where concord, according to common calculation, would be least expected, it is America. Made up, as it is, of people from different nations, accustomed to different forms and habits of government, speaking different languages, and more different in their modes of worship, it would appear that the union of such a people was impracticable; but by the simple operation of constructing government on the principles of society and the rights of man, every difficulty retires, and all the parts are brought into cordial unison. There, the poor are not oppressed, the rich are not privileged. . . Their taxes are few, because their government is just; and as there is nothing to render them wretched, there is nothing to engender riots and tumults.

Re-read "The Meanings of a Word" - bring to class with you each day.
Timed Writing Friday.

Review The Liu Method PowerPoint (see Opinionated post to the left, and Opinionated Page at top nav bar). This is the method you will use to deconstruct the latest op-ed/editorial. NOW DUE JAN. 19. Late papers (after start of class Friday Jan. 19 lose one AP scoring point.)

HW Due Thurs. 1/4

Choose two of the following prompts and write one well-developed paragraph each (1 page in journal each). Bring journal to class with you tomorrow.

üA: How does Naylor support her thesis: “Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power”? Be sure to cite specific data, warrants, and backing (rhetorical strategies plus examples) Naylor uses to support her argument statement.

üB: How does Naylor structure her argument? Is it effective? Why/why not? Be sure to cite what she does in each “part” of her argument with evidence and rhetorical analysis.

üC: How does Naylor’s tone shift from beginning to middle to end? How well does it match her subject/purpose? Be sure to use accurate, AP tone words and verbs to explain your evidence and analysis.

HW Due Wed. Jan. 3

Write min. 2 pages in journal: Do laws that ban offensive words make the world a better place?

The Awakening due Jan. 10

Vocab.com due NEXT WEDNESDAY Jan. 10