1. BOUT TA GET REAL IN HEA! 2/22/16: AIM: What makes Marc Antony’s speech effective (or ineffective)? Part 1 Do NOW: 1.Let’s shake up the seating. 2.Field trip! HW: 1.Spelling Test Friday 2.Select a speech (Brutus or Marc Antony) that you think is more effective the other. 3.Field Trip forms and money – Wednesday: first come first serve.

2. Take out your speeches and rhetorical analysis charts for BOTH speeches. What is Marc Antony’s goal in this speech? Rhetorical devices? What do they mean? Why do they work? How do they help Marc Antony achieve his goal.

3. 2/23/16: AIM: How can we use refutation to strengthen our argument? Do NOW: 1.Are there any questions about rhetorical strategies used in Marc Antony’s speech? You should have 4-5 QUALITY rhetorical devices ready to use as evidence for the effectiveness of his speech. Brutus, too. 2.Which speech do you think is more effective? HW: 1.Spelling Test Friday (don’t wait until the last minute). 2.Field Trip forms and money – Wednesday TOMORROW: first come first serve.

4. 4 steps – 1. refute the argument – 2. provide counter-assertion – 3. offer reason to complete your argument – 4. draw a conclusion and explain why your argument trumps other Use the key words to signify 4 steps. – They say: restate argument in 7 words or less – but I disagree: state counter argument (opposite of opponent) – because: offer reason for your argument – therefore: show your argument is better

5. Assertion - “Cell phones should be allowed in school because kids need to call their parents in case there is an emergency. When an emergency happens, kids could call the police.” Refutation - “They say that cell phones could be used to call parents in emergencies, but I disagree because the kids would not have time to call parents. Students would need to listen to teachers in emergencies. Teachers would need to give instructions and have the kids listen. Cell phones would be distracting in an emergency and during the day. Students would be using phones and could cause many problems during the day. Therefore, cell phones would distract learning and possibly cause more confusion in an emergency.

6. School should be year round because students forget so much over the summer. Teachers and students spend at least one month reviewing what was learned last year. Students should have 3 hours of homework every day. Doing work at home would help the class move faster. Teachers could accomplish more and students would be smarter. The driving age should be 21 because so many kids get in accidents. People are adults at 21 and can be more responsible.

7. School should be year round because students forget so much over the summer. Teachers and students spend at least one month reviewing what was learned last year. They say: restate argument in 7 words or less but I disagree: state counter argument (opposite of opponent) because: offer reason for your argument therefore: show your argument is better

8. Students should have 3 hours of homework every day. Doing work at home would help the class move faster. Teachers could accomplish more and students would be smarter. They say: restate argument in 7 words or less but I disagree: state counter argument (opposite of opponent) because: offer reason for your argument therefore: show your argument is better

9. The driving age should be 21 because so many kids get in accidents. People are adults at 21 and can be more responsible. They say: restate argument in 7 words or less but I disagree: state counter argument (opposite of opponent) because: offer reason for your argument therefore: show your argument is better