Eng 10 Q3 W2 Spring 2015

MLK’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail Unit Standards RI.10.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.RI.10.6 RI Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.RI RI.10.9 Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance including how they address related themes and concepts.RI.10.9

Eng 10 DO NOW 1/20/15 First, turn in your DO NOWs to the US MAIL BOX. (Name, date for each DO NOW, period #, stapled if multiple pages, NO TEETH!! Points deducted for wrong format) Take out the letter and the handout from Friday Second, write down what is on the reading check QUIZ TOMORROW Once done, put your pen/pencil away.

MLK’s Letter: Quiz Content From notes: –Definitions of Rhetoric, Argument, Tone, From the letter: –MLK’s audience (who is the letter to) –What is the “counterargument” (What are they saying about King?) –Summarize King’s argument about being an “outsider/ agitator” –King’s definition of Just vs. Unjust Laws Extremist

Success Today Means 1/20 Students will review their responses over the content of MLK’s letter. Students know they are successful when the have confirmed or modified their written answers to the handout and letter packet with the participation pens from Mr. Wysocki

Red Zone Review No personal pen/pencil visible. Penalty every time! Too many pens on the field. EVERY QUESTION NEEDS RED INK. EITHER CIRCLE THE CORRECT OR WRITE IT IN Spaces left blank at end of review count a/g you. Write your name with the pen to confirm it works. If pen doesn’t work, raise hand wait patiently Vol Lev. 2 (No across room ?s) Movement: none necessary. Help: Raise hand wait patiently

Eng 10 DO NOW 1/21/15 Turn in Friday’s handout to US Mail BASKET Turn in MLK Letter Packet to US MAILBOX Take a clicker to your cleared desk Take out a sheet of loose leaf to Record your answers as a back up In case clicker doesn’t work

Success Today Means 1/21 Students demonstrate their level of comprehension for MLK’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by completing the clicker quiz. We will not review the quiz today. If you fail, you may take it again ONCE TODAY ONLY at lunch, dippy, 8 th pd or if you get a teacher to proctor it for you after school today (need a written note from teacher).

Post Quiz: DO NOW Point For your Do Now point today: Take a chromebook if you know how to log on (no help will be available during this time) otherwise log onto a computer to EDMODO. Record the following information for your DO NOW –MLK rhetorical analysis group –MLK group members. Load the project handout: – Powerpoint due date/ Speech Date

English 10 DO NOW 1/22/15 Copy Down these Questions (to be answered by end of class) What is Rhetoric? What is Analysis? What is Rhetorical Analysis? What is the definition of (your element)? Where in the letter do you see examples of your element? (line numbers) (Look at your calendar to see what we are up to)

Notes Ethos- appealing to authority or expert credibility Pathos- appealing to emotions Logos- appealing to logic, making sense Imagery: visually descriptive or figurative language Tone- the author’s attitude about a topic discovered through word and detail choice.

Success Today Means 1/22/15 Groups work on exploring their assigned element of rhetoric by find areas for close readings (areas of the letter that are useful or relevant for your group’s focus) and/or examples of rhetorical devices. Students know they are successful when their group share the same definition of their element of rhetoric and know what parts of the letter the group will be focusing on. Students should annotate the letter for their element

Eng 10 DO NOW 1/23/15 Record the following information so you know what you have to create today: Slide (or Prezi) must: –Explain the aspect of the text you explored –Identify a selected quote or passage from the reading which demonstrates your focus (i.e. Tone, Imagery, etc.) –Explain your group’s decision on what MLK’s main idea is –A related image (for E.C.) Week 2 DO NOWS to be collected MONDAY

Group Presentation Criteria Slide (or Prezi) must: –Explain the aspect of the text you explored –Identify a selected quote or passage from the reading which demonstrates your focus (i.e. Tone, Imagery, etc.) –Explain your group’s decision on what MLK’s main idea is –A related image (for E.C.)

Success Today Means 1/23 Your group has all the necessary information to teach the rest of the class about their element of rhetoric. Your group has a visual that meets all the criteria from yesterday. You have your own personal copy of all your groups’ findings to make your own web blog essay easier to write (due next Friday btw!) You start to create speech notecards