2. Writing an Argumentative Essay English III – American Literature S. Williams/LeBlanc Plaquemine High School Week of January 5, 2016

3. Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Sentence Completion. Choose the best answer from the choices given, and write the sentence with the correct choice. Although Northanger Abbey was the first novel Jane Austen completed, it was published ____________, six months after her death in 1817. (a) expeditiously(d) posthumously (b) penultimately(e) prematurely (c) illicitly

4. Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Objective Input/Modeling We Do! Guided Practice You Do! Independent Practice Evaluate/Assess o Today we will take the District Formative Assessment #2. o Review warm up sentences and make corrections. o Distribute District Assessment tests. o Take test. Homework:

5. Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Sentence Completion. Choose the best answer from the choices given, and write the sentence with the correct choice. Jacob managed to __________ his urge to laugh during the play’s overly dramatic death scene, but he was unable to _________ a grin. (a) oppose... conjure(d) rebuke... confine (b) provoke...muster(e) subdue... repress (c) elicit...smother

6. Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Objective Input/Modeling We Do! Guided Practice You Do! Independent Practice Evaluate/Assess o Today we will take the District Formative Assessment #2. o Review warm up sentences and make corrections. o Distribute District Assessment tests. o Take test. Homework:

7. Thursday, January 7, 2016 Sentence Completion. Choose the best answer from the choices given, and write the sentence with the correct choice. As the tanker truck smoldered, it released ______ fumes, which burned our lungs and stung our eyes. (a) obscure(d) nebulous (b) caustic(e) benign (c) surreal

8. Thursday, January 7, 2016 Objective Input/Modeling We Do! Guided Practice You Do! Independent Practice Evaluate/Assess o Today we will take the District Formative Assessment #2. o Review warm up sentences and make corrections. o Distribute District Assessment tests. o Take test. Homework:

9. Friday, January 8, 2016 Sentence Completion. Choose the best answer from the choices given, and write the sentence with the correct choice. The __________ scene depicted on the subdivision’s billboard advertisement was somewhat at odds with the bustling and densely built neighborhood itself. (a) urban(d) classical (b) realistic(e) spiritual (c) pastoral

10. Friday, January 8, 2016 Objective Input/Modeling We Do! Guided Practice You Do! Independent Practice Evaluate/Assess o Today we will read source material and analyze for rhetorical strategies. o Review warm up sentences and make corrections. o Read source. o Identify rhetorical strategies. o Analyze rhetorical strategies for effectiveness. o Write a brief paragraph explaining which strategies you felt were most effective and why. Homework: Complete any class work.

11. Common Core Standards W 1a-e: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. W 9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.