1. Monday February 29, 2016 Do Now:
What was the message that Martin Luther King Jr. was trying to send in “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?
Find a quote from the text to support your answer.
Standards:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Finish Text coding with Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Label Rhetorical Devices
Answer Essential Question #2
All Makeup/Late Work must be turned in this week!

2. Tuesday March 1, 2016 Do Now: Agenda:
What specific groups of people does King address in “Letter”?
Find two quotes that support your answer.
Standards:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Finish Rhetorical Device labeling
Essential Question #2
All Makeup/Late Work must be turned in this week!
Retake/makeup work day (Thursday)

3. Wednesday March 2, 2016 Do Now:
Make sure that you FULLY answered the Essential question with FIVE complete sentences.
Standards:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Makeup day announcement
Fill in Directed Note Taking handout
Begin answering Essential Question #3
All Makeup/Late Work must be turned in this week!

4. Thursday March 3, 2016 Study for your makeup/retakes TOMORROW! Do Now:
What makes a written response valuable and good?
Standards:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Multiple Choice Question
Finish answering Essential Question #3
Completed packet due by end of class period
Study for your makeup/retakes TOMORROW!
All Makeup/Late Work must be turned in this week!

5. Multiple Choice Question:
Which rhetorical appeal appeared to have the most influence in “Letter”? A. Ethos B. Pathos C. Logos Explain your answer.

6. Friday March 4, 2016 Do Now: None Standards: Agenda:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Makeup/ Retake Day
Possible assignments:
Do Now Journal Check
Animal Farm test retake
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” packet
QUIET WORK
All Makeup/Late Work must be turned in TODAY!

7. Monday March 7, 2016 Do Now: Mrs. Bass out Standards: Agenda:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
MLK video

8. Tuesday March 8, 2016 Agenda: Finish Video Research Paper Introduction
Do Now:
Standards:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Finish Video
Research Paper Introduction
Book Checkout
Begin Reading

9. Wednesday March 9, 2016 Do Now:
What makes a person important or influential in the world?
Standards:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Begin Research in book.
Create notecards

10. Thursday March 10, 2016 Do Now: Standards: Agenda:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Find additional source online
Create a source card for the source
Topics to find in research:
Birth, early childhood, education, family, personal life, career, attributes to society/lasting influence

11. Friday March 11, 2016 Do Now: Media Center Standards: Agenda:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Find additional source online
Create a source card for the source
Topics to find in research:
Birth, early childhood, education, family, personal life, career, attributes to society/lasting influence
10 Topic cards due Monday
5 cards per source
DOES NOT INCLUDE SOURCE CARDS

12. Monday March 14, 2016 Do Now: Media Center Standards: Agenda:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Rubber band source cards for Mrs. Bass to check
Go to Canvas assignment and begin Works Cited page- Due tomorrow
Topics to find in research:
Birth, early childhood, education, family, personal life, career, attributes to society/lasting influence
10 Topic cards due Today
5 cards per source
DOES NOT INCLUDE SOURCE CARDS

13. Tuesday March 15, 2016 Thesis statement outline Agenda:
Do Now:
Correct the sentence so it is correct parallel structure.
In counseling, I think both talking and to listen are important.
Standards:
Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation
Agenda:
Works cited online submission due today.
Thesis statement outline
Insert evidence

14. Wednesday March 16, 2016 In-text citations Rough Draft writing Agenda:
Do Now:
Correct the sentence so it is correct parallel structure.
The factory workers were ready, able, and were quite determined to do a great job.
Standards:
Standards:ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation
Agenda:
In-text citations
Rough Draft writing

15. Friday March 18, 2016 Do Now: Media Center Standards: Agenda:
ELAGSE9-10RI6: 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
ELAGSE9-10RI9: Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” including how they address related themes and concepts
ELAGSE9-10SL3: Evaluate and/or reflect on a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
Agenda:
Finish typing Rough Draft and submit it into Canvas
Rough Draft % similarity cannot exceed 20%.
Rough Draft must be finished before Monday