1. Monday February 29, 2016
Do Now:
Fix the quote below so that it is in MLA format.
Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.
Found on page 101
Author: Harper Lee
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:
Thesis Sentence Writing
Textual Evidence gathering from book
Make sure to write down page numbers!!! Keep track of the version book that you use!
Update outline
Assignment opportunities left:
Do nows and Rough Draft/Prewriting
DO NOWS due WEDNESDAY!
All late/makeup work is due by FRIDAY! I will not accept anything next week!

2. To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Topics
Choose ONE of the five sentences below and consider whether you agree or disagree with the idea. Build a persuasive essay in which you examine the idea in the statement and either prove or disprove it using an example from To Kill a Mockingbird and a separate example from our modern world (1980 to today). This persuasive essay will require you to dig into Harper Lee’s novel to provide textual support for your stance, as well as evidence of research on the modern example that you include in your argument. Be sure to keep track of your source citation material, as M.L.A. in-text citation and a Works Cited page are required. Topic Options:
1. America will never achieve true racial and social equality.
2. Friends are a more powerful influence on children than parents.
3. The quietest people are often the most powerful.
4. A lady knows that one can trap more flies with sugar than vinegar.
5. It is impossible to become a strong, productive adult if one had an abusive or neglected childhood.

3. Examples:
By examining the long-term participation, the personal impact, and the previous experiences of a parent, it is clear that parents have a greater influence in a child’s future.
By examining a quiet person’s actions, words, and observations, it is clear that the quietest are more powerful.
By examining the history of people, the reluctance to change, and the continued injustice in America’s society, it is clear that America will never be racially and socially equal.

4. Writing a Three-Point Thesis
The statement above is incorrect because reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3.
The quietest people are more powerful because they observe more, their words hold more influence, and their actions hold more meaning.
Claim+Evidence=Thesis

5. Tuesday March 1, 2016 Do Now: Canvas assignment preview Agenda:
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:
Submit your thesis
Summarizing/Paraphrasing
Media Center Lab- Research your modern-day example
Submit your example
Begin finding specific information to include in essay from sources
DO NOWS due TOMORROW!
All late/makeup work is due by FRIDAY! I will not accept anything next week!

6. Wednesday March 2, 2016 Thesis statement adjustments Do Now: Agenda:
Avoid using the word “you”
Replace it with “individuals” or the more specific audience you are addressing
Shorten your reasons!
Add an Oxford comma
Make sure your points aren’t all the same
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:
Turn in Do Now sheet
Introduction Example
Finalize your article- Write out direct quotes and passages from your article
Update outline
Begin typing your rough draft
Submit Website TODAY
Rough Draft Due FRIDAY
All late/makeup work is due by FRIDAY! I will not accept anything next week!

7. Introduction Paragraph
Begin introduction with a good hook. Explain your hook and how it relates to the topic you will discuss. Transition into the last sentence which will be your thesis. Example: In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch said, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” (Lee 101). When Atticus stated the quote, he was referring to the current fight against the injustice towards his defendant, Tom Robinson. Essentially, Atticus was trying to display the importance of continuing the fight against racial inequality. Because there are so many who are still willing to fight for the equality of all citizens, I believe that America will eventually reach a state of true equivalence. This uniformity between racial and social classes will be achieved because of the individuals willing to fight, the shift of ideas in culture, and the increasing awareness of inequality through publicized events.

8. Thursday March 3, 2016 Do Now: In-text Citations Agenda:
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:
Adding citations
Continue typing rough draft
Rough Draft Due TOMORROW by midnight. March 4th
REQUIRED 5 complete paragraphs with:
In-text citations
Evidence to support reasons
Good introduction and conclusion paragraphs
CORRECT PAGE FORMATTING
1” Margins
Double-spaced
Title
MLA HEADER
Page Header
5636_747.pdf

9. Citations: Search the link below for additional help. https://owl
For Book:
In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch said, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” (Lee 101).
(last name of author page #).
For Websites:
Include in the text the first item that appears in the Work Cited entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name, film name).
You do not need to give paragraph numbers or page numbers based on your Web browser’s print preview function.
Unless you must list the Web site name in the signal phrase in order to get the reader to the appropriate entry, do not include URLs in-text. Only provide partial URLs such as when the name of the site includes, for example, a domain name, like CNN.com orForbes.com as opposed to writing out or

10. Friday March 4, 2016 Do Now: None Agenda:
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:
Finish typing your rough draft
Submit rough draft to Canvas by midnight TONIGHT.
Bring your article and book information TUESDAY to class for the Works Cited Page

11. Monday March 7, 2016 Do Now: Mrs. Bass out Agenda:
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:
Scottsboro Boys reading activity

12. Tuesday March 8, 2016 Do Now: None Agenda: Finish Scottsboro Boys film
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:
Finish Scottsboro Boys film

13. Wednesday March 9, 2016 Do Now: Media Center Agenda:
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:
MLA Citations and works Cited Information
Essay Rubric
Media Center

14. Thursday March 10, 2016 Do Now: Media Center Agenda:
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:
Peer Review Activities
Begin Works Cited page

15. Friday March 11, 2016 Do Now: Media Center Agenda:
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:
Peer Review Activities
Begin Works Cited page
Final draft DUE WEDNESDAY
Works Cited DUE WEDNESDAY

16. Monday March 13, 2016 Do Now: Last day in media center Agenda:
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:
2nd Period: Rhetorical Devices Notes
Peer Editing Review
Self-editing of paper
Final draft DUE WEDNESDAY
Works Cited DUE WEDNESDAY

17. Tuesday March 15, 2016 Do Now: What is rhetoric? 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
ELAGSE9-10SL3: 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
ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Agenda:
2nd:Last day in lab (2nd Period)
Peer Editing Review
Self-editing of paper
4th and 5th: Rhetorical Devices and Appeals
Final draft DUE Tomorrow
Works Cited DUE Tomorrow

19. Rhetorical Appeals

21. Wednesday March 16, 2016 Do Now: What do you know about Steve Jobs?
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
ELAGSE9-10SL3: 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
ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Agenda:
First response to essential question
Steve Jobs Hook
K1bwIVs
Vocabulary Identification
First reading of speech
Final draft DUE Today
Works Cited DUE Today
Late submissions will result in a 30 point deduction.

22. Thursday March 17, 2016
Do Now:
Find the multiple choice question in your packet. Pick an answer and explain why you picked it in at least two sentences.
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
ELAGSE9-10SL3: 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
ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Agenda:
Text coding of speech
E=Ethos
P=Pathos
L-Logos
Annotated note taking: Rhetorical Devices.
Essential Question #2 Response
Final draft DUE Yesterday
Works Cited DUE Yesterday
Late submissions will result in a 30 point deduction.

23. Friday March 18, 2016
Do Now:
Generate three questions that you have about the speech on the back of the packet.
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
ELAGSE9-10SL3: 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
ELAGSE9-10W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Agenda:
Finish coding your essay with Rhetorical Devices:
Alliteration, Allusion, Rhetorical Question, Juxtaposition, Hyperbole, Parallelism, Repetition, Anaphora, Epistrophe, Metaphor, Euphemism
Fill out the Directed Note Taking Handout
Answer the Final Response. Include in-text citations and specific examples.
Example: Steve Jobs used Pathos when he said, “…” (Para 7).