1. Student will be able to (S.W.B.A.T.):
Student will be able to compose a formal letter to James McBride first summarizing and then evaluating his article’s claims about the global power and importance of hip hop.

2. Read the article again, working with your table team.
Claims and Support
Read the article again, working with your table team.
Circle the claims made by the author.
Underline McBride’s support for the claims made.

3. September 19, 2014
Mr. James McBride
Address
City, State Zip
Dear Mr. McBride:
My name is…. I read with interest your article, “Hip Hop Planet,” from the April, 2007 National Geographic. I would like…..

4. Warmup: Addressing a Letter
Address an envelope to your parents with the return address from Mr. Catanzarite. Draw a square for the stamp.
Mr. David Catanzarite
Rancho Mirage High School
31001 Rattler Road
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
To the Parents of:
Your First and Last Names
Street Address
City, State Zip

5. How to Cite a Website using MLA

6. Proper Use of Quotation Marks
Example: Near the start of your article you said, “… I live in it. I live on a hip-hop planet.” OR: At the end of your article you asked, “The question is: Can we?”

7. Peer Edit Checklist Second Draft
Are there at least six vocabulary words highlighted?
Are there words that need to be italicized, capitalized, or in lower case? Refer to your editing symbols handout to note them.
Are there any fragments? Write FRAG above the beginning of the phrase.
Are there any run-on sentences? Write R/O above the beginning of the sentence. Insert a punctuation mark where you would suggest it be added.
Are there misspelled words or missing punctuation marks? Circle the words and insert punctuation as shown in editing symbols handout.
Review the four body paragraphs. Mark them “strongest,” “second strongest,” “third strongest,” and “weakest.”