1. Hi! You need: Pen/pencil Unit 1 packet journal Warm Up (10/13/14): A New York man was rejected from becoming a police officer because he scored too high on the required exam. The department argues that the man will become bored with police work and leave soon after undergoing their costly training. D, C, Q: An employer can refuse hiring a person simply because they are too smart for the job.

2. Agenda: Warm Up: Too Smart? “The Ism-Schism” o Discuss: the use of historical anecdote The next 3 weeks… Read “Words Don’t Mean What They Mean” o The Onion’s Guide to College Applications o 15-minute Satire project: Kansas’s essay prompt Homework: o Read “Words Don’t Mean What They Mean” for TOMOROW o Draft 3 due TOMOROW o Read “Slang in America” by Thursday o T-shirt $$ Due 10/24 When you leave you will have: -analyzed the use of historical anecdote to further argument within “The Ism- Schism”.

3. Monday 10/13: “The Ism-Schism” Tuesday 10/14: Turn in Draft 3, “Words Don’t Mean What They Mean” Wednesday 10/15: PSAT/Study Hall Thursday 10/16: “Slang in America” & Reading Time in the Library Friday 10/17: No School Monday 10/20: Timed Writing—argument Tuesday 10/21: “The ‘F’ word” Wednesday 10/22: “Channel B” Thursday 10/23: mods 2 & 5: What’s a Synthesis?, mod 3: Google Hangout w/ “Channel B” writer Friday 10/24: Synthesis writing, t-shirt money due! Monday 10/27: Unit 1 Synthesis outline due, “Doubts About Doublespeak” Tuesday 10/28: timed-writing: synthesis Wednesday 10/29: workshop day Thursday 10/30: Synthesis Due Friday 10/31: End of MP 1

4. Hi! You need: Pen/pencil “This is 45” journal Warm Up (10/13/14): A New York man was rejected from becoming a police officer because he scored too high on the required exam. The department argues that the man will become bored with police work and leave soon after undergoing their costly training. D, C, Q: An employer can refuse hiring a person simply because they are too smart for the job.

5. Agenda: Journal: Too Smart? “This is 45” model o Create your own “This is _______” essay Must have 6 body paragraphs Start w/ “This is ______.” End w/ “This is _____. This is me. Now.” EXTRA CREDIT: Use anaphora or epistrophe! Turn this in before the end of the mod! Learning Log: How does using a model help you as a writer? Homework: o PSAT = this Wednesday o You need a book to read for class on Thursday (we’ll go to the library on Wednesday to look for one if you don’t already have one). When you leave you will have: -analyzed the use of 3 writing strategies to create emotion.