09/17/19 — Tuesday

Post date: Sep 18, 2019 3:8:5 PM

Unit 2 Skill Focus

3.A: Reading – Identify and explain claims and evidence within an argument

3.B: Reading – Identify and describe the overarching thesis of an argument, and any indication it provides of the argument’s structure.

4.A: Writing – Develop a paragraph that includes a claim and evidence supporting the claim.

4.B: Writing – Write a thesis statement that requires proof or defense and that may preview the structure of the argument.

Unit 2 Essential Knowledge

CLE-1.F: Writers use evidence strategically and purposefully to illustrate, clarify, set a mood, exemplify, associate, or amplify a point.

CLE-1.G: Strategically selected evidence strengthens the validity and reasoning of the argument, relates to an audience’s emotions and values, and increases a writer’s credibility.

CLE-1.H: An effective argument contains sufficient evidence; evidence is sufficient when its quantity and quality provide apt support for the argument.

CLE-1.I: A thesis is the main, overarching claim a writer is seeking to defend or prove by using reasoning supported by evidence.

CLE-1.J: A writer’s thesis is not necessarily a single sentence or an explicit statement and may require a thorough reading of the text to identify, but when a thesis is directly expressed, it is called a thesis statement.

Homework:

1. Bring in Joan Didion's Slouching Toward Bethlehem

2. Complete implicit argument and analysis for your discussion notes

Outcome Objective:

1. Consider and apply Unit 2's skill focus and essential knowledge to Brent Staples' essay "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space" through discussion and the completion of Cornell discussion notes.

First Thing:

1. Get the half sheet and highlight the key words of each skill or piece of essential knowledge. Then indicate your confidence level on a 1 to 4 scale (4 is completely confident) to the right of the skill/knowledge .

Agenda:

1. Hold a whole class discussion of Staples' essay by using the unit's skill foci and essential knowledge to guide the discussion, and take notes on the discussion through the use of the Cornell notes system.