Week 12: Semester Two

20 April - 24 April

IXL Weekly Mastery List: 9th grade FF.1, FF.2, FF.3, M.1, K.1, X.2

4/20

IN: Explain dangling modifiers with examples (Take notes and consider these sentences' structure).

Having finished the run, the weather turned rainy.

Churning in the Atlantic Ocean, we anxiously watched the weather report about the hurricane.

Working in pairs, students each read an explanation and teach each other.
- (1) Dangling modifiers
- (2) Misplaced modifiers
Groups race to complete examples of dangling modifiers using whiteboard app.
Practice on dangling and misplaced modifiers on IXL: 7th grade KK.1-3, 8th LL.1-3
Commonly confused words on IXL: 7th grade N.3-4

OUT: Identify some commonly confused words you've learned.

MAKE UP WORK: Take notes on the handouts linked on the date of your absence and take notes on the IXL exercises. For the IN, after reading about dangling modifiers, explain why the correct sentences are correct. You can submit the notes (include the IN and OUT) to my in-box. Please make sure the date of the absence is identified on the make-up work.

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4/21

IN: Definition of parallel structure with examples. (Take notes and consider this sentence's structure)

We spent the hour in the waiting room reading old magazines, eating stale cookies from the vending machine, and we wiggled on the hard plastic chairs.

Working in pairs, students each read an explanation and teach each other.
Groups work to complete examples of parallel structure using whiteboard app.
Kahoot.it
Parallel structure practice on IXL: 7th grade N.1 8th grade O.1
IXL review: Apostrophes: 6th grade Y.8

OUT: Summarize what you have learned about misplaced/dangling modifiers and parallel structure so far.

MAKE UP WORK: Take notes on the handouts linked on the date of your absence and take notes on the IXL exercises. For the IN, after reading about parallel structure, explain why the correct sentences are correct. You can submit the notes (include the IN and OUT) to my in-box. Please make sure the date of the absence is identified on the make-up work.

Answer key

Parallel structure Kahoot

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4/22 ER

IN: What is the argument being made in this clip? Is it effective? Why or why not (what does the video do to convince its audience)?

What is rhetoric? Analysis? Rhetorical Analysis?
Examine RA thesis statements/topic sentences
Read rhetorical analysis examples: Example 1 & Example 2
Emma Watson's speech on gender equality at UN

OUT: Summarize today's concepts. What is rhetorical analysis? How does rhetorical analysis compare to both explanatory and persuasive writing?

MAKE UP WORK: For the IN, click on the handout linked above, and answer the questions. Read the rhetorical analysis example 2, and watch the speech. Read and analyze how editorial 1 uses rhetorical devices. Take notes on rhetorical analysis example 2 and editorial 1. You can submit the notes (include the IN and OUT) to my in-box. Please make sure the date of the absence is identified on the make-up work.

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4/23

IN: Review the definition of rhetorical analysis. What is rhetorical analysis? How is it similar/different from explanatory and persuasive writing? What is rhetorical analysis? Let's practice with this meme.

Read the example essay on R2 handout in pairs and switching at the following seven breaks: intro 1-4, thesis, body 1, body 2, body 3, body 4, conclusion. Color code and label the structures.
Watch "Intro to Rhetoric" on YouTube and define ethos, pathos, logos
List the following rhetorical devices with definitions: ethos, pathos, logos, anaphora, repetition, diction, rhetorical question, claims, juxtaposition, examples/evidence, personal anecdotes, facts/statistics, attention to audience, establishing common ground
Watch Severn Suzuki's UN speech
Groups identify rhetorical devices in speech and connect to effect: ethos, logos, or pathos
IXL: 7th grade L.1

OUT: What rhetorical strategies did you learn today?

MAKE UP WORK: Read handout R2, and watch the "Intro to Rhetoric" video. Make a list of the rhetorical devices listed above, and add the definitions. Watch the UN speech, and identify the rhetorical devices in the speech. Take notes on the handouts linked on the date of your absence and take notes on the IXL exercises. You can submit the notes (include the IN and OUT) to my in-box. Please make sure the date of the absence is identified on the make-up work.

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4/24

IN: What is rhetorical analysis? Let's practice with this meme.

Using the handout on rhetorical devices and working with a partner, take turns reading through the prompt and the answers, and complete five on each iPad (total of 10) IXL 9th grade I.2
Using the speech by Severn Suzuki addressing the U.N. Convention, write an outline: one thesis and three topic sentences. RA Thesis and TS
Look through your sample essay on R2 and find an example of each "through the use of" and "by verbing" (within the elaboration).
Look through the rhetorical analysis example. Using the examples as a guide, write three of each of the following: "by verbing" and "through the use of" on Suzuki's speech.
Analyze editorials that use rhetorical devices:

OUT: Considering how rhetorical analysis is different from other essays, answer the following question: what should you not do in a rhetorical analysis essay?

MAKE UP WORK: Using the speech by Severn Suzuki, write a thesis and three topic sentences. Read the rhetorical analysis example, and using the example as a guide, write three of each of the following: "by verbing" and "through the use of" using Suzuki's speech. Take notes on the handouts linked on the date of your absence and take notes on the IXL exercises. You can submit the notes (include the IN and OUT) to my in-box. Please make sure the date of the absence is identified on the make-up work.

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