Week of March 30, April 1 & 3, 2015

Post date: Mar 30, 2015 12:46:11 PM

Non-Springboard goals for the week: Quack 6 & 7 quizzes, "tacky cheat" time for Quack 8, 9, & 10, and three sentence improvement SAT QotDs

Springboard goals for the week: 2.20's writing prompt, 2.21, 2.22 by Wednesday, 2.23, 2.24, & 2.25 by the end of day Friday

Monday we:

• took our 6 & 7 quizzes
• worked on 2.20 by claiming a contemporary issue that is "close to home" (not literally - figuratively)

Wednesday we:

• completed three SAT QotDs
• scored them and discussed the critical thinking behind them
• made sure we were all appropriately registered for SATs
• wrote our 2.20 "Check Your Understanding" work (p. 150) - some folks used the SOAPSTone form as a support for this
• looked at the Embedded Assessment poster that Mrs. H. made for this next Assessment
• reviewed the meaning of:
  • claim, support, counter claim, and call to action
• found the claim in Patrick Henry's address to the Virginia Convention

Homework for Friday:

• find the supports, counter claim, and call to action in Patrick Henry's speech
• read about pathos, ethos, and logos on the first page of 2.22
• do as much work as you can in 2.22, related to these three rhetorical appeals (see above...)
• start 2.23, marking up the speech with potential vocal delivery marks

Friday we will:

• work on 2.23, 2.24 & 2.25

2.23: FDR's First Inaugural Address

2.24: JFK's Inaugural Address

George Mitchell

Next Tuesday we will start the Embedded Assessment and Thursday we will finish it;

The Monday before Break, we will present them to one another, Wednesday we take SATs, and Friday we'll do who knows what. :)

Then... APRIL BREAK. Craziness!!!!!