English III: Unit 8
Examining Relationships Between Ideas
Process: Podcasting
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April 28 - May 9
(approx 8 sessions)
Unit 8 Overview
Unit 8 Overview
Essential Questions:
How do we relate to an audience in our writing?
What does it mean to be ethical developers and users of modern science and technology?
Texts
Selected essays & articles - TBD
"8 Big Questions About AI" interactive article from The New York Times
Selected artwork, audio, video - TBD
Selected poetry & songs:
Topics:
audience, beliefs, values, perspectives, contexts and needs
Thesis & Thesis Statements
thesis, proof, defense & example / evidence, explanation (commentary)
details, structure
Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle - ethos, pathos, logos
appeals, emotions, persuasion, motivation
Comparisons - similes, metaphors, analogies, anecdotes
Effective comparisons must be shared and understood by the audience in order to advance the author's purpose.
diction & tone - connotation, denotation, precision reduces confusion, descriptive words (adjectives & adverbs) qualify/modify and convey a perspective, shifts in tone
voice & style - word choice (diction), syntax & conventions
Grammar - phrases, clauses, sentences
independent vs. dependent clause
complete sentence - has at least one independent clause
syntax & arrangement of sentences in a text can emphasize particular ideas
coordination - balance or quality between ideas
subordination - imbalance or inequality between ideas
modifiers (words, phrases, clauses) - quality, clarify or specify information about the thing with which they are associated
To reduce ambiguity, modifiers should be placed closest to the word, phrase, or clause that they are meant to modify.
Parenthetical elements—though not essential to understanding what they are describing—interrupt sentences to provide additional information that may address an audience’s needs and/or advance a writer’s purpose
punctuation - commas, colons, semicolons, dashes, hyphens, parentheses, quotation marks, end marks - clarify, organize, emphasize, indicate purpose, supplement info, contribute to tone
Creative Writing Workshop
Analysis body paragraph: claim, evidence, commentary
Unit Skills:
Evaluate the integrity of an author's argument, including its acknowledgement of complexity, alternative positions, and contradictory evidence.
Examine and discuss syntax / sentence structure and punctuation--including commas, colons, semicolons, dashes, hyphens, parentheses, quotation marks, end marks--in a literary or rhetorical text.
Describe how word choice and syntax impact the tone and interpretation of a text.
Write a literary work (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) in which you use word choice, syntax and punctuation and to establish the speaker / narrator’s voice and a distinctive writing style that is appropriate to the idea(s) you are exploring in your piece.
Explain how an author's use of syntax / sentence structure and punctuation impacts interpretation of a text.
Cite sources of information using MLA or APA format.
Formative Assessment(s):
Journal Writing -
Annotation / Notes
Group Discussion Notes -
Reflection Writing
Summative Assessment(s):
Creative Writing & Commentary
Podcast
Assessment is focused on helping students develop:
critical thinking
creative expression
analytical writing skills
research skills
intellectual and professional communication skills
Visit the assessments page for more details.
Week of April 28
Week of April 28
8.5 Podcast Listening Notes
8.5 Podcast Listening Notes
Monday May 5
Welcome back! My plan for today is to guide you to:
Note and explain ideas, information and quotes that stand out to you in a podcast.
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Freewriting
Listen to a podcast
Notice:
Which podcast did you choose? Include the podcast title, episode title, and presenter(s) name(s).
What words and phrases and ideas stand out to you? What line(s) did you find most interesting?/What was your favorite line? What did it make you think of?/What did you like about it?
What new information/concepts/ideas did you learn?
What does it make you curious about? What does it make you wonder? What questions does it make you think of?
Summarize:
Summarize this podcast.
What terms or concepts are defined in connection with this source?
What are your key takeaways?
Assignments
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8.6 Podcast Proposal
8.6 Podcast Proposal
Wednesday May 7
Welcome back! My plan for today is to guide you to:
Discuss your observations, questions, and insights inspired by your reading, writing, and discussion.
Draft a proposal for a podcast episode inspired by your reading, writing, discussion and insights.
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Discussion Preparation
Small group discussion & podcast planning: Podcast Proposal Form
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8.7 Podcast Preparation: Research & Outline
8.7 Podcast Preparation: Research & Outline
Thursday May 8
Welcome back! My plan for today is to guide you to:
Create at least five critical questions for further inquiry on a topic, idea or issue.
Research and write down facts and information that provide relevant details and context for understanding the issue.
Cite sources of information, including the title, author, and URL for the web page.
Apply the facts and information to your critical questions, and explain the implications for addressing the topic, idea or issue.
Write an outline to help you organize your podcast discussion.
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Questions for further investigation:
What perspectives can we take to help us better understand the situation?
What assumptions exist?
How/why is this source, idea, concept, event, issue or person significant in a broader context?
What information, ideas and questions can you come up with that challenge the ideas, issues or events presented here?
How has this issue, concept or problem been addressed by others in society?
What insights have you developed from discussing and reflecting on this source, idea, concept, information, event, issue or person?
Assignments
Assignments
6.6 Podcast Outline
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8.8 Podcast Recording
8.8 Podcast Recording
DATE
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Recording
Editing
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8.9 Podcast Post-Production
8.9 Podcast Post-Production
DATE
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Recording
Editing
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Week of April 8
Week of April 8
8.5 Image Analysis
8.5 Image Analysis
Monday April 8
Welcome back! My plan for today is to guide you to:
Describe an image and explain how it supports the argument in a text.
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Breakdown of an Image Analysis Paragraph - 4 steps of image analysis:
State the argument in the text. What is the author's thesis?
Describe the image. What do you see?
State details from the text that relate to the image.
Explain how the image supports the argument in the text.
Exit Ticket: Image Analysis Breakdown
Assignments
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8.5 Image Analysis Exit Ticket
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8.6 Image Analysis Paragraph
8.6 Image Analysis Paragraph
Wednesday April 17 & Thursday April 18
Welcome back! My plan for today is to guide you to:
Describe an image and explain how it supports the argument in a text.
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Breakdown of an Image Analysis Paragraph - 4 steps of image analysis:
State the argument in the text. What is the author's thesis?
Describe the image. What do you see?
State details from the text that relate to the image.
Explain how the image supports the argument in the text.
Image Analysis Paragraph
Explain how each author of passages __ and __ would use the above images to support their arguments.
Assignments
Assignments
8.6 Image Analysis Paragraph due Thursday 4/18
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Week of April 15
Week of April 15
8.X Thesis & Counterclaim
8.X Thesis & Counterclaim
Monday April 22
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Rank & Justify
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[Rank & Justify]
[Rank & Justify]
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Rank & Justify
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Diction & Tone
Diction & Tone
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diction & tone
tone - the writer’s attitude or feeling about a subject, conveyed through word choice and writing style - voice & style - word choice (diction), syntax & conventions
readers infer a writer’s tone from the writer’s word choice, and especially the positive, negative, or other connotations of those words
connotation, denotation
precision reduces confusion
descriptive words (adjectives & adverbs) qualify/modify and convey a perspective
shifts in tone
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Topic
Topic
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Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
Readings
Readings
Resources
Resources
Reflection Questions
Reflection Questions
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