Identify Counterarguments Rojstaczer “Grade Inflation Gone Wild” & Phil Primack “Doesn’t Steps to Analyzing an Argument Anybody Get a C Anymore?” (Due Tuesday) T: 9/15 Small Group Questions for Grade Inflation readings Finish Comparison of Primack & Rojstaczer, print and bring to class Whole Class Discussion (Due next class) Write Comparison of Primack & Rojstaczer’s strategies for their arguments—finish & type for homework W: 9/16 Soc. Sem. #5: Hired Guns?; For Sale: Motherhood Begin In your Justice Journal, write a writing response to question paragraph response to one of the Questions for Soc. Sem. (Due Friday) Th: 9/17 Unit 4: From Identifying Issues to Forming Questions Read and annotate: Anna Identifying Issues Quindlen— “Doing Nothing is Something” & Answer Reading as a Situations, Issues & Questions Chart p. 74 Writer Questions Steps to Identifying Issues Locate and Print Source #6 on Topic Homework: Find a source related to your Topic of Interest of Interest involving an issue that involves an issue (Due Monday) Week 6: Sep 21 – Sep 24 Date In Class Topics Reading/Homework M: 9/21 Practice Sequence p. 84 Write a response to Source #6 on Topic of Interest in Commonplace Use your Topic of Interest and Issue Journal Small Group Discussion (Due Friday) Work on revising your claim/issue with a Frame Finish your Editorial, print and bring Write a 250 word Editorial on your claim/issue to class (Due Tuesday) T: 9/22 Read and annotate: William Formulating Issue-Based Questions Deresiewicz “The End of Solitude” & Refine Topic Answer Questions (Due next class) Explain Interest in Topic Identify an Issue Formulate Your Topic as a Question Acknowledge Audience Steps to Formulating an Issue-Based Question Practice Sequence p. 89 Share your Issue-Based Question W 9/23 Soc. Sem. #6: Mind Your Motive; The Supreme Principle of In your Justice Journal, write a Morality paragraph response to one of the Questions for Soc. Sem. Begin writing response to question (Due Friday) Th: 9/24 Briefly Discuss Quindlen and Deresiewicz Read and annotate: Shirley Brice Heath—“Protean Shapes in Literacy Unit 5: From Formulating to Developing a Thesis Working Events” vs. Definitive Theses (Due Monday)
Identify Counterarguments Steps to Analyzing an Argument Rojstaczer “Grade Inflation Gone Wild” & Phil Primack “Doesn’t Anybody Get a C Anymore?” (Due Tuesday) T: 9/15 Small Group Questions for Grade Inflation readings Whole Class Discussion Write Comparison of Primack & Rojstaczer’s strategies for their arguments—finish & type for homework Finish Comparison of Primack & Rojstaczer, print and bring to class (Due next class) W: 9/16 Soc. Sem. #5: Hired Guns?; For Sale: Motherhood Begin writing response to question In your Justice Journal, write a paragraph response to one of the Questions for Soc. Sem. (Due Friday) Th: 9/17 Unit 4: From Identifying Issues to Forming Questions Identifying Issues Situations, Issues & Questions Chart p. 74 Steps to Identifying Issues Homework: Find a source related to your Topic of Interest that involves an issue Read and annotate: Anna Quindlen— “Doing Nothing is Something” & Answer Reading as a Writer Questions Locate and Print Source #6 on Topic of Interest involving an issue (Due Monday) Week 6: Sep 21 – Sep 24 Date In Class Topics Reading/Homework M: 9/21 Practice Sequence p. 84 Use your Topic of Interest and Issue Small Group Discussion Work on revising your claim/issue with a Frame Write a 250 word Editorial on your claim/issue Write a response to Source #6 on Topic of Interest in Commonplace Journal (Due Friday) Finish your Editorial, print and bring to class (Due Tuesday) T: 9/22 Formulating Issue-Based Questions Refine Topic Explain Interest in Topic Identify an Issue Formulate Your Topic as a Question Acknowledge Audience Steps to Formulating an Issue-Based Question Practice Sequence p. 89 Share your Issue-Based Question Read and annotate: William Deresiewicz “The End of Solitude” & Answer Questions (Due next class) W 9/23 Soc. Sem. #6: Mind Your Motive; The Supreme Principle of Morality Begin writing response to question In your Justice Journal, write a paragraph response to one of the Questions for Soc. Sem. (Due Friday) Th: 9/24 Briefly Discuss Quindlen and Deresiewicz Unit 5: From Formulating to Developing a Thesis Working vs. Definitive Theses Read and annotate: Shirley Brice Heath—“Protean Shapes in Literacy Events” (Due Monday)
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