Today we will continue our discussion on Satire. Be prepared to take up the satirical devices found in the Cruise article. We will also listen to another example of satire to further our understanding.
You will be given time to work on your essay as well. Today we will be starting our study of Satire. We will look at a few examples of Satire and we will discuss some important techniques used in satire. Important Dates: Thursday March 2nd: TKAM Quiz and Peer Edit for Essay Monday March 6th: Essay DUE
Today we will be in RM 110 to work on the Essay. Remember that the Peer Edit will take place on Thursday of next week - so get writing, peeps!
Today we will be working the essay outline. Remember to use the Rhetorical devices to support your thesis.
I hope you all had a lovely FAMILY DAY weekend!
Today we will continue reading through the "How to" guides for writing a persuasive essay. We will also be going over the essay assignment and rubric. Don't forget the reading homework! And remember that we have a QUIZ tomorrow on Chapters 1-6 from TKAM. ATTENTION! Below are scanned copies of the essays we've been studying and a couple that we have yet to study. There are here for you if you need them. Today I will be giving you some time to work on the questions from the Earth essay. Then we will move onto a directed lesson about how to write an effective persuasive essay. Attachments below :) Don't forget to read the assigned chapters from TKAM. Happy Long Weekend! Woot woot!
To start off today, you will be handing in the chart you filled out about finding a Thesis statement using the essay on Stereotyping. Next we will be reading through the essay "Reconnecting with the Earth" and working through the questions for it. I will also be handing out the reading schedule for TKAM - Do your very very best to stick to it so that you don't get far behind, fail quizzes and be unprepared when we start studying it.
Today we will be taking up the questions for the essay "The Honest Win" and we will discuss how to identify a thesis statement in a persuasive essay. We will also move onto discussing our next essay "Don't let Stereotypes Warp your Judgment."
Yesterday was another snow day! Craaaaazzzy!
Today we will be taking up the questions from the essay on school uniforms. We will also be completing a lesson on how to effectively analyze the use of Rhetorical Devices in essays and we will apply that knowledge to the next essay in our unit. |
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