Agenda for 29 September 15

**Questions on Essay #2?**

                Rough Draft due Wednesday, Oct. 7, Peer review day

1. How to incorporate quotes

2. Argumentative paragraph

Next class

                Socratic Seminar II

Reminders

                Essays to be returned by Wednesday, October 7

Agenda for 23 September 2015

1. Collect Essay #1

                Make sure you submit it to Turnitin.com by midnight tonight

                Both digital and hard copy must be turned in to be considered on time

                Ten points will be deducted for each class until both are turned in

2. Comparison and Contrast essay

                Notes

                Activity

Next class

                Essay #2 introduction

Agenda for 21 September 2015

1. Hand back rhetorical analysis essay

2. View Sheena Iyengar video and Malcolm Gladwell video

                Complete PASTA or rhetorical triangle for each video

                What do each of them say about choice?

                What are some similarities and differences between what they say

                                3-4 differences

3. Next class

                Essay #1 due, due on Wednesday, September 23, by midnight on Turnitin.com

                Essay #2 assigned

Agenda for 17 September 2015

1. Peer review

Make sure you spend a lot of time responding to the papers, this is the only feedback they will receive

Next class

                Discussion of Art of Choosing

                Practice RA paragraph

Reminders

                Should have completed the survey by now, only 5 students have done it

                Essay #1 Final Draft due Wednesday, September 23

Agenda for 15 September 2015

1.  Pictures at 11 am

2. Socratic seminar

3. Hand back RA essays

Next class

                Essay #1 rough draft due

                Peer review

Final draft for Essay due on Wednesday, September 23

Agenda for September 11, 2015

1. Check for Art of Choosing book

1. Finish debate presentations

2. Socratic seminar notes and rubric

3. Hand out Socratic seminar questions

Next class

                Pictures at 11 am

                Socratic seminar on chapters 1-3

Reminders

                You should have your research for Essay #1 completed

Thursday, September 15 is peer review, you must bring a rough draft to class that day to participate in the peer review session.

                The rough draft must include:

                                4-5 pages of typed work

                                An honest attempt to put the essay in MLA format

Student Survey

The student interest survey is now available on the sidebar.

Please complete the student interest survey by Tuesday, September 15.

Thanks.

-M

Agenda 9 September 2015

1. Debate presentations due in class

Next class
   Discussion of Chapters 1-3 of Iyengar's Art of Choosing
   View videos of Iyengar and Gladwell
   Introduce Socratic seminar rubric
   General discussion of AoC

Agenda 2 September 2015

1. Finish RA essay notes

                Revise RA essay

2. Narrative and Description Discussion and review

3. MLA format

                Notes

                Exercise

Next class and reminders

                Work day for debates on computers

                Wednesday, September 9: Debates in class

                Informal discussion of AoC on Friday, September 11

                           **Need to have book and have read chapters 1-3.**

Agenda 31 August 2015

1. Essay #1 Narrative assigned (found on Essay Assignments page)

2. Debate assignment (found on Rhetorical Analysis Resources page)

                4 September-Debate Work Day, in class

                9 September-Debates given in class

2. Read Jennifer Price’s essay and prompt (15 min)

                Mark for rhetorical devices-individually

                Write a thesis-with partner (on one piece of paper)

                Write one body paragraph-with partner (on one piece of paper)

3. Review RA essay power point with notes sheet

4. Make revisions for thesis and body paragraph with partner

Next class:

                MLA format requirements and practice

                Narrative and Description notes

                Iyengar's book is due: Friday, 11 September

**Make sure all DE info is turned into me ASAP. You will be dropped from the class if it is not turned in BEFORE Thursday, 3 September (per Ms. Kirkendall).**