Weekly Syllabus
OBJECTIVE |
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES |
HOMEWORK |
MONDAY
1. I can determine multiple central ideas of a text, analyze how those ideas emerge and are shaped by details, and interact with each other.
2. I can determine whether the author’s structure makes points in a clear, convincing, and engaging manner. 3. I can use context clues to determine the meaning of a word. |
1. Check Vocabulary homework
2. Range Finders - go over and discuss scores 3. Class Observations 4. Conference individually - Visual rhetoric p. 314-316 |
1. Visual Rhetoric: p. 314-316 - answer questions page 316 due Tuesday, reviewed Wednesday
2. “On Compassion” due Tuesday, reviewed Wednesday |
TUESDAY
1. I can write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
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1. In class essay: FRQ
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Amnesty Night1. Visual Rhetoric: p. 314-316 due Wednesday - answer questions page 316 due Tuesday, reviewed Wednesday
2. “On Compassion” due Tuesday, reviewed Wednesday |
WEDNESDAY
1. I can identify the author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how style and content contribute to power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
2. I can introduce a topic and organize complex ideas so that each new idea builds on the preceding idea to create a unified whole. |
1. Introduce precis
2. Small group discussion over “On Compassion” 2. Visual Rhetoric p. 314-316 discussion |
1. Write a rhetorical precis for “On Compassion” - due Friday
2. Study for Vocabulary Quiz Handouts: Rhetorical Precis Template Rhetorical Precis Description |
THURSDAY
1. I can determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words.
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1. Vocabulary quiz
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1. Write a rhetorical precis for “On Compassion” - due Friday
2. Current Event due Friday Handouts: Rhetorical Precis Template Rhetorical Precis Description |
FRIDAY
1. I can analyze explicit ideas in the text.
2. I can identify the author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how style and content contribute to power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text. 3. I can determine whether the author’s structure makes points in a clear, convincing, and engaging manner. |
1. Current Event groups 2. Check/Collect “On Compassion” rhetorical precis 3. Begin reading articles about the Cincinnati Mayoral Race |
Cincinnati Mayoral Race reading
Jenemann -- Stamp Date |