Thursday, February 18, 2010

English 4: 2/18,19/10

  1. Give students 30 minutes to work on all current assignments, especially ISR
  2. Review and give Unit 3 Vocabulary 3 test
  3. Review and give Unit 3 "A Modest Proposal" test
  4. Take up vocabulary homework
  5. Take up margin and end questions from "A Modest Proposal"
  6. Go over reminder deadlines: All persuasive essay parts due on or before March 5th; all ISR related work and tests on or before March 12th; article journal assigned due on or before 2/26
  7. Assign next 30 vocabulary words (ply to indulge). Choose and do 3 words for the word wall.
  8. Play "Did You Know" video regarding how fast the world is changing and discuss impact on their need for education.
  9. Work on persuasive essay including: going over all the parts and what is expected for each; models and examples for anything with which they are having difficulty; do a discussion in class with emphasis on correct use of logic and reasoning - avoiding logic fallacies.
  10. Refer students to, and use, the model for writing a persuasive essay pages 718-723 in the book

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