English 4 & 4H: 2/15, 16/12

1. Students give "A Modest Proposal" outline presentations.
2. Discussion 2D and 3D reading and comprehension. It is not enough to simply translate what is said. Students must learn to look deeper and understand things like intent and impact.
3. Students again broken into groups with a maximum of 3 per group.
4. Students were given a choice of working on one of two logic fallacies stories: "Speech of Senator Yakalot to his Constituents" and "Political Language." There was an addition handout of defined terms for the "Political Language" handout
5. Students are to accomplish three things: A. Interpret the story to understand what is meant in addition to what is said. B. Students are to use the handout as an exercise to study the handout "Using Evidence and Logic," which they will be tested over. C. They are required to find 5 different items from "Using Evidence and Logic" in the Political or Yakalot handout. They may be required to defend why their example is what they say it is. D. All groups will present their work to the class.