English 4 & 4H: 2/27,28/13

Guiding Q

• How do you complete the process of writing a persuasive essay?

Bell Ringer

• The assigned "Identify your topic choice and justify how and why you chose this topic" is due today. You may include why you think you will be successful with this topic.

Activities

• Teacher will initial all topic choice work and return them to students immediately. Students will turn this in as part of their prewrite.
• Students will go over the student model essay on pages 719, 720
• Class discuss to identify the elements of the model that relate to their essay assignment and rubric for grading their assignment.
• Students will go over the process instructions and examples, pages 721 through 723.
• Each step has instruction and examples.
• There should be no question as to how to do this and what it looks like by the time we complete the instruction.
• Teacher explained the Venn diagram or chart process for mapping the pros and cons of the topic.
• The chart/Venn diagram is assigned
• Students were given the rest of the period to work.
• Handouts
• Persuasive Essay grading guide
• MLA Citation guide
• Students are recommended to go to "Citationmachine" on the internet
• Transitions and how they are used guide
• Reminders:
• Vocab test 3 is next class
• Evidence and Logic test is next class