English 4 CP: 2/10,11/15

Standards:

-LAFS.6.L.1.2: Conventions
-LAFS.K12.R.3.8: Arguments and claims
-LAFS.4.L.1.F: Complete sentence structure

Essential Question

-How do you develop and apply logic and reasoning in the art of persuasion?

Agenda

1. A Modest Proposal: continued
a. Read and discuss 608, 609
b. Students must be able to identify the four sections of the essay
- Problem
- Solution/proposal
- Support
- Others arguments with a defense against them
c. Assign all margin and end questions
2. Additional assignments for "A Modest Proposal"
a. Seeing beneath the writing: Create a description of what the Irish people's life must have been like at that time. Tie the description to page  and line number.
b. Give examples of irony and exaggeration. Tie to page and line numbers.
c. Give examples of what he said versus what he meant. Tie to page and line numbers.
3. Logic assignments coming up next