English 4 CP: 2/12,16/15

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. Group/team challenge
a. Choose any arguable topic
b. Using listing or informal writing techniques, Develop the 4 stages of the problem/solution structure used in the "Modest Proposal"
1. Outline and completely identify the problem
2. Give the proposal/solution to the problem
3. Provide/list the support for your solution
4. Reveal the opposing arguments to your solution and defend against them.

4. Logic assignments coming up next