Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving resting up and having some fun. We have three weeks before the big one...Winter Break! We will be going full steam ahead in our argument unit, learning logical fallacies, finishing the first argument essay, writing the second essay, beginning The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and enjoying at least one more current events day.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss progress on the Grapes essay. Notes: types of thesis statements. Focus on conclusions - examples and tips. Read through model essays and critique them.
Intro to Huckleberry Finn. Pick up the book from the library.
Due: Work on The Grapes of Wrath essay.
Homework: Upload full draft of The Grapes of Wrath essay to Turnitin.com by Tuesday night, November 29 at 10:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Current event/issue day. Read and annotate opposing viewpoints, SOAPS. Debate and discuss. Vote. Whole class outline activity - review thesis types, conclusions.
Due: Upload full draft of The Grapes of Wrath essay to Turnitin.com by Tuesday night, November 29 at 10:00 p.m.
Homework: Study for quiz. Read Chapters 1-3 of Huckleberry Finn.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab quiz. View Huck Finn video re: the language of the book. Discuss. Notes: logical fallacies. group exercises covering logical fallacies.
Due: Read Chapters 1-3 of Huckleberry Finn.
Homework: Read Chapters 4-10 of Huckleberry Finn for next class.
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