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12/14 & 12/17: ONE DAY TO DUE DATE!!!

Today, I checked first drafts AND SENT HOME INTERIMS. (CHECK THE RUBRIC'S KEY FOR NOTES EXPLANATION OF WINTER BREAK ASSIGNMENT)

To check them we went through the grading rubric. I re-enforced the grading policy: if you don't do the research/format stuff correct, you will not pass this paper!!! So, make sure you get all of the requirements met (that's the top box on the rubric I sent home Wednesday and Thursday).

The rest of the rubric is straight-forward: did you follow directions and do what you're supposed to do in each section?

Those of us who had their first draft I conferenced with, checking their citations, synthesis statements, and everything else. The rest of us got COWs (Friday) or went to the computer lab (Monday) to work.

The goal for the end of the day was to have our paper "looking" like an MLA academic paper: Typed, double spaced, name and page numbers on each page, title page, works cited page, etc.

I also asked you to run spell check, but when it first opens click "options" Under options there's a box to check called "Show readability statistics" Select that. Now, when you're done spell checking it will tell you the grade level you are writing at, or, more precisely, the reading level you're writing at. It's call "Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level." It's fun. Believe me.

I CAN'T WAIT TO READ YOUR PAPERS!!! THEY'RE GOING TO BE GREAT, I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS!

12/12&12/13: A good Title

Today we worked on our titles and title pages.

A good title should:

• Never be a topic, like "Global Warming"
• Never be a type, like "Research Paper"
• Always lead in to your thesis
• Attracts your audience, just like your hook
• Matches the tone of your essay. The tone of this essay is formal/serious
• Try something creative: a pun, alliteration, symbol, magic three
• If you are having trouble: Start with your topic add a semicolon ; then a description of your paper/purpose
• Example: Global Warming; How we can Solve Global Warming Without Leaving our Homes.

Title Pages:

Separate the page visually into thirds:

1st 1/3rd.

Title

2nd 1/3rd

Your Name

Teacher's Name

Class Title, block/section

Date of submission (follow MLA style for Dates)

18 Dec 2007

Insert a page break here.

The rest of the block was spent in the library.

12/10&12/11: Conclusion How-To

1. Check intro paragraphs: Does it have a hook? Does it have a thesis with map? Does it have a background paragraph?

2. Fill out the checklist: Out of 12 paragraphs we should have written today (we're writing three more tonight!), how many have you done???

3. Conclusion how-to:

• paragraph 1: conclusion: synthesize the information you've presented in your paper. How do you propose we solve this problem?
• paragraph 2: application: what are you going to do about it? How will you use this information in your personal life?
• paragraph 3: closing: 1st remind the audience of the topic's significance (maybe reflect back to your hook). 2nd close with a call to action

4. Library. go to library to finish any work you need. This is our last trip to the library!!!

HW: Write your conclusion draft

12/6 and 12/7: Introduction How-To

I. Introduction How-To
A. Hook (paragraph 1). -choose one or combine-

1. General, Unanswerable Question: No "reading rainbow" questions: no yes/no questions Try revising/condensing your essential question. Significant Quote with discussion
2. Define Key Terms: make sure your audience understands what you mean by key terms.
3. Significant Quote with discussion: try using a quotation dictionary
4. Anecdote a short, interesting story about yourself or from current events on your topic.
5. "Imagine..."put your audience in the situation
6. Key Statistic a BIG stat, that will make readers want to read on so they can find out why the stat occurs.

B. Thesis with Map (paragraph 1)

1. From Persuasive Organization (quarter 1) this is your claim/argument
2. Your answer to the Essential Question
3. Thesis map = thesis as a magic 3: list three.
4. State the problem with 3 solutions.
5. NO: "In this paper I will..."

C. Background (paragraph 2)

1. Present general background information about problems and solutions
2. Answer the question: What is common knowledge to your audience on this topic?
3. This paragraph, on the Persuasive Organization (from Quarter 1) is the summary of the issue

HW: Draft of Introduction: Try to submit to SCORE

12/4 and 12/5: Embedded Quotes

• First we talked about grading. My first question is going to be: Does it pass?
  
  5 Title page (student’s name, class name, instructor’s name, title of essay, date)
  10 Typed, Double Spaced, name and page #s at the bottom of each page
  10 Essay (6-10 pages, size 12 font, 1/2 inch margins)
  10 Works Cited (6+ sources actually USED) at the end of the paper. Alphabetized with hanging indents.
  10 Parenthetical Citation, used each time information or ideas come from another source. Citations are done correctly throughout, either parenthetically or by introducing the author in the text.
  10 Academic Journal, Magazine/News, Website, Personal Interview, and Book/Print sources are USED.
  5 Is the paper submitted to the dropbox in SCORE?
  __ This checklist/grading slip (online students copy and paste to the end of the essay)

Then we talked about blended or embedded quotes

• To make our papers sound better (and longer!) blend your quotes with your own sentence:
• Example
• Quote:
• "SOL tests assess guessing" (Holt).
• Blended quote
• Many tests don't actually test the skills they claim, like the "SOL tests [which] assess guessing" (Holt).
• ALSO, you should establish the source's CREDIBILITY:
• According to Ryan Holt, long-time educator and English department chair at Spotsylvania High School, Many tests don't actually test the skills they claim, like the "SOL tests [which] assess guessing."
• notice how I don't use parentheical citation: Email me the complete reason why and you'll get extra credit!!!

HW: Typed Draft of Works Cited Page

11/30 & 12/3: Learning Stations

Today we got into learning stations where we read a sample research paper on "anti-americanism in muslim middle east"

In each section we had a different task, all designed to help us understand the parts of a body paragraph:

In pink highlighter: highlight the transitions and define the type of paragraph (Problem-solution) if problem paragraph, define further (Cause-Effect)

In Green highlighter: highlight the topics of the paragraphs.

In Yellow highlighter: Highlight all of the details. Find the details with no parenthetical citation!!! Did they do it right?

In blue highlighter: highlight the synthesis sentences. Remember, Synthesis statements happen in the author's head, details happen in a book or someone else's head.

The last group was asked to share their outlines (due today) and help each other by asking questions/sharing frustrations with the research project.

For homework:

Do the Solution section. Please submit to SCORE as well!!!

11/28 & 11/29: Outlining Solution

Here's how to outline the solution section

1. Start by Separating your notecards into solution and problem piles. (hopefully you've already used the problem cards by now, so you can put those back in your back pack, you won't be re-using any cards).

2. Create a flow chart that looks like this:

Solution

One Solution Another Solution The Best Solution

3. Once you have three possible solutions: Create three piles out of your notecards for those solutions. IF you don't have any cards for a pile, that's fine, that's research you still need to do. IF you have more than two notecards in a pile. Separate the cards into two separate piles, making two paragraphs out of one. (Example: One solution: college. ---> One solution College: Financing and Getting In).

4. Now you're ready to do the outline (See COMMENTS).

We also talked about doing the interview. Make sure you get a handout that outlines the before, during and after steps of the interview. The main point of the interview is to fill in the gaps, the stuff you couldn't find in any of your other sources. If you have any paragraphs that only feature one detail OR one source, write a question to put in that paragraph.

YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

now, let's get to work!

11/29 and 11/30: Problem Section DUE!!!

We spent the day exploring SCORE, found on the school's website. This is going to be a useful piece of the rest of our school year.
Do the Crossword
Submit "anything" (literally) to the anything digital dropbox.
Submit your first draft of the Problem section to Problem Section's dropbox.
Check out the calendar, blog, etc.

We also worked on a peer critique sheet for our first draft. Make sure you have someone fill this out for you!

11/15-11/16 Drafting

Drafting: the Problem Section

I. Review the handout on citing and introducing citations:
II. Organize your note cards into two piles
Problem Solution
III. Organize your Problem note cards into three piles
Definition Cause Effect
IV. You can now organize these into piles for each of the topics of your paragraphs, as defined on your outline.

V. Now you’re ready to write your paragraphs.

a. Since we’re writing the body of the paper, we don’t have an introduction right now, we don’t need a hook or thesis statement.

Each of your body paragraphs should look like this


Transition to new section (introduce problem section). 2. Topic Sentence of paragraph. 3. Detail from one source (cite). 4. Detail from a different source (cite) 5. Concluding/Synthesis Sentence.
To see an example, click COMMENTS

11/13-11/14

Some of us are taking benchmarks; if you do, the due dates for the 1st draft will be in class next time.

I. Benchmark exams. Good luck. These will count as a test grade.

II. Sample Research Paper click here
III. Do Sample Worksheet (see comments)

IV. How to add a quote to your paper click here

V. Drafting your Problem Section. Aim for 5 paragraphs. Follow the outline format from last class.

HOMEWORK: 1st draft of PROBLEM section of your paper (with a works cited page)

Also, Look at comments for the WINTER BREAK ASSIGNMENT

11/9-11/12: Outlining.

Complete the following outlining chart for the PROBLEM section of our paper. Next class we will start organizing our note cards and drafting this section of our paper.


Research Outlining: Problem
Due Today: Topic Sentences for Problem Section.
Due Next Class: Bring all note cards to fill in outline.
I. Introduction
a. Essential Question:

II. Problem (minimum 5 paragraphs)
a. Definition (why/how is this a problem?)
i. Topic Sentence for paragraph 1
ii. Topic Sentence for paragraph 2*
iii. Topic Sentence for paragraph 3*
b. Causes (what has caused this situation/event?)
i. Topic Sentence for paragraph 4
ii. Topic Sentence for paragraph 5
iii. Topic Sentence for paragraph 6*
c. Effects (what has happened because of this problem?)
i. Topic Sentence for paragraph 7
ii. Topic Sentence for paragraph 8
iii. Topic Sentence for paragraph 9*
III. Solutions
IV. Conclusion
V. Work Cited Page
a. Must have: Academic Journal, Newspaper/Magazine, Website, Book/Print, miscellaneous, and Personal Interview.

11-7 &11/8; Library

Did you get the calendar of due dates through Winter Break???

1. Check off, but don’t collect, the students who have completed 10 note cards (that was their homework) next to the names on the roster,
2. Handout the Sample SOL test from 2002 (a student sample research paper). Students are to complete this test, answering on a piece of notebook paper.
   15-20 minutes

Give the Research Quiz (click comments to see). Students should use their note cards and notebooks on this.
25 minutes.

1. Students are to go to the library for the remainder of the block. By the end of the block they must show you, or one of the librarians, that they have a source card for a Book and one other source (it could be a magazine, another book, an online source, or something from Thompson Gale).
2. Their Homework Assignment: Complete 15 more note cards and 2 source cards by next class, that makes 25 note cards and 5 source cards total.

Gale is not a public search engine!?

11/1-11/2: Computer Lab

• Go to the computer lab to complete 3 source cards by the end of class.
• Plagiarism Quiz
• We are required to use the Thomson Gale Resource from the school's library, however if you are reading this at home and can't access it go to:
• www.finditva.com
• enter your Central Rappahanock Regional Library card number
• Search their databases.

CLICK HERE For help with NOTECARDS
HW: 10 notecards

Make up blog:

So, you didn't get to do the Ghettopoly blog or the Letter to the Editor, huh? Now you see the quarter is over.

Here is an ALTERNATE assignment. If you did either you can participate but you won't receive credit on this assignment.

Read the attached article. In your initial response, either agree or disagree with the author's claim. Be sure to include a refutation in this response.

Then, respond to TWO other postings, agreeing or disagreeing with student postings.

Article: http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/102007/10202007/326305
Grading is

100- Three total posts, good postings following persuasive outlining, no spelling or grammar errors
90 - Three good posts, with spelling and grammar errors
80 - two posts, no spelling or grammar errors.
70 - one post or two posts with spelling or grammar errors

October 26 and 31

I. Say nice things to Mr. Davis about me.
II. How to write our own ESSENTIAL QUESTION
A. An essential question is the question all of your research hopes to answer.

B. Start by listing all of the question you hope to answer in your research.
Problem: I throw 70+ mph fastball
What are the mechanics of a 90 mph fastball?
What is the training required and suggested to throw a 90 mph fastball?
What have some of the best pitchers in the history of baseball done physically and psychologically to be successful?
How can I use these skills to be successful?
How can I use these skills to get a scholarship to college?
C. Underline key words or phrases.
What are the mechanics of a 90 mph fastball?
What is the training required and suggested to throw a 90 mph fastball?
What have some of the best pitchers in the history of baseball done physically and psychologically to be successful?
How can I use these skills to be successful?How can I use these skills to get a scholarhip to college?
D. Start by combining two questions,
What are the mechanics and training required to throw a 90 mph fastball?
E. then three, then get all of your questions together to make one big question. This will serve as section one of your paper until the week before the paper's due.
What do the best pitchers in the history of the game suggest the mechanics and training of a 90 mph fastball is?

What do the best pitchers in the history of the game suggest the mechanics, physical and mental training of a 90 mph fastball are?

What do the best pitchers in the history of the game suggest the mechanics, physical and mental training, and how to be successful with a 90 mph fastball are?

Essential Question:
What do the best pitchers in the history of the game suggest the mechanics, physical and mental training, and how to be successful of a 90 mph fastball are and how can I use these skills to get a scholarship in college?


III. Reliable sources: If the website doesn't have an author and is not a .edu, .org., or .gov site, it is probably not reliable.

What you need to know:

Sources must be experts.

Sources must be cited.

You must set up a personal interview as one of your sources

(find an expert, and a safe expert, set up an email or phone interview ASAP).

10/29 and 10/30

We will be in the library talking to counselors today. Remember that we are going to be starting our research paper this week. Do you have a topic? Does it meet the criteria posted last week?

If you have any questions, email, post a response, come see me.

Take the Plagiarism Quiz

http://www.lisp.wayne.edu/services/plagquiz.html

"Hard Core Rappers, and Ghettopoly"

I think that Chang and "hard core rappers'' are both at fault. Both should know that kids always want to do what other people are doing, and yet they make drugs, sex, and breaking the law look cool. No parent wants there kids playing a game that has a crack rock as a play piece. No one wants to see people shooting each other on a rap video. So i think both are to blame.
Mandy Worthen, B5

10/23 and 10/24: Civil Disobedience Research!

I hope all of you had a great and safe homecoming. I saw many of you at the dance and err...well...uh... you are "interesting" dancers....

Anyhow:
I. Civil Disobedience: Defined: Protesting rules or laws that a person or group disagrees with because they are unethical, unjust, or wrong. The protest is usually, breaking the rule or law in question (only that law). Protesters willingly accept the punishment for this crime (see Henry David Thoreau 412 or Martin Luther King, Jr. 180)
II. Research Project
A. Work Cited entry: Remember to use www.citationmachine.net to format it correctly. Quick Rules: Use MLA. Select the correct format (Web Page or Online Encyclopedia?). You must have two. They are listed alphabetically at the end of your document.

B. Parenthetical Citation: Every time you use information that came from ANY source, you must give credit to that source. After you use a quote, paraphrase, or summary from a source, give credit at the end of the last sentence using that information.

example. MLK was a good guy. He preached for compassion and non-violent resistance (Author's last name).

The "good guy" part was mine. The second part came from a different source.

So, what do you do if there is no author? Use whatever comes first in your work cited, usually the "title of page."

C. Computer lab, write two paragraphs. 1. Briefly outline the events for which they are most famous. 2. Relate their philosophies, etc., to Civil Disobedience.

III. NEW RESEARCH: Choose a topic:

Identify a problem at any one of the following levels:
Global
National
State
City/County
Family/Friend
Self

HOMEWORK: finish the civil disobedience research project, list topics for each level that you may be interested in, do the online blog (see next post)

Hard Core Rap blog: alternate homework assignment

Do you agree with Pitts' assertion that we shouldn't blame Chang, the developer of a board game called "Ghettopoly," but we should blame hard core rappers and the record labels that produce them? How influential do you feel the lyrics and images of music and videos are on their audiences? Who exactly are the audiences of these messages and does that complicate things?


Grades:
1.) Write one well thought out, grammatically "sufficient" post, where you pose questions or make comments that would lead to a response. You MUST identify yourself by name and block (example, Ryan Holt, B8).
2.) Write one response to someone else's post where you challenge, question, or agree with their response.
Any responses that feature vulgar, obscene, or otherwise not worthy of being shown to the principal will result in an automatic zero on this assignment and may even result in a referral.

Post by next Wednesday for full credit. Otherwise you have to turn in the 150 word response next class.

10/12 & 10/15

I. Patrick Henry: Small groups present-a-paragraph
II. Last second Review
III. TEST on chapter 2!!!
IV> Optional/Extra Credit homework: annotate Tecumseh's argument (handout) for persuasive elements.

10/10 -10/11 Patrick Henry

I. Check final drafts. Remember to have two copies!!!
II. Persuasive Vocab Quiz #2
III. Patrick Henry, page 186.
A. Speaker: Patrick Henry, Patriot, lawyer
B. Audience: Convention, federalists and anti-federalists (look at the picture on 186!!!)
C. Details, complete worksheet (following.

SPEECH AT THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION P 186.
Paragraph 1:
Paraphrase:
Quote his statement of credibility:

Type of Appeals =
1. Example =.
Loaded Words =
Paragraph 2:
Paraphrase:
Type of Appeals =
1. Example =.
Allusion =
Speech Technique used =
1. Example =
Paragraph 3:
Paraphrase:
Type of Appeals =
Example =.
Loaded Words =
Allusion =
Speech Technique used =
1. Example =
Paragraph 4:
Paraphrase:
Type of Appeals =
1. Example =.
Speech Technique used =
1. Example =
Paragraph 5:
Paraphrase:
Type of Appeals =
1. Example =.
Quote the Claim =
Speech Technique used =
1. Example =
Paragraph 6:
Paraphrase:
Type of Appeals =
Example =.
Which Persuasive device is the first two sentences?
Paragraph 7:
Paraphrase:
Type of Appeals =
1. Example =.
Quote his call to action:

HW: Do questions 1-9 on page 193. Study for chapter 2 test (declaration, crisis, preamble, speech at convention, speech in convention, persuasive vocab 1 and 2). You will have to answer questions on the texts, apply knowlege of rhetorical terms and devices, and read a speech to find and apply vocabulary.

10/9

I. Ben Franklin
A. Speaker: Ben Franklin; what does he do in the first paragraph to establish his credibility?
B. Audience: President, Constitutional Delegates
C. Details
Issue: Constitution
Claim: I agree to this constitution with all it's faults
Evidence:
Locate logical, ethical, or emotional appeals throughout.
Call to action:
"Make manifest our unanimity by..." What's the rest?

HW: Final Draft of letter to principal!!!

My SAMPLE paper

Dear Mr. Davis,
I have been searching for the pool on the third floor for six years now. We need access to the pool.
The first reason we need access to the pool is to make it fair. Up until now, only seniors have had access, or have seen the pool area. That is less than one quarter of the school’s population who can use this area. If we allowed the entire student body access to this area, the entire school will be more happy.
Another reason we need access to the pool is that you can use it as an award or to reward student performance and behavior. According to the website, 2cool4school, 86% of students feel that their school is more likely to punish than award them in the next week (Phoney). Giving students a place where they are recognized and awarded for following the code of conduct and getting good grades is a great idea!
Please construct an escalator, elevator, or even stairs that would give us access to the third floor pool.

Thank you very much,

Ima Goodstudent




Phoney, Baloney. “Good students, great rewards.” 2cool4school. October 34/2007. October, 2007. http://yourspace.com/phoney/goodstoodentsgotocollage

10-3-10-4 Logical Fallacies

I. review vocabulary:
Persuasive Vocab #2: Block B5: Identify and fill in this page of notes, based only on the examples provided

A.) Logical Fallacy: literally, “false logic.” These errors in reasoning are often intended to be persuasive, and sometimes are, but these amount to nothing more than “tricks” Logical Fallacies may work, but only on the “weak-minded”
a. Examples: Ad Hominem, Bandwagon, Red Herring, Circular Reasoning, Generalization, Post Hoc

i. Ad Hominem: literally “To the man.” The writer attacks the opponents character rather than the opponents argument.
1. Example: “Dr. Bloom can’t be a competent marriage counselor because she’s been divorced”
ii. Bandwagon: The writer tries to validate a point by intimating that “everyone else believes this.
1. Example: “everyone who demands real taste smokes Phooey cigarettes”
iii. Red Herring: The writer introduces an irrelevant point to divert the readers’ attention.
1. Example: your parent may be criticizing you for your low grades on interims To escape the charges, you remind your mother that her smoking will kill her.

iv. Circular Reasoning: Writers base the second half of their argument on what has already happened in the first half:
1. Example: “There aren’t enough parking spaces for students on campus because there are too many cars.”

v. Generalization: Often called “hasty generalization: The writer bases the argument on insufficient or unrepresentative evidence
1. Example: “Spotsy High students demand a paintball team.”
vi. Post Hoc: Literally, “after this”: Writers assume that because on event follows another in time the first event cause the second.
1. Example: “Student drank Milk as a child, then student failed all SOL reading tests. The student’s milk consumption at an early age caused the poor performance on reading based tests”

II. review homework: page 169 Questions.
III. Editorial Worksheet: complete by end of class. Use a current editorial or column from a newspaper, fill in the required information.

Name:
Short answer: Why did you choose this article?







For each of the terms below, find an example from your editorial, then either paraphrase or list the direct quote on this sheet.

Issue:

Claim:

Evidence: locate logical, ethical, or emotional appeals











Concession/Refutation:


Call To Action:


Logical Fallacies: locate and list the type



Works Cited: Do MLA citation for at least one source ( two sources B5) below:

Go to page R32, find the correct type of source. Then create a works cited entry below.



Answer on Back
10. Short Answer: Do you agree or disagree with this article? Explain.

11. Short Answer: Why do you think this author was or was not persuasive? Did they seem to know the elements of persuasion as we are learning them?

IV> HW: Read pages 191-192, answer questions 1-4.

Final Draft of you letter to the principal is due On Wednesday the 10th, or Thursday the 11th.

9/28 10/1

9/28-10/1

I. Vocabulary Quiz on the Persuasive Vocab Terms
II. New Vocab Words:

Logical Fallacies
Ad Hominem
Bandwagon
Red Herring
Circular Reasoning
Generalization
Post Hoc -- False Causality

III. Go to Computer Lab: do outline for your argument

What’s your problem at SHS? Name:

Issue:

Claim:

Evidence: **(must have one appeal to audience and at least one cited detail!)
1.


2.


3.


4.


5.



Concession/Refutation:



Call To Action:



Works Cited: Do MLA citation for at least one source ( two sources B5) below:

Last, First. "Page title." Site title. Date of publication. Organization (if available). Date accessed (today) .




Parenthetical Citation: (author’s last name page #). If there is no author, go with whatever is first in your works cited entry

9/21-9/24

Agenda 9/21-24

I. How to read long sentences!
A. Read the preamble to the constitution: identify the type of sentence (freight train)
B. Break down the sentence: what is the main clause (subject and verb)?
C. List the verb phrases that are listed as reasons for "ordaining and establishing" the constituion

II. Read and annotate "We the People - 9/17/2007"
Locate the
Issue: Constitution Day
Claim: We should sing our praises from the rooftops
Evidence: All of paragraphs 2 and 3, first sentence of paragraph 4.
Refutation: "Those on the left..." "Those on the right..."
Call to Action: "Performing that duty..."

III. What's your problem at SHS? complete the organizational outline for an argument
List the issue: i.e. parking passes
Claim: what's your argument about how to solve that problem?
Evidence: List your support, proving it's a problem and your solution will work.
Concession/Refutation: "I understand _____________ (other side's main argument) but __________________ (your counter-argument)." example: "I understand that we need to generate money for things like prom and homecoming somehow, but students should have a right to park at school for free.
Call to Action: Tell your audience what to do.

IV. Homework: Bring a letter to the editor from a newspaper and RECITE THE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION.

Grading for recitation:
A = completely memorized, recited without pauses and with emphasis.
B = completely memorized, with pauses, repeats, start-overs.
C = Mostly memorized.
D = Mostly read.

9/19-20

I. Check Notecards
II. Quiz on explorers
III. Persuasive Vocabulary : QUIZ NEXT THURSDAY or FRIDAY!
PERSUASIVE APPEALS
a. Emotional Appeal
b. Logical Appeal
c. Ethical Appeal
d. Charged Words
PERSUASIVE ORGANIZATION:
e. Claim/Assertion
f. Evidence
1. data
2. andecdotal
3. expert testimony
4. analogy
g. Refutation/Concession
h. Call to Action
1. Call 1
2. Call 2

HW: read the letter to the editor "We the people" annotate it by circling and identifying examples of vocabulary words. http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/092007/09172007/317598

ALSO: remember to memorize the preamble by TUE/WED of next week!!!

September 17-18

Agenda 9/17-9/18
I. Reading Quiz on Equiano (page 44)
II. Equiano's purpose
A. Speaker = Equiano, Slave, Educated
B. Audience = Rich, White, Northern, Abolitionists
C. Details: Separate Fact from Opinion
1. Choose details, or wording of details, that Equiano Chose on purpose:
a. Ex. Children fell in the "necessary tubs" ; many fell in, but he says "children" why?
D. Purpose: What do you think his purpose is? What about the paragraph on Curiosity?
III. Research:
A. Define Source:
B. Cite:
C. Works Cited:
D. Parenthetical Citation:
E. Plagiarism

HOMEWORK: Complete notecard sheet, comparing Columbus' Journal OR Equiano's Narrative to what it says in you History Textbook.