Day 12 (Monday, 17 February 2014)

Schedule of Events:

1. Swedish Video (7 minutes)
• Discussion
2. Plagiarism Reading  (10 minutes)
3. Plagiarism Worksheet
• Use the Reading to answer the Worksheet!
4. Plagiarism Jeopardy! (25 minutes)

Homework: 

• Nothing mandatory.  
• Recommended:
• Writer's Help Avoiding Plagiarism in APA Papers 1
• Writer's Help Avoiding Plagiarism in APA Papers 2

Day 11 (Friday, 14 February 2014)

Happy Valentine's Day! 

Schedule of Events:

1. Peer Perception (up to you)
• Optional: If you did not have your paper peer edited for cohesion, you can ask your partner to do so now
• Cohesion Peer Review Prompt
2. Workshop (up to you)

Today is a workshop day.  I believe that writing is adding your voice to a large conversation.  If you are joining a conversation, you can't do that in isolation.  We will write together, help one another out, and use each other to help make our writing as good as it possibly can be.  

Homework:

• First Draft due Monday

Calendar: 

• Today (Friday, 14 February): Assign First Draft
• Monday(17 February): First Draft Due / APA Citation Day 1
• Wednesday (19 February): APA Citation Day 2
• Friday (21 February): First Draft Returned with Feedback / APA Citation Day 3
• Monday (24 February): Beginning Unit 2
• Wednesday (26 February): Final Draft Due. 

Day 10 (Wednesday, 12 February 2014)

Schedule of Events:

1. Fill out this poll (10 minutes)
• Compare with a partner
• What did you agree on? 
• What did you disagree on? 
• Why do you think you agreed/disagreed? 
2. Tell me, "Who Wrote It Better?"
• Read both of the paragraphs
• Decide which is better 
• If you think the first is better, go to the right side of the room
• If you think the second is better, go to the left side of the room
3. Introductions
• Let's look at them here
4. Conclusions 
• Let's look at them here

Homework: 

• Add an introduction and a conclusion to your body paragraphs rough draft. 
• If you were not one of the minority who peer-reviewed for cohesion between Monday and today, don't worry.  Your body paragraphs will be peer-reviewed. :) 

Day 9 (Monday, 10 February 2014)

Schedule of Events:

1. Warm-up Challenge (5-10 minutes)
1. What "procedure" is being described here? 
2. What is wrong with this paragraph? 
1. Grammar?
2. Spelling?
3. Mechanics?
4. Something else? 
2. Coherence Discussion (10-15 minutes) 
3. Coherence Practice  (15 minutes)
• Second Step (open when prompted)
4. Coherence Grammar (5-10 minutes)
1. What is the difference between a coordinating conjunction and a subordinating conjunction?  
2. Writer's Help Answer

Homework: 

Please follow the track that you selected on Friday:

• Track 1: Write a rough draft of your three body paragraphs using a block or point-by-point organization if you think you have it down, paying attention to your use of cohesive devises and KNO. 

OR 

• Track 2: Find someone else in the class who also chose this track, email or share on Google Drive your rough draft of the body paragraphs with your partner, and follow these directions to peer review their paragraphs cohesion.  

Day 8 (Friday, 7 February 2014)

Schedule of Events: 

1. Open up your homework and trade seats with your partner (2 minutes)
2. Open up this questionnaire for peer review (15 minutes)
3. PowerPoint on refuting arguments
1. You will need to use this for practice
2. You can use this to help you with number 1

Homework: 

Options: 

• Fill in this final outline the combines all of the argumentative structures that we have practiced for either block or point-by-point organization.  

OR

• Write a rough draft of your three body paragraphs using a block or point-by-point organization if you think you have it down. 

Day 7 (Wednesday, 5 February 2013)

Schedule of Events: 

1. What was an argument against your side of the soda tax debate that was especially strong?  (3 minutes)
2. Watch this commercial and think about these discussion questions: (10 minutes)
1. Why did the producer of this commercial mention the rival product? Do you think it was a good idea? Why or why not?
2. What else would you do to make this strategy work more effectively?
3. Would you use a similar persuasive strategy (anticipating and countering opposing arguments) in your essay? Why or why not? How can you do this most effectively?
4. Which of the rhetorical strategies do you think would integrating opposing arguments would fit in? (ethos, pathos, or logos?)
3. How would you integrate opposing arguments? (Partner activity) (15 minutes)
1. Click here
2. How did these authors integrate the opposing arguments? 
4. Outlining these strategies (if time permits)
1. Use this outline

Homework: 

Try to figure out which strategy will work best for your argument and the opposing views you think your argument might encounter and jot down some notes here.  

Day 6 (Monday, 3 February 2014)

Schedule of Events:

1. Open this Prezi (15 minutes) 
1. Take notes on Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
2. The pleasure of books discernment activity (10-15 minutes)
3. Planning a trip to France--practice activity for our argumentative essay (10-15 minutes) 

Homework: 

• Fill in this outline with your arguments and turn in to your Google Drive folder by class on Wednesday
• Remember that each point should support your thesis statement.  If they do not, you should change your thesis statement or the points.  Every illustration should support the paragraph's point.  
• Check your thesis statement using these Writer's Help resources: 
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.