Monday, March 30, 2015

March 26

 

Homework

  • Writing Minutes
  • Freewriting (Finish this AFTER your outline and notes!)
  • Continue working on research report (if necessary)
  • 5 paragraph persuasive essay (Use the topic your researched for your report, and develop an opinion statement BEFORE you begin your outline or writing.)

Sunday, March 22, 2015

March 19

Homework

  • Writing Minutes
  • Continue working on research reports
  • Try writing a piece of propaganda
    • What is propaganda?  Simply, it is an unfair argument.  The writer (artist, director, creator) is attempting to sway their audience through ONLY an emotional response or by using faulty evidence.  Propaganda is not a measure of the validity of an argument; it can support a position which is either true or false.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

March 12

Homework

  • Writing Minutes
  • Freewriting ( And so the adventure began….)
  • Continue working on research reports
  • Propaganda:  Depending on time, try writing a piece of propaganda or find a piece of propaganda to share with the class.

                                                    (While the first video (film at the time) supported a cause we would likely agree with and the second one we would absolutely not, because of the style both would be classified as propaganda.)

Monday, March 9, 2015

March 5

Homework

  • Writing Minutes
  • Continue working on your research report!

Monday, March 2, 2015

February 26

Homework

  • Writing Minutes
  • Freewriting (Last night the toaster moved)
  • Continue working on your research report