Tuesday: 2/22
IC: You'll begin class by completing a brief reading quiz over chapters two through four of William Golding's Lord of the Flies. You'll hand in your responses to Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery." We'll discuss your responses to "The Lottery," looking at some essential questions for this unit of study.
Materials: Bring your completed responses to "The Lottery," your written responses to Friday's writing prompt, your copy of Lord of the Flies.
Wednesday: 2/23 - Change of plans: You'll have a substitute teacher today.
IC: You'll be responsible for going over Lessons Seven and Eight Vocabulary and working on the extra credit vocabulary work for each lesson. You will also be asked to complete a Lord of the Flies parts of speech pretest.
Materials: Bring your class notes and vocabulary book.
Thursday: 2/24
IC: You will begin class with a brief reading quiz over chapters five and six of Lord of the Flies. We will discuss the reading selection. You'll work with a peer to complete a Lesson Seven Vocabulary Review Exercise. We'll revisit the parts of speech pretest from Wednesday and address your levels of understanding in each area. We'll end by completing a proofreading exercise to practice your editing skills - this may become homework based on the amount of time we have left.
Materials: Bring your class notes and copy of Lord of the Flies.
HW: Complete the editing exercise distributed in class today. Bring this to class tomorrow.
Friday: 2/25
IC: You'll begin by turning in the editing exercise that I distributed in class yesterday. You will complete an activity that serves as an introduction to rhetoric and rhetorical analysis. I will introduce the PIGSAC method for analyzing the rhetorical situation of a text. You will practice applying this technique in class, working in small groups and reporting back for large group discussion.
Materials: Bring your class notes.
HW: Find/obtain an advertisement (from a magazine, newspaper, printed offline, etc.) and complete a PIGSAC chart to analyze the rhetorical situation of the piece. Bring both the advertisement and your completed PIGSAC chart to class on Monday.