Today was an easy going day, seeing as how you've just finished your assessments and your Banned Book Week activities. We finished watching Rebel Without a Cause in class, followed by a brief discussion. This week we will begin a new, four-week unit on the power of persuasion - both in writing and in the media. We will be examining a variety of essays, editorials, commentaries, and letters for their persuasive qualities, and also writing some of our own. We will also be looking at advertisements, commercials, debates, and campaign ads and publications so we can evaluate thier effectiveness, and then apply what we've learned into addressing various social issues. There is no homework tonight, please come to class on block day ready to officially wrap up Catcher in the Rye. We will have a brief discussion about the novel, read an article, and turn in our books.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Juniors - Tuesday, October 7th
Today was an easy going day, seeing as how you've just finished your assessments and your Banned Book Week activities. We finished watching Rebel Without a Cause in class, followed by a brief discussion. This week we will begin a new, four-week unit on the power of persuasion - both in writing and in the media. We will be examining a variety of essays, editorials, commentaries, and letters for their persuasive qualities, and also writing some of our own. We will also be looking at advertisements, commercials, debates, and campaign ads and publications so we can evaluate thier effectiveness, and then apply what we've learned into addressing various social issues. There is no homework tonight, please come to class on block day ready to officially wrap up Catcher in the Rye. We will have a brief discussion about the novel, read an article, and turn in our books.
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