Senior+Composition

=Senior Composition   =

//Activities-//
 * 11.18.08**
 * Hand in Final Copies of Causal Analysis Papers

//Homework// - None

//Activities -//
 * 10.30: Thursday**
 * Hand in Final Copies of Persuasive Papers
 * Student Teacher - Begin work on Cover Letters and Resumes

//Activities -//
 * 10.28: Tuesday**
 * Peer Edit Persuasive Papers
 * Discuss Rough Drafts with Individual Student

//Homework -// Final Copies for Persuasive Papers due on 10.30

//Activities -//
 * 10.22: Wednesday**
 * Hand in Questions from Essays (see 10.20 for details)
 * Discuss Logical Fallacies on pp. 278-279 in //Short Takes//
 * Complete Assignment - [|Senior Comp - Logical Fallacies.docx]
 * Discuss Persuasive Writing - Rough Drafts

//Homework// - Rough Drafts for Persuasive Papers due on 10.28 (Bring 3 copies).

//Activities -//
 * 10.20: Monday**
 * Discuss/Complete 14 Persuasive Writing Strategies (see 10.16)
 * Read pp. 270-278 in //Short Takes// - "Argument/Persuasive" Writing
 * Read "Last Rites for Indian Dead" pp. 287-291
 * Read "America Needs Its Nerds" and Responses pp. 296-301

//Homework -// Complete questions 3, 4, 5 from **Thesis/Organization** and 1, 4 from **Technique/Style** on the essay "Last Rites for Indian Dead" and questions 3, 5 from **Thesis/Organization** and 1, 3, 5 from **Technique/Style** on essay "America Needs Its Nerds."

//Activities -//
 * 10.16: Thursday**
 * Hand Back Journals
 * Powerpoint:[|14 Persuasive Writing Strategies.pptx]
 * In-Class Activity: Finding the 14 Persuasive Writing Strategies in Speech
 * [|Full Text of Senator Barack Obamas Announcement for President - Senior Comp.docx]
 * [|14 Persuasive Strategies found in Persuasive Writing - Senior Comp.docx]

-Disclaimer: Using this material does not determine the political stance of myself or what I taught concerning Persuasive Writing.

//Homework -// None

//Activities -//
 * 10.14: Tuesday**
 * Discuss Persuasive Strategies in Commercials
 * Handout - Will be Provide by Mr. Hopkins (Student Teacher)

//Homework -// None

//Activities -//
 * 10.9: Thursday**
 * Hand Back Process Papers and Discuss
 * Peer Edit Definition Rough Drafts
 * Discuss Rough Drafts with Students

//Homework -// Final Draft of Definition Paper (due Tuesday 10.14)

//Activities -//
 * 10.7: Tuesday**
 * Brainstorm Definition Topics
 * Create Personal Outline of your Paper
 * Individual Discussions on Outlines

//Homework -// 3 Copies of the Rough Draft for Definition Papers (due Thursday 10.9)

//Activities// -
 * 10.3: Friday**
 * Review Denotation/Connotation in Class
 * Writing Activity: [|Connotation and Denotation of Words - Senior Comp.docx]
 * Begin Rough Draft

//Homework// - None

//Activities// -
 * 10.1: Wednesday**
 * Read //Definition// pp. 109-115 from Short Takes book in class
 * Read "In All Ways a Woman" pp. 116-117; Answer Questions 2, 3, 4 from Thesis/Organization and 4 from Technique/Style
 * Read "O the Porch" pp. 119-121; Answer Question 4 from Thesis/Organization and 3 from Technique/Style
 * Read "Picket Fences" pp. 124-127; Answer Question 4, 5 from Thesis/Organization and 4,5 from Technique/Style

//Homework// - Complete Questions from //Short Takes// Book

//Activities// -
 * 9.29: Monday**
 * Writing Activity: [|No Es Please.pdf]
 * Discuss Definition Essays
 * Define one of these words in 1 paragraph: Leadership, Responsibility, Justice, Honor, Freedom, Character

//Homework// - None

//Activities// -
 * 9.24: Wednesday**
 * Hand in Final Copies of the Process Paper
 * In-class Activity: Character Description

//Homework// - None //Reminder// - Have a great three day weekend!!!

//Activities//
 * 9.22: Monday**
 * Peer Editing on Rough Drafts (3 Copies)
 * Discuss Rough Draft Individually w/ Student
 * Work on Final Drafts of Process Papers

//Homework// - Final Draft of Process Paper (due Wednesday 9.24)

//Activities//
 * 9.18: Thursday**
 * Journal #10 - After reading this article "[|After Suicide, Blog Insults are Debated]," do you think that bloggers should be legally responsible for the things they write? How does their "private profile" make that a problem?
 * Discuss Rough Drafts of Process Papers
 * Brainstorm Topics - Surviving a Divorce, Getting a Job
 * Begin writing Rough Drafts

//Homework// - 3 Copies of the Rough Draft for Process Papers (due Monday 9.22)