Huck Finn 4.4

Huck Finn 4.4

Do now: Remember that you will need to address the counter argument-- where in your essay do you think you will include it?

Objectives:

• effectively organize evidence into subtopics
• draft essay

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Work time: finding evidence, organizing subtopics, drafting body paragraphs
3. Summarizer

HW: Essay is due Sunday by 11:59PM.  You must complete an essay submission form.

Huck Finn 4.3

Huck Finn 4.3

Do now: Remember that you will need to address the counter argument-- where in your essay do you think you will include it?

Objectives:

• effectively organize evidence into subtopics
• draft essay

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Work time: finding evidence, organizing subtopics, drafting body paragraphs
3. Summarizer

HW: continue drafting

Huck Finn 4.2

Huck Finn 4.2

Do now: Remember that you will need to address the counter argument-- where in your essay do you think you will include it?

Objectives:

• effectively organize evidence into subtopics
• draft essay

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Work time: finding evidence, organizing subtopics, drafting body paragraphs
3. Summarizer

HW: a printed rough draft is due to peer edit on FRIDAY

Huck Finn 4.1

Do now: How comfortable do you feel with this essay assignment?  What are you most concerned about?

Objectives:

• draft an effective thesis statement identifying one side of the debate
• collect evidence from primary and secondary sources

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Individual: draft thesis statements (check with me!)
3. Gather evidence: primary and secondary
4. If time: brainstorm essay organization (subtopics)
5. Summarizer

HW: Check thesis statement with me

Huck Finn 3.1

Do now: which article do you think was more persuasive? Why? (Talk in groups)

Objectives:

• identify main idea of secondary source articles
• identify effective supporting evidence in articles
• decide which side of the argument to focus on

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. In groups: identify main idea (thesis) and at least three supporting details from the assigned article (jigsaw answers)
3. Class: review findings
4. Essay time! Which side of the debate are you on? (essay packet)
5. Individual: work time
6. Summarizer

HW: Homework free weekend

Huck Finn 2.4

Huck Finn 2.4

Do Now: what do you remember about debates from 10th grade?

Objectives:

• understand essay assignment prompt
• effectively debate/defend stance on the central issue
• read secondary sources on Huck Finn

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Groupwork time-- 20 minutes
3. Debate--

   Opening Statements (thesis) < 1 minute each YES NO

   Oral Arguments (3 supporting arguments, evidence) < 3 min. each NO Rebuttals (evidence that proves part of OA as weak, false) < 1 min. each YES Oral Arguments (3 supporting arguments, evidence) < 3 min. each YES Rebuttals (evidence that proves part of OA as weak, false) < 1 min. each NO

   Closing Argument < 1 min. YES NO
4. Smith and Smiley: how to read secondary source articles
5. summarizer: Which team won-- and what was so persuasive about their argument?

HW: Read each article; for each article highlight/annotate: 1) thesis/argument, 2) 2-3 quotes supporting author’s argument

Huck Fin 2.3

Do now: Review the essay prompt.  Then review the actions at the end of the novel (starting from when Tom Sawyer returns). How would you answer the prompt?  What reasons would you give to support your answer?

Objectives:

• analyze the "Tom Sawyer" chapters 
• create note cards that demonstrate close reading of specific word choice

Agenda:

1. Do now

2. Review the "Tom Sawyer" chapters

3. Introduce the note card assignment

4. Note card work

5. Summarizer

HW: Finish note cards for Friday