Plan for Wednesday, Dec. 21 -- English 101

During Class:

• Intro to Portfolio #3
• Review Logical Fallacies
• Reflect on practice thesis statements & arguments
• Sample Arguments for Specific Audiences
• Practice with topics & arguments for specific audiences
• Revise Outlines / Graphic organizers as needed
• Wordiness 2
• Check-ins on Publication Analysis

--Practice with thesis statements & arguments.

Revise your an outline or graphic organizer to include the following features:
--thesis
--three or more arguments that support your thesis
--two or more examples of evidence to support each argument
--one or two opposition arguments
--a rebuttal (response) to each opposition argument
--restatement of the thesis

Assignment for Wednesday, Jan, 4:

Write your thesis statement and 1.5 pages of the body of your essay. 

• Be ready to show/submit your revised outline/graphic organizer

Plan for Monday, Dec. 19 -- English 101

• Link for Publication Comparisons is here.
• Review Chapter 6 “Thinking Critically” in the handbook, pp. 82-93, especially the section “Recognizing Logical Fallacies”  (More on logical fallacies here.
• Check outline / graphic organizer
• Portfolio #2 reflection
• Wordiness 2 exercise
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Assignment:

• Complete additional research that supports your side of the issue, begin to take notes, and organize information.

Plan for Monday, Dec. 12 -- English 101

During Class:  

• Review reading (Ch. 7)
• Practice with thesis statements & arguments.  See list of topics for persuasive speeches here.
• Look through the Sentence Style Slideshow and do the following exercises:Wordiness 1, Wordiness 2.

Assignment for Monday, Dec. 19: 

• Read Chapter 6 “Thinking Critically” in the handbook, pp. 82-93. Pay close attention to the section “Recognizing Logical Fallacies”  (More on logical fallacies here.
• Complete an outline or graphic organizer, listing your main reasons and sub reasons. 

upcoming:

• Complete additional research that supports your side of the issue, begin to take notes, and organize information.
• Portfolio #2 reflection
• Wordiness 2 exercise

Plan for Friday, Dec. 9 -- English 101

You are already started work on Portfolio #3 by completing a Pre-Writing sheet and a Developing Your Argument sheet (both on Google Classroom).

Today, you should complete the "Publication & Audience Analysis" also on Google Classroom.  Then you should also complete the following:

--Read Chapter 7, pp. 94-106


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Upcoming:  

• --Complete additional research that supports your side of the issue, begin to take notes, and organize information.
• Appeals Activity
•  Practice with thesis statements & arguments.
• In-class writing: Reflection about Portfolio #2 
• Look through the Sentence Style Slideshow and do the following exercises:Wordiness 1, Wordiness 2.

Assignment for Thursday, Dec. 17: 

• Read Chapter 6 “Thinking Critically” in the handbook, pp. 82-93. Pay close attention to the section “Recognizing Logical Fallacies”  (More on logical fallacies here.
• Complete an outline or graphic organizer, listing your main reasons and sub reasons. 
• Continue to collect additional research for your argument, take notes, and organize information.