Aug. 16, Thursday - Day 1 - Read/annotate articles given. Follow instructions while working in groups. Plan your argument. Aug. 17, Fri. - Day 2 - Plan your argument; prepare your multimedia presentation and speaking parts. You will be presenting on Tues. (Aug. 21 - Day 3). Aug. 20, Monday - Plan your argument; prepare your multimedia presentation and speaking parts. You will be presenting on Tues. (Aug. 21
Aug. 21, Tuesday - Day 3- Mini Research Unit Presentations- The QUEST to Define Beauty. Complete reflection/evaluation. Plagiarism activity (if time). HW: [1] Complete reflection; [2] Read over syllabus, write down questions you may have.
Aug. 22, Wednesday -Reflection sheet due. Go over class syllabus as a class. Write a letter to yourself about this class and seal in envelope (to be given back in May). Brainstorm what an argument is. ("Analyzing Arguments" PDf) Take notes. Read HW: None
Aug. 23, Thursday - Argument Analysis.Define and model annotating (take notes) by chunking the text. Participate in class/group annotation task: "Stop the Summer Slide" (editorial in U.S. News). Find the argument in the article through your annotations. HW: None
Aug. 24, Friday - Part A, Practice #1 (40 mins). Argument Analysis. Discuss how this practice went. Were you able to meet the objectives? Read through your own and highlight the different points the prompt asked for- use a different highlighter for each thing.
Aug. 27, Monday - Crazy acronyms. Argument Analysis - Review SOAPSTone with emphasis on speaker and purpose (take notes). Use "Throw out the Trash Talk at Sports: by Tubby Smith (editorial in Star Tribune. Aug. 28, Tuesday -
Zero points quiz: What does the acronym SOAPSTone stand for? give a brief description for each.
Introduce RAVEN and credibility (take notes) and use analysis sheet: was anything oversimplified? Misinterpreted? Implicated? Was a solution proposed?
Discuss Part A Practice #1. Common mistakes, etc. Annotate rubric.
Review RAVEN, PACE, and SOAPSTone.
HW: SOAPSTONE the RAVEN activity with this psych article Aug, 29, Wednesday - Argument analysis & rhetorical devices. Create our own advertisement to sell a popular soda. Aug. 30, Thursday - Annotate Part A rubric. Identify one area for improvement you will address in practice #2 tomorrow.
Aug. 31, Friday - Part A Practice #2 (40 minutes). Highlight your own work and use the rubric to identify (annotate your own work). Due at the end of class. HW: none