DAY 01 - CYCLE 03 - SEMESTER 02: 01-19-12

HANDOUTS FROM TODAY:

Argument Essay Overview, and just in case you lost the syllabus for the week (click this link to download a copy)

IN CLASS TODAY:

1. Partner work on your argument paper ideas
2. Assessment of argument paper ideas based on the following three questions:
1. Is it crystal clear WHAT you want to argue?
2. Is it crystal clear TO WHOM you want to say it?
3. Is it crystal clear HOW you want them to respond?
3. If the answer to any of the above questions is not "Yes!" your paper will be more difficult to write and less satisfying to read.

CLASS NOTES:
Done on board.


HOMEWORK

• Refine your topic so that all three questions above can be answered with a resounding YES!
• Study for the vocabulary quiz on units 3 and 4.
• Have a good night. Maybe read a poem just to give your brain something to play with.