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Argumentative Essay Fundamentals

Go over Final Exam review sheet

Today's Assignment

1. Read through the color-coded "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"

2. Using the same color-coding technique, type your own letter (750 word minimum) in a Word document in which you use the same rhetorical strategies to ask for something.

3. Email the color-coded letter to mrhughesthurston@gmail.com


Possible audiences:

• political figure (current or past)
• parent/guardian
• friend (anonymous, please)
• celebrity
• someone you have a crush on
• teacher (anonymous, please)
• work supervisor
• college admissions officer
• school principal
• anyone else (ask for approval)

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Preview Final Exam

Go over Friday's prompt

HOMEWORK: By 7 am, email 5 questions/issues for the final exam that you'd like to go over.

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Essay Esam - R.A. of Ch. 6, A Room of One's Own

HOMEWORK: Read "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" (p. 260)
in L o C and complete a R.A.G.

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• Complete RAG chart on Chapter 5 of A Room of One's Own

Breaking Down the Rhetorical Analysis Through the Intro

Directions:
Read each intro
Jot down notes on what needs improvement
Answer when called upon

Goal:
Learn how to write a 7 + intro

HW: Read Chapter 4 and complete a RAG BUT for this one, write a body paragraph instead of an outline.

For Mon 1/11/10

Directions for today:

1. Take out your homework.
2. Choose which Rhetorical Analysis Guide you want to turn into a full essay (Ch 1 or 2).
3. Type it up in MS Word, using my comments and/or my or Mr S's help.
4. Copy and paste your essay into this Google Document.


HOMEWORK: Finish above assignment and complete R.A.G. for Chapter 3 (due tomorrow)

Agenda:
A Room Test


Homework (or when done w/test)
Read the cover page from the syllabus and on the back, evaluate the class so far, in terms of:
1. Your performance
2. My performance
3. The performance of the class as a whole
To consider for each: What is working? Isn't working? Needs improvement? Needs more attention? Anything else that pertains to the course requirements.