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Students completed their Persuasive Speeches. Those who chose not to present will lose points and be expected to make arrangements to present next week. Reminder: Submit your Flipgrid Independent Reading videos by today!!! American Literature
Students continued presenting their Persuasive Speeches HOMEWORK: Make sure you submit your Independent Reading flipgrid videos by tomorrow, Friday the 28th American Literature
Students were provided their Persuasive Speech rubric Students continued constructing and practicing their speeches HOMEWORK: Complete and practice your speeches in preparation for your presentations American Literature
Pop quiz over Pres. Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address The class watched and studied the rhetorical techniques used by President Obama and Sarah Palin:The class used the remaining time to continue drafting their speeches which will now be presented on Thursday the 27th of February American Literature
Independent Reading - students were reminded their Independent Reading flipgrid assignment is due this coming Friday the 28th of February Warm-up: Voice Lessons - Detail (Rios) Read/analyzed and annotated an abbreviated version of Fmr. President Obama's 2015 State of the Union Address, looking for:
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Students spent time continuing their research for their Persuasive Speech Independent Reading Assignment introduced (DUE by Friday, Feb. 28th)
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Independent Reading Warm-up: Voice Lessons - Detail (Macaulay) Reviewed/Graded Persuasive Speech Step 1: Brainstorm (assigned yesterday) Students received:Students, once their Brainstorm sheet was reviewed, continued research on laptops HOMEWORK: Study for tomorrow's Unit 12 Vocab TEST. Frayer Models due tomorrow!!! American Literature
Students were given their Persuasive Speech topic list/Step 1: Brainstorm sheet which is due tomorrow, Feb. 13 Students completed the reading of Patrick Henry's Speech to the VA Convention The remainder of class was spent in the Media Center working on initial research for their chosen topic(s). American Literature
Students submitted their hard copies of the Persuasive Essay Warm-Up: Voice Lessons - Diction (Mailer) Watched Mike Rowe video on College Education and students jotted down & discussed his main argument and how he supported it Informally introduced the Persuasive Speech assignment (formal topics to be introduced tomorrow) Began reading Patrick Henry's Speech to VA Convention American Literature
Students were given their Vocab Frayer Models and Persuasive Paper Rough Draft self-checklist Students were graded based on having their printed Rough Drafts in class & ready to self-review Laptops were provided for students to begin their Final Drafts (due Tuesday, 2/11/20 in hard copy AND submitted online to www.turnitin.com) Turnitin.com information (Class ID & Enrollment Key):
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