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12 - September 25-29
Grade 12 English
September 25-29, 2017
Monday, September 25
Entry Task:
Get out your argument analysis sheets, review the third claim, evidence and explanation that you found. Be prepared to discuss.
Monday, September 25
Reading
Reading
Read "The Man Who Couldn't Stand up" from The Divide by Matt Taibbi.
We will discuss this text tomorrow, so highlight the text with that discussion in mind, i.e. mark passages that stand out to you, or that you want to comment on.
Claims and Evidence
Look for evidence first. A statistic or example that is cited as proof of their claim. Then find the claim.
If you cannot find evidence to back up claims made, note the lack and then describe what evidence would be needed to justify the claim.
In your explanation section, explain how the evidence you suggested would support the claim.
Tuesday, September 26
Claims and Evidence
Claims and Evidence
Look for evidence first: a statistic or example that is cited as proof of their claim. Then find the claim.
If you cannot find evidence to back up claims made, note the lack and then describe what evidence would be needed to justify a specific claim.
In your explanation section, explain how the evidence you invented would support the claim.
Reading Reflection Questions
Reading Reflection Questions
Answering the following in your composition books in complete sentences:
1. What is CompStat? How did it affect policing practices in the U.S., according to the author?
2. How did Andrew Brown get charged with "obstructing pedestrian traffic"?
3. Why did Andrew Brown get charged with "obstructing pedestrian traffic", according to the author? 1+ paragraphs
Wednesday, September 27th
Get out your Reading Reflection Questions and be prepared to discuss.
Reading Reflection Questions
Reading Reflection Questions
Answering the following in your composition books in complete sentences:
1. What is CompStat? How did it affect policing practices in the U.S., according to the author?
2. How did Andrew Brown get charged with "obstructing pedestrian traffic"?
3. Why did Andrew Brown get charged with "obstructing pedestrian traffic", according to the author? 1+ paragraphs
Improv
Improv
Situation 1:
Two men are talking. One, whom we will call "the lover", has a girlfriend. The other, whom we will call "the friend", tries to plant seeds of doubt in the lover about the girlfriend's loyalty.
Improv, part deux
Situation 2:
Two men are talking. This time the friend tries to convince the lover that his girlfriend has eyes for a particular man.
Improv III
Situation 3:
A confrontation between the lover and his girlfriend. Believing her unfaithful, he is angry but won't say why. She is innocent and bewildered by his anger.
Creative Writing
Take the improvisations we did in class, and weave a story around them.
2+ pages in your composition book.
However, there are 3 complications:
1. The lover is black and the girlfriend is white.
2. There is a significant difference in social background between the two.
3. You decide what ethnic origin the friend is.