Thursday

 Today we are going to finish chapter 3 of Language of Composition, but first we need to discuss your homework, and then look at logical fallacies. 

HW for Tuesday. Read "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan and write a precise. 

Make sure you take notes on the following:

The Ad Hominem

The Hasty Generalization

The False Dichotomy

Begging the Question

The Slippery Slope

Relativist Fallacy

The Non Sequitur 

Complex Question

Circular Reasoning 

The Red Herring 

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Wednesday

Happy Wednesday!

Today, you need to turn in your Assata tests.

We need to move on to chapter 3 of Language of Composition. 

HW: Do one question from the diction and one from syntax on page 55. Also reread JFK's speech and annotate it.

Tuesday

 Today you will continue to write your first essay (read major grade). Below is the prompt. Think of this as the open question on the AP test but with a specific book. Please turn this in by Wednesday.

Noam Chomsky once said, “The America that black people have always known is not an attractive one.”

According to Dr. James Herron, “In the United States our identities are shaped by Race.  People think of themselves 1^st as white or black or native before they think of themselves as ‘American’”. This is different than other parts of the world.  Using Assata’s autobiography make a case for or against whether the U.S. is a racist society and suggest a solution.   

 

You must take a stance on the issue and create an argument using examples or evidence from Assata’s book.  

RUBRIC:

Thesis - 1 point 

Evidence - 1 to 4 points

Sophistication - 1 point

Friday

Today we will discuss Assata, syntax, and finish Language of Composition chapter 2.

Thursday

Today we will discuss Assata and get back into The Language of Composition chapter 2. First I'll give you some quick notes on punctuation.

Wednesday

 Please note that you have an Assata assignment coming up and I believe some of your are behind in the reading (like really behind).

Today we will discuss Assata and get back into The Language of Composition chapter 2. 

Noam Chomsky once said, “The America that black people have always known is not an attractive one.”

According to Dr. James Herron, “In the United States our identities are shaped by Race.  People think of themselves 1^st as white or black or native before they think of themselves as ‘American’”. This is different than other parts of the world.  Using Assata’s autobiography make a case for or against whether the U.S. is a racist society and suggest a solution.   

 

You must take a stance on the issue and create an argument using examples or evidence from Assata’s book.  

RUBRIC:

Thesis - 1 point 

Evidence - 1 to 4 points

Sophistication - 1 point

Monday

 Today we are going to talk about Assata, write a precise on "Why We Crave Horror Movies", and look at chapter 2 of Language of Composition.

1. Name of author, [optional: a phrase describing author], genre, title of the work, date in parentheses (additional publishing information in parentheses or note); a rhetorically accurate verb (such as “assert,” “argue,” “suggest,” “imply,” “claim,” etc.); and a that clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) of the work. First - AP Classroom.

2. An explanation of how the author develops and/or supports the thesis, usually in chronological order.

3. A statement of the author’s apparent purpose followed by an “in order to” phrase.

4. A description of the intended audience (and/or the relationship the author establishes

   with the audience) and a description of his or her tone.
   

HW: Assata

Reading schedule:

9/3 - 14-15

9/4 - 16-19

9/5 - FINISH and dance in Haiti.