Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Project Adoption 12/19/14

Elves and Grannies

December 19

9:32-10:44

Irving High School


Room 509

-Grannys (girls): wear red
-Elves (boys): wear green or white
- White Elephant: $5 limit
- Food will be potluck
- Can food drive is still in effect
- Penny War is still in progress
- $10 DUE ON FRIDAY 12/14
- Gifts to be purchased 12/17 

Frayer model example


Claim

It is important to learn about a new culture because…

It is not important…..

Learning about different cultures is important


Synonyms

Culture
Learned
important
Ethos,
Logos
Or Pathos




Historical Events
Or People


Final Draft due Friday!

Persuade others why it is important to learn about a new culture.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

SAQ Test 2nd Six weeks

1, How does the Old Man experience loss in "The Old Man at the Bridge"?
2. Why does Vera think Mr. Nuttel will be easy to trick in "The Open Window"?
3. How does the mother experience loss in "Two Kinds"?
4. How is the daughter changed by the end of "Two Kinds"?

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Persuasive Skeletor


Frayer Model "Persuasive"


Claim (Thesis)










Synonyms

Appeals


Ethos?

Logos?

Pathos?










H
E
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Persuasive Skeleton 2.0 "Skeletor"

      Catchy opening hook. Strong opening statement two.  Persuasive claim that controls the entire essay.
      Some people say that______. Give an analogy. Explain. Cause and effect.  Explain.  Hyperbole/overstatement. Repetition. Repetition.  Appeal to reason (logos). Appeal to emotion (pathos).  Appeal to right vs. wrong (ethos). Give a real life example. Concession/ Refutation. Final detail with transition word.

      In conclusion, Restate claim in a different way.  Call to Action sentence. Call-to-Action sentence two.  Text-to-world sentence.  Text-to-world sentence. Talk about the future.  Strong closing sentence.