Sunday, January 1, 2012

Weekly Agenda: January 3-6

Wednesday, January 4
Read about structuring an exemplification essay (pp.201-204) → discuss
Sensory Debate:
- Team debrief
- Debates
- Post-debate critiques
HW: Review for vocabulary quiz; Read “What I’ve Learned from Men” (handout); answer questions ARC#1,3,4; WIC#2

Friday, January 6
Vocabulary Quiz
New Vocabulary
Definition Essays are returned
Discuss “What I’ve Learned from Men” in terms of:
- structure
- arguments (theses)
- evidence (examples)
- warrants (underlying assumptions/beliefs)
Read “The Peter Principle’ (216-220); Answer C#3; PA#1-2; S&S#3-4
HW: Complete vocabulary activity; Read and analyze “Why Marriage Is Good For You” (pp. 227-233). Identify the following as well as you are able: thesis, strength of evidence, and warrants

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