There is No Right Answer Calendar Honors (Pre-AP) English I Jen Roseman & Andrew Holder Unit Summary: There

is No Right Answer is a 7-week-long unit during which students will read and respond to arguments on a variety of current and historic issues to understand argument and the art of rhetoric and to begin to write their own arguments. The guiding questions of this study are: How can I recognize strong and weak arguments as I encounter them in daily life? How am I persuaded by arguments? When and how can I make strong arguments? How does understanding argument make me a stronger person?

In order to answer these guiding questions, students will read, watch, and listen to a variety of written, visual, and auditory texts and demonstrate their understanding by writing an argumentative analysis of a collection of texts.

Long Term Learning Targets

Learning targets correlate directly with standards. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.9-10.1,2,4,6,8) I can understand and evaluate arguments.

Assessments
Summative Assessments and formative assessments along the way demonstrate what the student knows and is able to do. Analysis of Argument Essay Annotated texts Rhetorical Triangle analyses SOAPS analyses Analytical SCRs and mini-essays Ethos/Pathos/Logos Test Annotated texts Rhetorical Triangle analyses Reading notes & activities Quick Debates Annotated texts Rhetorical Triangle analyses

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These long-term targets and assessments will roll out over a series of weeks. (See next page.) Big purpose of week: Mon Tues Wed
Policies & Procedures Week 1: Aristotle: The faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. Week 2: Know your audience! Marijuana article HW: Finish annotating, find article from opposing side & annotate Introduce SOAPS method Dear Phyllis by Einstein Bush 9/11 speech HW: Bush Columbia speech Week 3: Your purpose is to move your audience. Week 4: Your purpose is to move your audience. Week 5: Argument in real life. Week 6: Sometimes you have to see it again. What works and what doesnt? Review/Revisit E/P/L: ETHOS Review/Revisit E/P/L: PATHOS & LOGOS Review writing RUBRIC HW: Revise & rewrite JC essay. Due 9/24 Review/Revisit E/P/L: PATHOS & LOGOS Review/Revisit E/P/L: PATHOS & LOGOS Review cumulative activity. HW: Revise & rewrite. Due 9/20 STAR Testing E/P/L Reading Toni Morrison Cumulative activity: E/P/L Intro to Argument notes

Thurs

Fri
Notes on Rhetoric Lou Gehrig Farewell HW: Gettysburg Address

Bush Columbia vs. Bush 9/11 In-class Mini-Essay HW: Stand Your Ground background reading Review and SOAPS Sean Penn speech HW: Background reading Review Antony speech HW: JC Essay SCHOOL CANCELED NO SCHOOL

NO SCHOOL

Julius Caesar speeches: Brutus HW: Antonys Speech

Review/Revisit E/P/L: PATHOS & LOGOS Review cumulative activity. HW: Revise & rewrite. Due 9/23 Review writing RUBRIC HW: Revise & rewrite JC essay. Due 9/26 Introduce and practice reading visual texts HW: Reading for in-class essay

Instruction: Effective vs. Ineffective text HW: Effective/Ineffective texts Activity

Week 7: Art is argument: reading visual texts. Writing analyses.

E/P/L Test Review: Effective vs. Ineffective text Introduce visual texts HW: Visual text reading/note-taking

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Big purpose of week:

Week 8: Art is argument Wrap-up and transition from non-fiction to fiction

Mon
In-class Essay: Analyze argument in a variety of texts. HW: Martin/Zimmerman reading

Tues

Wed
Review reading homework Create Debate rubric Quick Debate

Thurs

Fri
<Transition to Unit 2> Notes: Keynote on Plot

Grading Plan with Percentage of Unit Grades: Attempt and Completion: 20% Improvement and Practice: 25% Note: These activities may be revised and resubmitted for a higher grade. Understanding and Mastery: 35% Unit Assignments (Gradebook): Attempt and Completion Improvement and Practice Understanding and Mastery
Marijuana article annotations Opposing side article + annotations Due 8/18&21 50 pts./each E/P/L Reading Notes & Triangles Due 8/28&29 100 pts. Toni Morrison, Take Two Due 8/22&23 100 pts. E/P/L Reading Activities Due 8/28&29 100 pts. Cumulative activity: E/P/L, Take Two Due 9/18 & 9/19 100 pts. Cumulative Essay In-Class: 9/26&27 100 pts. Due 8/24&25 100 pts. Toni Morrison In-Class: 8/28&29 50 pts. Effective & Ineffective Texts Activity Due 9/20&23 100 pts. Quick Debates In-Class: 9/30 & 10/1 100 pts. In Class: 8/24&25 100 pts. Cumulative activity: E/P/L Due 8/30 & 9/3 100 pts. Ethos/Pathos/Logos Test Due 8/26&27 50 pts. Julius Caesar essay Due 9/10&11 Revisions due 9/20&21 100 pts. Visual Text Reading Notes Gettysburg Address homework Bush Columbia speech Bush 9/11 & Columbia Mini-Essay Stand Your Ground background reading

In-Class: 8/28&29 50 pts. Visual Text SCR In-Class: 9/24&25 50 pts.

In class: 9/20&23 50 pts.

Due: 9/24&25 100 pts.

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