This week we looked at creating three level thesis statements that will allow us to create more nuanced thesis statements for argument essays.
We also examined the five approaches to arguments that will allow us to address one of the 5 types of claims that the AP prompt asks students to address. We had a cold read quiz on Friday. Next week will transition from straight analysis cold reading to a combination of cold reading and writer's craft quizzes. Next weeks focus will be on transitions.
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On Tuesday we held our socratic seminar and Wednesday we had our PSAT day.
Our first Argument essays were given back and we discussed revision requirements to earn extra points. We also looked at some more essay prompts and discussed how to better create thesis statements and transitions between paragraphs. I We continued our study of Brave New World by doing a deep dive into the different
types of propaganda and analyzing propaganda techniques in advertising. We examined the theory of mass culture and discussed the ways the text functions as a critique of mass culture, especially its characters. Finally we starting preparing for our BNW summative socratic seminar. This week we continued Brave New World Brave New World. Students were instructed to continue to work on their dialectical journals and we read and annotated articles dealing with issues in the text.
We also examined combining sentences and avoiding passive voice and nominalization to prepare for the AP Multiple choice section of the exam. This week we wrote and edited our first argument essay to prepare for the AP Language Exam. Students chose from two topics and wrote an argument essay which included a hook, a narrowed thesis and a counter argument. We used sources from appropriate REHUGO examples, and edited the essays for passive voice, clarity and conciseness.
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