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Notes
Monday 1/15 Tuesday 1/16 Wednesday 1/17 Thursday 1/18 Friday 1/19
MLK DAY—NO CLASS We will evaluate how We will analyze the effects We will practice using Assessment: Give students
poetry can act as a form of of various sound devices various grammatical 5-6 poems and have them
Lesson
Objective persuasive rhetoric by in poetry and employ strategies to add detail and choose 2 to answer
(Learning comparing excerpts from them in lines of our own imagery to our writing analysis questions over (2
Intention, speeches by and poems using a reader/writer using guided practice. question each?)
CO/LO, TPO)
inspired by MLK in groups. workshop.
E3.1, E3.2(A), E3.Fig. 19, E3.1(A-D); E3.3(A); E3.9(A) E3.14; E3.17 E3.1, E3.2(A), E3.Fig. 19,
TEKS
E3.2, E3.24, E3.3, E3.7 E3.2, E3.24, E3.3, E3.7
1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G, 1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G, 3.E, 4.G, 5.G 1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G,
ELPS
5.G 5.G 5.G
Rhetoric, allusion, Alliteration, assonance, Absolute, appositive, Theme, figurative
Academic rhetorical purpose, onomatopoeia, rhyme, participle, adjectives-out- language, tone, sound
Vocabulary repetition internal rhyme, slant of-order, action verbs devices, etc.
rhyme
PPT and handouts of PPT to guide the PPT to guide students Copies of test w/ poems
poetic lines by MLK and reader/writer workshop through each “imagery from which to choose.
Materials poems inspired by King and handouts of poems brush stroke” and Dictionaries
that are persuasive in that make good use of handouts for guided Kids can use their poetry
nature sound devices practice. key terms handout
Teacher: Teacher: Doc camera, laptop (to Teacher: Doc camera, laptop (to Teacher: Doc camera, laptop (to Teacher: N/A
Student: display PPT for journal entry/key display PPT for journal entry/key display PPT for journal entry/key Student: N/A
Technology terms) terms) terms)
Student: N/A Student: N/A Student: N/A
Essential How do persuasive speeches and
poetry overlap? How does form affect meaning? How does form affect meaning? How does form affect meaning?
Questions
Warm-Up: Journal Warm-Up: Journal Warm-Up: New Editing Give students 4
entry about songs entry about taking a Sentence set poems and must
students know that risk (connects w/ first (preferably one that choose 2 to analyze
attempt to persuade. poem) includes appositives for the test.
Share out a few Introduce first poem and/or other Students must answer
Instructional
(randomized) that makes good use grammatical elements TWO OER-style
Process
Remind students of of sound devices (I’m we will discuss today) questions over each of
the purpose of using “Constantly Make the metaphor the poems:
yesterday’s holiday to Risking Absurdity #15” that writing is a lot like 1. What is a key
transition into the by L. Ferlinghetti). painting, in that you theme?
lesson. First reading is just have access to many
First part looks at about general different tools and 2. How does the
some lines by MLK impressions, etc. styles to express author make use of
that employed poetic Review key sound ourselves. This is the poetry techniques to
devices (which, really, devices (different idea behind “imagery help get across
are the same devices types of rhyme, brush strokes”—a way meaning?
we call “rhetorical assonance, to think about
techniques” when consonance, grammatical structures
discussing nonfiction. . alliteration, that can help add detail
. the point is they are onomatopoeia.) and color to writing.
the same techniques). Then second reading Guide students through
Students identify has students identify each of the brush-
examples of poetic examples strokes. (The PPT has
techniques in the Do the same with the built-in examples and
lines. second poem. practice.
The second part looks Students follow along
at 2 poems that are and complete practice
either inspired by MLK activities on the
or use the poetic form handout.
as a means of
persuasion. Students
identify rhetorical
elements in the
poems.
GT: GT: Opportunity to lead a small GT: Opportunity to lead a small GT: GT:
ELL: group group ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, ELL: Word walls, anchor charts,
SPED: ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, preview difficult vocabulary, frequent preview difficult vocabulary,
504: preview difficult vocabulary, preview difficult vocabulary, checks for understanding. dictionary use, frequent checks for
Differentiation
frequent checks for understanding. frequent checks for understanding. SPED: “ “ understanding.
SPED: “ “ SPED: “ “ 504: “ “ SPED: “ “ + classroom aide for
504: “ “ 504: “ “ reading assistance upon request
504: “ “
Checks for understanding; Checks for understanding; Checks for understanding; Students turn in test for major grade
Randomized questioning; journal Randomized questioning; journal Randomized questioning; students
Formative entry entry turn in practice for daily grade
Assessment (should be returned to help with
original poetry assignment next
week.)
Closure: Student groups answer 3 Closure: Journal entry asks students Closure: Student finish the brush None: test day (students turn in
questions about the elements to explain how the sound devices in strokes practice and turn in for a test)
Closure/
rhetoric used in the final poem. either of the two poems helped to grade
Reflection contribute to the meaning/theme of
the poem.
Teacher
Notes
Monday 1/22 Tuesday 1/23 Wednesday 1/24 Thursday 1/25 Friday 1/26
We will create original We will create original We will create original We will review the We will analyze the
poetry using ideas poetry using ideas poetry using ideas foundations of persuasion rhetorical appeals and
Lesson
Objective generated from our generated from our generated from our and argument through an techniques in a persuasive
(Learning writer’s notebooks and writer’s notebooks and writer’s notebooks and analysis of a speech using a speech using a
Intention, our favorite lines from our favorite lines from our our favorite lines from our reader/writer workshop reader/writer workshop
CO/LO, TPO)
our poetic techniques poetic techniques poetic techniques
practice. practice. practice.
E3.1, E3.2(A), E3.Fig. 19, E3.13, E3.14, E3.24 E3.13, E3.14, E3.24 E.6(A); 8(A) 9(A); Fig19(A-B); E.6(A); 8(A) 9(A); Fig19(A-B);
TEKS 17(A-B); 18(A) 17(A-B); 18(A)
E3.2, E3.24, E3.3, E3.7
1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 5.E, 5.F, 5.G 5.E, 5.F, 5.G 1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G, 5.G 1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G,
ELPS 5.G
4.G, 5.G
Theme, figurative Nothing new—all the Nothing new—all the Classical argument; logos, Logos, ethos, pathos;
Academic language, tone, sound vocabulary we’ve covered vocabulary we’ve covered ethos, pathos; claim; repetition; parallelism;
Vocabulary devices, etc. is fair game is fair game concession; rebuttal rhetorical question;
metaphor
Copies of test w/ poems -Original poetry -Original poetry Mentor text: “Let’s Get Rid Mentor text: Florence
from which to choose. assignment assignment of Cats” (a classical Kelly Child Labor speech
Dictionaries -Students’ handouts of -Students’ handouts of argument) -Highlighters
Materials
Kids can use their poetry key poetry terms and key poetry terms and -Highlighters -Dictionaries
key terms handout practice practice -Dictionaries
-Dictionaries -Dictionaries
Teacher: N/A Teacher: N/A Teacher: N/A Teacher: Document camera/PPT to Teacher: Document camera/PPT to
Student: N/A Student: N/A Student: N/A guide through reader/writer guide through reader/writer
Technology workshop workshop
Student: N/A Student: N/A
Essential How does form affect meaning? How does form affect meaning? How does form affect meaning? How do language choices affect the How do language choices affect the
impact of our words? impact of our words?
Questions What techniques are used to What techniques are used to create What techniques are used to create
create strong images? strong images? strong images? What makes a sound argument? What makes a sound argument?
Give students 4 Warm-Up: Editing Warm-Up: Editing Warm-Up: Editing Warm-Up: Editing Quiz
Instructional poems and must sentence sentence sentence
Process choose 2 to analyze Teacher instructs Teacher instructs Review of key rhetoric Mentor text: Florence
for the test. students that they’ll students that they’ll concepts we’ve Kelly Child Labor speech
Students must be working more be working more covered (SOAPS-Tone; Do first reading of speech
answer TWO OER- independently today independently today rhetorical appeals) together
style questions over on their original on their original -Use the “Let’s Get Rid Review key rhetorical
each of the poems: poetry. poetry. of Cats” classical techniques (give new
1. What is a key Teacher monitors and Teacher monitors and argument as a model to print-out of key ones)
theme? works with individual works with individual review concepts as well Put students into groups
2. How does the students students as to introduce other of about 3-4
author make use of elements of argument Student groups look for
poetry techniques to (concession/rebuttal; examples of appeals to
help get across assertion; etc.) logos, ethos, pathos and
meaning? examples of rhetorical
strategies
Finally, they must
brainstorm ideas of what
the desired effect of each
technique was.
GT: Opportunity to lead a small GT: Self-paced GT: Self-paced GT: Opportunity to lead small group GT: Opportunity to lead small group
group ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, ELL: Word walls, anchor charts,
ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, preview difficult vocabulary, preview difficult vocabulary, preview difficult vocabulary, frequent preview difficult vocabulary,
Differentiation preview difficult vocabulary, frequent checks for understanding. frequent checks for understanding. checks for understanding. frequent checks for understanding.
frequent checks for understanding. SPED: “ “ SPED: “ “ SPED: “ “ SPED: “ “
SPED: “ “ 504: “ “ 504: “ “ 504: “ “ 504: “ “
504: “ “
Checks for understanding; pair- Checks for understanding; pair- Checks for understanding Checks for understanding; Checks for understanding;
Formative
share share Randomized questioning; journal Randomized questioning; journal
Assessment entry entry
Turn in test Pair-Share: Share with a partner the Original poetry due by end of class. Groups are called on to share out Groups turn in Analysis Organizer
Closure/
favorite line you’ve written. elements of an argument from the
Reflection sample speech
Teacher
Notes
Monday 1/29 Tuesday 1/30 Wednesday 1/31 Thursday 2/1 Friday 2/2
We will analyze a We will analyze a We will answer short- We will read and analyze We will read and analyze
persuasive speech from persuasive speech from answer questions over the the rhetoric of the the rhetoric of the
Lesson
Objective the Revolutionary War the Revolutionary War era effect of rhetorical Declaration of Declaration of
(Learning era for use of rhetorical for use of rhetorical techniques and appeals in Independence in groups Independence in groups
Intention, appeals and techniques appeals and techniques Patrick Henry’s “The War using shared inquiry using shared inquiry
CO/LO, TPO)
using a reader’s-writer’s using a reader’s-writer’s Inevitable”
workshop workshop
E3.6(A); 8(A) 9(A); E3.6(A); 8(A) 9(A); E3.6(A); 8(A) 9(A); E3.6(A); 8(A) 9(A); Fig19(A- E3.6(A); 8(A) 9(A);
TEKS
Fig19(A-B); 17(A-B); 18(A) Fig19(A-B); 17(A-B); 18(A) Fig19(A-B); 17(A-B); 18(A) B); 17(A-B); 18(A) Fig19(A-B); 17(A-B); 18(A)
1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G, 1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G, 1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G, 1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G, 5.G 1.A, 1.F, 2.H, 2.C, 3.E, 4.G,
ELPS
5.G 5.G 5.G 5.G
Logos, ethos, pathos; Logos, ethos, pathos; Logos, ethos, pathos; Audience, purpose, thesis, Audience, purpose, thesis,
Academic repetition; parallelism; repetition; parallelism; repetition; parallelism; claim claim, Logos, ethos,
Vocabulary rhetorical question; rhetorical question; rhetorical question; pathos
metaphor, allusion metaphor, allusion metaphor, allusion
-Mentor text: Patrick -Mentor text: Patrick -Copies of the test -Mentor text: The -Mentor text: The
Henry’s speech to the Henry’s speech to the Declaration of Declaration of
Virginia Convention (“The Virginia Convention (“The Independence Independence
War Inevitable”) War Inevitable”) -Dictionaries -Dictionaries
Materials -PPT to guide through -PPT to guide through -Highlighters -Highlighters
Reader/Writer Workshop Reader/Writer Workshop
-Highlighters -Highlighters
-Dictionaries -Dictionaries
Teacher: Document camera/laptop Teacher: Document camera/laptop Teacher: Document camera/laptop Teacher: Document camera/laptop Teacher: Document camera/laptop
Technology Student: N/A Student: N/A Student: N/A Student: N/A Student: N/A
Essential How do language choices affect How do language choices affect the How do language choices affect the How do language choices affect the How do language choices affect the
the impact of our words? impact of our words? impact of our words? impact of our words? impact of our words?
Questions
What makes a sound argument? What makes a sound argument? What makes a sound argument? What makes a sound argument? What makes a sound argument?
Warm-Up: Journal Warm-Up: Journal Warm-Up: None (Test Warm-Up: On the Warm-Up: Return to
entry (something entry day) handout for this 2-day groups from yesterday
about rebelling) Students return to Students answer OER- lesson (“What do you and review the notes
Instructional
Process
Remind students of groups from the style analysis remember learning you took over the
rhetorical appeals previous day and questions over the about the Declaration Declaration. Find one
and techniques continue working on speech. They may use of Independence?”) word that you still
the analysis of the their notes from the need defined.
Lead students in first speech, finding previous days’ group Put students into Teacher fields one
reading speech. Have examples of lines that work and a dictionary. meaningful groups of word per group
them make note of appeal to logos, ethos, 3-5. (plan this out for whole-class (model
lines that are pathos, and lines with best results) looking up in
confusing, plus any effective use of 1st Reading: Full class, dictionary—you’d be
evidence of rhetorical techniques. teacher-led. Student surprised how many
logos/ethos/pathos Remind students they groups follow along kids have issues doing
Then, in small may use these notes and annotate as this)
groups, students try on tomorrow’s test teacher pauses after Then go over Day 2
to identify any AND the notes each section and asks instructions: (2nd
example of rhetorical themselves will be a leading questions to reading in groups to
techniques in the daily grade get to meaning. answer analysis
speech. Teacher monitors, Students summarize questions about
Teacher monitors, assists, moves from main ideas in margins audience, purpose,
assists, moves from group to group and circle words they thesis, reasons, and
group to group don’t know. examples of
In groups, they try to logos/ethos/pathos
help each other with (kids follow handout)
any words they don’t Teacher moves from
know and look up group to group,
others. guiding students
They then brainstorm through the process,
1-2 key questions answering questions,
they’d like answered to prodding, etc.
help their
understanding.
Full share-out of
questions groups have.
(Closure)
GT: Opportunity to lead small GT: Opportunity to lead small group GT: Modified grading expectations GT: Opportunity to lead small group GT: Opportunity to lead small group
group ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, ELL: Modified grading expectations ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, ELL: Word walls, anchor charts,
ELL: Word walls, anchor charts, preview difficult vocabulary, SPED: Modified grading preview difficult vocabulary, frequent preview difficult vocabulary,
Differentiation preview difficult vocabulary, frequent checks for understanding. expectations checks for understanding. frequent checks for understanding.
frequent checks for understanding. SPED: “ “ 504: Modified grading expectations SPED: “ “ SPED: “ “
SPED: “ “ 504: “ “ 504: “ “ 504: “ “
504: “ “
Checks for understanding; Checks for understanding; Students turn in written assessment Checks for understanding; Checks for understanding;
Formative Randomized questioning; journal Randomized questioning; journal Randomized questioning; journal Randomized questioning; journal
Assessment entry entry entry entry
The analysis handout will also be
turned in for a major grade (and a
participation daily grade if you want)
Journal entry: What was the most Think-Pair Share: What is one Students turn in test Full share-out of questions
Closure/ memorable line of the speech? rhetorical technique that you are
Reflection What made it memorable? still unsure about? Discuss in your groups have. (Closure)
group.
Teacher
Notes
Monday 2/5 Tuesday 2/6 Wednesday 2/7 Thursday 2/8 Friday 2/9
We will read and analyze We will read and analyze We will analyze the We will explore and We will create a piece of
Lesson
Objective the rhetoric in Malala the rhetoric in Malala rhetorical appeals and analyze pieces of visual visual rhetoric that uses
(Learning Yousafzai’s Nobel Prize Yousafzai’s Nobel Prize techniques in a persuasive rhetoric in small groups. key rhetorical techniques.
Intention, lecture using a Reader’s- lecture using a Reader’s- speech using a Reader’s-
CO/LO, TPO)
Writer’s Workshop Writer’s Workshop Writer’s Workshop
E3.6(A); 8(A) 9(A); E3.6(A); 8(A) 9(A); E3.6(A); 8(A) 9(A);
TEKS
Fig19(A-B) Fig19(A-B) Fig19(A-B)
ELPS
Academic
Vocabulary
Mentor text: “Nobel Prize Mentor text: “Nobel Prize Mentor Text: “How to
Acceptance Speech” by Acceptance Speech” by Raise a Black Son in
Materials
Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai America”
Instructional
Process
Teacher
Notes
Monday 2/12 Tuesday 2/13 Wednesday 2/14 Thursday 2/15 Friday 2/16
Visual rhetoric team Visual rhetoric team Visual rhetoric team Present visual rhetoric Present visual rhetoric
assignment Day 2 (Finish assignment Day 3 assignment Day 4 assignments assignments
the visual segment of the (individual segment: (individual segment:
Lesson
Objective project . . . independent students write a one-page students write a one-page
(Learning part coming Tuesday- written argument to written argument to
Intention, Wednesday) accompany their visual, accompany their visual,
CO/LO, TPO)
using key techniques and using key techniques and
appeals we have appeals we have
discussed) discussed)
TEKS
ELPS
Academic
Vocabulary
Materials
Teacher: Teacher: Teacher: Teacher: Teacher:
Technology Student: Student: Student: Student: Student:
Essential
Questions
Instructional
Process
GT: GT: GT: GT: GT:
ELL: ELL: ELL: ELL: ELL:
Differentiation
SPED: SPED: SPED: SPED: SPED:
504: 504: 504: 504: 504:
Formative
Assessment
Closure/
Reflection
Teacher
Notes