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Week 1 - Planning
Mon. Aug. 15 Tues. Aug. 16 Wed. Aug. 17
Unit 1: The Power of Battle Bars Group Activity:
Intro to course (materials + Persuasion Introduce the rhetorica
required textbooks) 1. Students work in groups to ethose, pathos, logos
“Would you Rather?” game create a list of qualities that make
letter to teacher their product "better" than the the Advertising video clip
Would you Rather journal topics: others.
1. Be famous and sad or average Students work in grou
Homework: print syllabus and happy? 2. Students choose their identify examples of e
signature page and have it 2. end war or cure hunger and strongest three reasons and pathos, and logos in m
completed by parent/guardian by disease? develop a thesis statement. ads
NEXT MONDAY 3. dates someone with low self-
esteem or someone 3. Create a poster with a thesis students present ads
overconfident? statement and main ideas to
= students write a paragraph for support
each
If time, students share journal
entries.
ning
Thurs. Aug. 18 Fri. Aug. 19
Introduce the rhetorical triangle: Discuss examples of ethos,
ethose, pathos, logos pathos, logos from yesterday's
es that make "Persuasive Techniques in
than the the Advertising video clip Advertising" handout
Students work in groups to
identify examples of ethos, PowerPoint: Other Persuasive
pathos, and logos in magazine Strategies
ads
students present ads
Mon. Aug 22 Tues. Wed.
Handout: advantages of print ad "Analyzing Ads" homework Persuasive techniqu
Identify examples of ad vs. media, etc. discuss due!
techniques introduced on Friday Students continue wor
Students are put into groups to Discuss homework projects
discuss "target audience" do the following:
Students continue to work on
identify examples of audience * invent a product invention/advertisement
targets in magazines assignment
* decide on a target audience
Homework: (due Wednesday) * plan an advertisement that will
"Analyzing Ads" chart (find incorporate ethos, pathos, and
examples of ads from tv, logos
newspaper, radio, internet,
billboards, magazines, etc. and * determine which additional
chart the persuasive devices advertising techniques to use in
being employed) the ad
* complete "Planning an Ad"
sheet
Thurs. Fri. Aug. 26th
Persuasive techniques quiz! Present advertising projects to
the class
Students continue working on
projects
Week 3 - Planning
Mon. Aug. 29th Tues. Wed.
Underclass Picture D
MLK's "I have a dream" speech--
Read famous speeches and - analyze for techniques Read Article: "How Well Do you practice creating a the
analyze for persuasive know your Teens?" statement + outline
techniques: Introduce: red herring, hasty
generalization, card stacking, discuss target audience + bias Read "Just Don't Do It
FDR Pearl Harbor speech oversimplification, and
euphemism Homework:
JFK's "Ich bin ein Berliner" thesis/outline, as if for
students practice identifying persuasive essay or s
Sojourner Truth "Ain't I a propaganda techniques above based on the article w
Woman?" class
ning
Thurs. Fri. Sept. 2
Underclass Picture Day !
Vocab and Grammar Quiz 1
Well Do you practice creating a thesis
statement + outline discuss Homework from last
night
Read "Just Don't Do It" article
Homework: Create a Read article "Modern Eugenics"
thesis/outline, as if for a
persuasive essay or speech, discussion: medical ethics
based on the article we read in
class
Week 4 - Planning
Mon. Sept. 5th Wed.
finish
Holiday-- NO SCHOOL watch film Awakenings--- on a T- watch Awakenings-- students work on prewriting and
Chart students compose a list of continue chart + prewriting for essay: "Were patie
characteristics of / and benefits off with or without the
and drawbacks for patients Homework: due Friday-- experimental medicati
before and after the medication students research two current Dopa?"
L-Dopa medical trials for a medicine,
treatment, or procedure. Explain Students can also look
what it is, what it does, who it is topic this way:
designed for and how it works.
Include citation (bibliographic) "Did the doctors in the
information. right thing by giving th
experimental medicine
ning
Thurs. Fri.
finish Awakenings--- students Medical Trial research
work on prewriting and drafting homework due!
for essay: "Were patients better
off with or without the pass back and discuss vocab
experimental medication L- and grammmar quiz
Dopa?"
finish film
re. Explain Students can also look at the
topic this way: begin pre-writing for Monday's
essay
"Did the doctors in the film do the
right thing by giving their patients
experimental medicine?"
Week 5 - Planning
Monday, Sept. 12 Tues. Wed.
Timed, In-Class essay
on the Awakenings topic Journal: What are the qualities Journal: Write about a situation Journal:
(students who missed part of the of a good leader? Describe a in which you felt betrayed. important to you, frien
film may write about the "Modern person you consider to be a personal principles? W
Eugenics" article from last week. good leader. pre-reading questions/
anticipation guide for finish discussion from
Students share journals Shakespeare's Julius Caesar regarding topics from
reading questions
Discuss: How may the domestic
relationships, physical condition,
and/or athletic ability
a leader has affect his or her
leadership abilities?
*PowerPoint intro + notes for
Julius Caesar
ning
Thurs. Fri.
a situation Journal: Which is more Journal: Ambition: the desire to
important to you, friendship or succeed/to advance
personal principles? Why? Is there a difference between
amition and greed?
finish discussion from yesterday What happens to people who are
regarding topics from the pre- too ambitious? Can you think of
reading questions some specific examples?
Class discussion
Week 6 - Planning
Mon. Sept 19 Tues. Wed.
Review persuasive techniques to Go over practice test from Journal:
prepare for benchmark test yesterday's class; discuss Literature / Composition Six control the future?How
answers Week Benchmark Test superstitious are you?
*Splat* terms review game have any good luck rit
Students reexamine some of the you perform
practice test articles from class and analyze before important occa
the persuasive techniques Do you watch for ome
When finished with test: What important events?
are 10 qualities of a good friend?
What are 5 infractions that could Share friend qualities
end a friendship? yesterday
Subtext Lesson: To pr
understanding Shakes
language students pra
meaning of wordsand
various contexts
Students practice and
skits to illustrate subte
ning
Thurs. Fri.
Journal: To what extent can we Read/ Listen
control the future?How Act I in Julius Caesar
superstitious are you? Do you (found in blue lit book)
have any good luck rituals that
you perform follow-along questions for Act I
before important occasions?
Do you watch for omens before
important events?
ood friend?
s that could Share friend qualities from Homework due Monday:
yesterday research historical assassination
or attempt (who, what, why,
Subtext Lesson: To prepare for when, how etc.) Design a news
understanding Shakespeare's article explaining the story
language students practice the
meaning of wordsand phrases in
various contexts
Students practice and perform
skits to illustrate subtext
Week 7 - Planning
Mon. Sept 26 Tues. Wed.
Finish Act I
Watch Act I film version
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