PSPW 12.1 (first day after vacation)

PSPW 12i

a.  return grammar quizzes

b.  Outside reading #2 -- and senior paper assignment  [local solutions to global problems] -- list of problems to consider:



Food
Drunk driving
Driving age
Gang violence
Sanitation
Homelessness
Gender roles/issues
Tobacco
poverty
Bike safety
Drug use

education
Climate change
busing
contraception
overpopulation
Environmental issues
animal overpopulation
domestic violence
school achievement
concussions
athletic eligibility





c.  Overview of Q2:

Elimination essay (practice)
Elimination essay for real
I-search project (model for senior project)
2nd outside reading
Speaking: reporting research in an engaging way --
Causal essay (practice)
Causal essay (real)

d.  Strategies for presenting your elimination idea [tape for class #3] [focus on opening]

Rhetorical question
Problem/solution
Question/answer
Story
History
Alternatives/choice



HW: print draft of elimination essay and bring to class; senior paper book; start drafting speech for class 3.


How to come up with new ideas to solve problems: 2 videos by Steven Johnson

Class 10.ii (day after Veterans' day

PSPW 10.ii

a.  class participation

Reminder about book reviews (read assignment)

b.  grammar practice exercise; quiz tomorrow

c.  Introduce elimination argument essay

d.  introduce essays assignment

e.  brainstorm topics: fun questions that you have strong opinions about (and about which others might disagree)

f.  sign up, then show “forum” section

g.  if time, watch some videos: Leah S-C; Taylor; Ben H; Harry; Nellie; Eric B; Sophie L; Corey; Paul

7.ii

PSPW 7ii

a.  Review due dates:  Monday (after Veteran’s day) for essay; Friday (next) for revised speech.  Use this Friday’s class to tape.

b.  Essay--put one of your criteria on the board.  Read a paragraph and convince us that it’s objective and authoritative (not slanted to prove your thesis

c.  Expert--pick one.  What have you said about them to make them seem authoritative?

c.  Proofreading:
    a.  do you have the parts you need?
    b.  formatting of quotations
    c.  Are your experts convincing?

Time remaining: watch videos from our class

HW: work on paper; put in dropbox ASAP

More peer editing tomorrow?

Long block:  College interview exercise

Pick one school for the interview

[use cards to go around]

a.  What questions do you have for us?  [list 3, then share]

b.  Tell me a little about yourself  [list 3 details] [one story]

c.  How to shake hands

d.  One book you’ve read recently and what did it make you think about?

e.  What can you contribute to our school?

f.  What’s your high school like? [3 details]

6iii

for 6iii:

discuss experts--explain news conferences for next week
    1 minute:
        a.  thesis
        b.  three criteria
        c.  experts who stand behind me

[who will be out monday? schedule tomorrow]


Start working on speech--worksheet [resume; position statements]

Grammar

Watch TED?

HW: draft speech

6ii (6iii for C block)

PSPW 6ii (6iii for C)

a.  Return Restaurant essays and explain

Next story speech--assignment--and what’s due tomorrow

b.  Post Is X a Y statements.  Which seem obvious? which can be narrowed? which rely on relatively subjective criteria?

c.  Next step: finding experts.  Where to look:
    Encyclopedia
    Specialized Encyclopedias
    wikipedia
    Other encyclopedias (find via google)
    …


d.  Grammar

e.  

e.  if time, watch more of the story videos

HW: Find one expert who can help you define your Y; create the office you will run for

6i

PSPW 6i

a.  commenting groups--does the speech convey the ethos and pathos? what needs to be added to more clearly convey this?

b.  Drafts--write on your draft:
    mark 2 criteria paragraphs:
        a.  introductory sentence
        b.  dialogue tag
        c.  title
        d.  block quotation form done correctly
        e.  summary/explanation

    Mark 2 match paragraphs:
        a.  topic sentence/intro
        b.  two facts


c.  Introduce 2nd Definitional essay assignment--HW: come to class with a list of 3 possible topics

d.  Comma exercise

e.  watch videos


C block: work on match section; explain draft exercise; videos; start commas

Vii and iii

PSPW 5iii

a.  check in about Engrade and grading questions; parents’ night; how many will be out for field trip next week?

B block:

Stories: focus on two moves--opening and one other.

What’s the goal of the opening?  What are you trying to accomplish?  How can you accomplish this?

One other move--name it and then explain it [examples from my NY speech]

Share drafts; comment on parts that need to be expanded; read (to each other) the openings the the special move.  Make suggestions.  Share?


Best restaurant work:  B--paper pass to get quotations.

Tape for HW

If time, my Parents’ Night presentation


F block: same work with stories;

essays: what help from me do you need in order to be able to convert yesterday’s work into an introduction and 3 paragraphs?

Name the restaurant that meets your criteria: 10 presentations; discuss match paragraphs (we’ll write these in class tomorrow)

HW: tape