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Honors English 2 - Quarter 3

"If you want to see the poor remain poor, generation after generation, just keep the standards low in their schools and make excuses for their academic shortcomings and personal misbehavior. But please don't congratulate yourself on your compassion."

Thomas Sowell

Assignment Calendar

Week 21: January 19 - 23

Quote of the Week

"We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity."

— Donald Trump

#45 - Bell Work

#46 - Jubilee Research Plan

Lesson

We will

define a focused research topic, refine a clear and narrow research question, determine the appropriate use of primary and/or secondary sources, develop a practical research plan, actively conduct research to gather relevant information, and critically evaluate the reliability and credibility of our chosen sources.

I will

select and clearly define my research topic, narrow my research question to make it specific and manageable, decide whether I need primary sources, secondary sources, or both, create a step-by-step plan for conducting my research, carry out the research to collect accurate and relevant information, and carefully examine each source I use to determine its reliability and credibility.

Strategies

Brain Dump

Checklist Mapping

Think-Pair-Share

Peer Feedback

Readings

Various Self-Selected Readings

Activity

#45 - Bell Work

#46 - Jubilee Research Plan

Week 22: January 26 - 30

Quote of the Week

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Lesson

We will

I will

Strategy

Readings

Activity

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Week 23: February 2 - 6

Quote of the Week

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Lesson

We will

I will

Strategy

Readings

Activity

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Week 24: February 9 - 13

Quote of the Week

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Lesson

We will

I will

Strategy

Readings

Activity

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Week 25: February 16 - 20

Quote of the Week

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Lesson

We will

I will

Strategy

Readings

Activity

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Week 26: February 23 - 27

Quote of the Week

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Lesson

We will

I will

Strategy

Readings

Activity

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Week 27: March 2 - 6

Quote of the Week

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Lesson

We will

I will

Strategy

Readings

Activity

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Week 19: January 5 - 9

#41 - Bell Work

#42 - Name

Quote of the Week

"If you want to see the poor remain poor, generation after generation, just keep the standards low in their schools and make excuses for their academic shortcomings and personal misbehavior. But please don't congratulate yourself on your compassion.

— Thomas Sowell

Lesson

We will...

Explore a variety of topics that can be argued for or against.

I will...

Choose one of the following topics and create an essay no longer than one page “in favor” or “in opposition” for your audience.

Strategies

Argument presented in an essay

Readings

Your own writings

Activity

#41 - Bell Work

#42 - Exploring Rhetorical Situations

Week 20: January 12 - 16

Quote of the Week

"In other words, evidence is too dangerous—politically, financially and psychologically—for some people to allow it to become a threat to their interests or to their own sense of themselves."

— Thomas Sowell

#43 - Bell Work

#44 - Analyzing Mentor Text Argumentative

Lesson

We will...

use comprehension strategies to construct meaning.
convey understanding through a variety of responses.
make deliberate choices regarding content, language, and style to craft texts for specific purposes, audiences, and context.
examine and analyzing author’s craft.
engage in research to justify, challenge, or gain knowledge about an idea.

I will...

complete pre-reading strategies and analyzing the rhetorical situation and purpose of an argumentative text.
analyzing the structure, message, and persuasiveness of an argumentative text in notes and annotations.
actively engage in whole class rhetorical analysis discussion.
compose rhetorical analysis short response paragraphs.

Strategies

Claim

Evidence

Rhetorical Appeals

Rhetorical Devices

Rhetorical Shift

Rhetorical Analysis

Logical Fallacies

Bias

Treatment of Counterarguments

Concessions

Rebuttals

Tone

Diction

Readings

"Why TikTok is Running Society"

"Why TikTok is Essential for Today's Generation"

Two readings of your choice based on the topic you select

Activity

#43 - Bell Work

#44 - Analyzing Mentor Text Argumentative

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