First and fifth periods returned to a common skill that we will be practicing throughout the year: developing an argument with backing from a secondary source. Or, as the EQ put it, “How do I back up my ideas with the text?”

First period’s notes

We looked at two characters — Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan — and determined the characteristics and evidence in a scaffolded way: first I modeled (once again) how to do this, then we worked as a class, and finally students worked with partners.

Fifth period’s notes

Second and fourth periods began a lightning-quick unit on propaganda. Today we covered:

• Transfer
• Testimonial
• Glittering generalities

We’ll continue tomorrow, picking up with a review of the bandwagon technique. As the week progresses, we’ll be creating our own propaganda and then examining sources of propaganda to work on a letter of complaint.

Homework

• First period:
  • review pages 797-803 and find three of our vocabulary words in use;
  • choose a character (from today’s work) and create a Schaffer-model outline for a paragraph about that character. You need only include TS and CDs for now.
• Second and fourth periods: find and bring in an example either of transfer or glittering generalities.
• Fifth period: review pages 797-803 and find three of our vocabulary words in use;