Week 8 English 10 A

10th^th Grade Week 8

Day	Date	Assignment  Reminder Dialectical Journals past due Make sure you have completed your Cornell Notes on Chavez’s speech to the Commonwealth Club. Honor students should completed research on Chavez Speech. All students should be conducting basic research on Latino Empowerment. Definition of Empowerment: To give power to (someone) To give official authority or legal power to (someone) Examples: ·       Gloria Allred seeks changes in the workplace that will empower women. ·      Congress has empowered state legislatures to set educational standards. ·      Her attorney was empowered on her behalf. ·      Students at Hollywood High are empowered to help themselves succeed by good time management, creation of study groups, and access to tutoring. Remember the Driving Question is: Agree or Disagree with Cesar Chavez’s claim that organization results in empowerment.  Resources for further research are in the 10th grade honors box.	√
Monday	9/29
Class work		Review of Driving Question: Agree or Disagree with Cesar Chavez’s claim that organization results in empowerment.  Finish Connotation discussion of the use of following words in the context of Chavez’s speech:  Braceros, conversion, tunnel vision, excrement, inflated, irrigation, mortality, malnutrition, migrant, expectancy, chattel, implements, dominated, empower, obituary, unionized, bread and butter, rhetoric, infamy, injustices, barrios, boycott, segment, ironic, inclined, clout, economic, leafleting, harassment, guarantee, surname, revolutionized, pesticide, herbicide, fumigate, unrestrained, contamination, mutation, legislators, covet, punch-drunk, pessimistic.
Homework		Prepare for Socratic Seminar Discussion of Significant Quotes Seminar will be graded based upon participation and following Seminar Rules the first time.  Late students will be penalized unless they have a legitimate written excuse.
Tuesday	9/30
Class work		Socratic Seminar on Chavez Speech to the Commonwealth Club
Homework		Complete Sections in Dialectical Journal on Author’s Intent, Audience Identification, Evaluation of Evidence
Wednesday	10/1	Review above sections with your teams Then continue with sections on Emotional Appeals, Ethical Appeals, and Loaded Works. Remember to identify all of the words that have strong emotional connotations and give an explanation of the associated emotions.  Remember to explain why someone is an authority and is therefore used as an ethical appeal.
Class work
Homework		Complete the sections on Rhetorical Techniques and Tone.  Do not forget to explain what is being compared to what in your identification of comparisons (similes, metaphors, analogies). Be prepared to discuss your choices with your teammates tomorrow in class. Be able to back up your choices with reasons.
Thursday	10/2
Class work		Discuss Rhetorical Techniques and Tone. Review of Logical fallacies. Make sure you bring your bookmarks.
Homework		Study for quiz on Logical Fallacies Review Your Dialectical Journals and continue research on Latino Empowerment.
Friday	10/3
Class work		Quiz on Logical Fallacies Complete Sections on Credibility of Source, Organization of Speech, and delivery of Speech. You may need to review the delivery of the speech. The URL is http://www.chavezfoundation.org/_cms.php?mode=view&b_code=001008000000000&b_no=16&field=&key=&n=8
Homework		Based on your analysis and research, create a Roman Numeral Outline of a 1000-word paper where you agree or disagree with Chavez’s claim that organization results in empowerment. Instructions for creating an outline are to be found in the 10th Grade Chavez folder. What evidence do you need to prove whether his claim is true or false?  Think about what determines empowerment. Be prepared to discuss in class on Monday. Reminder Socratic Seminar with Doctor Lara will be Wednesday, October 8th.  Have questions on empowerment ready!