Rhetorical Analysis, Persuasion and Argument, Final Exam Review

Week #16 December 10-14, 2012

Literature: All selections for this semester
Writing: Final Exam Essay
Vocabulary: Refer to your final exam review

Homework:

• STUDY for final exam

SCHEDULE of Final Exam

Dec. 18 - 2nd and 5th

Dec. 19 - 3rd and 7th

Dec. 20 - 4th and 6th

Dec. 21 - 1 and 8th

Monday - Friday

• Write final exam essay.
• Study rhetorical devices in argument and persuasion.
• Review for final exam.

Odyssey, Literary Devices, Epic Elements, Rhetorical Devices

Week #15 December 3-7, 2012

Literature: The Odyssey by Homer
Vocabulary: Final Exam vocabulary - Refer to the list I will provide this week.

Homework:

• SAT notes on Odyssey Week 6 words - due: Dec. 3

Monday

• Vocabulary test.
• Continue reading the epic poem.

Tuesday-Friday

• Continue reading and finish the epic poem. 
• Go over rhetorical devices.

The Odyssey by Homer

Week #14 November 26-30, 2012

Literature: The Odyssey by Homer

Vocabulary: Odyssey #6 - azure, bare, brim, courier, craft, crane, crimson, deflect, dislodge, downcast, entrails, expel, flutter, impostor, jostle, lithe, lurch, pliant, rally, revelry, taut, thunderstruck, tremulous, underhanded

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes on Odyssey #5 - due: Nov. 26

Monday

• Students will take a vocabulary and reading test.
• Continue reading The Odyssey.

Tuesday

• Go over samples of literary essay. 
• Peer review essays.

Wednesday

• Go over SAR responses.
• Peer review responses.

Thursday-Friday

• Continue reading and annotating the epic poem The Odyssey.
• Complete study guide.

The Odyssey by Homer

Week #13 November 19-20, 2012

Literature: The Odyssey by Homer
Vocabulary: Same as last week

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes Odyssey #5 - due: Nov. 26

Monday-Tuesday

• Write a literary essay.
• View the Odyssey video.

Thursday-Friday

• Thanksgiving holiday.

The Odyssey by Homer

Week #12 November 12-16, 2012

Literature: The Odyssey by Homer
Writing: Persuasive Expository Writing
Vocabulary: Odyssey Week 5 - trance, bewitch, lurk, chaos, peril, quest, commandeer, throng, rubbish, aft, contemptible, aloof, defy, fraud, hone, incredulous, jest, lavish, justification, murmur, marvel, meddle, rash, reek, revulsion

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes for Odyssey #4 - due: Nov. 9
• Late essay outline - due: Nov. 12
• First draft - due: Nov. 14
• Second draft - due: Nov. 17 on www.turnitin.com

Monday-Tuesday

• Take a reading test- common assessment.

Wednesday

• Go over the reading test.

Thursday - Friday

• Continue reading and annotating the epic poem.

The Odyssey by Homer

Week #11 November 5-9, 2012

Literature: The Odyssey by Homer
Writing: Persuasive Essay
Grammar:Sentence structure
Vocabulary: Odyssey #4 - abominable, assuage, atone, beguile, bereft, brazen, fawn, frantic, grapple, insolent, scourge, seethe, skirt, wrath, bliss, blunder, fend, profusion, sage, stately, tidbit, titanic, lag, besiege

Homework:

• SAT vocab notes on Odyssey #3 - due: Nov. 5
• Essay Outline - due: Nov. 8
• First draft - due: Nov. 14
• Second draft - due: Nov. 17 at www.turnitin.com

Monday

• Today, you will take a vocabulary quiz.
• We will continue reading and annotating the epic poem.
• Analyze examples of epic simile, epic hero qualities, epithet, and figurative language.

Tuesday-Friday

• The rest of the week will be spent reading The Odyssey.
• Essay products are to be accomplished this week.

The Odyssey, Homer

Week #10 October 29-November 2, 2012

Literature: The Odyssey by Homer
Writing: Persuasive Essay (based on "Ozymandias" and biographies)
Grammar: Sentence Structure,
Vocabulary: Odyssey #3 - adversity, desolate, douse, exile, forlorn, formidable, immortal, mandate, ornate, pine, plunder, pummel, versatile,maelstrom, avail, ardor, dwindle, tumult, travail, flay, dire, blanch, din, heft, implacable

Homework:
- SAT vocab notes on Odyssey #3 words - due: Nov. 5
- Bibliography - due: Nov. 2
- Outline - due: Nov. 6
- First draft - due: Nov. 8
- Second draft online at www.turnitin.com - due: Nov. 10

Monday

• Take quiz #9 with Odyssey #2 vocabulary.
• Continue with the PowerPoint presentation. 
• Take notes on the characters in the Odyssey. 

Tuesday - Wednesday

• I was absent on Tuesday, but you worked on the 2nd notebook quiz and a vocabulary study and practice assignments. Today, Wednesday, we are going to talk about the notebook quiz and begin reading the epic poem.

Thursday

• We will go to the library, so that you can find resources for your persuasive essay.

Friday

• I am going to give you the 3rd notebook quiz. So, get your character and places notes ready.
• We will continue reading the epic poem.