Agenda: Monday, February 11

1) Turn in passive voice rhetorical term entry
2) New evidence log topic: Work (i.e., worker's rights, unions, compensation)
3) Compare/contrast Douglass and Malcolm X:
- What similarities do both men share in their attitudes toward education?
- What departures do you notice? How do you account for them?
- What is the tone of each piece? Provide an excerpt
- Find a rhetorical device from either piece and discuss

Homework: Study vocab (quiz Friday), Read chapter 10 (to page 118) in Douglass for Thursday, Evidence log (due Friday

Agenda, Friday February 8

Turn in Education Evidence Logs and annotated article
Frederick Douglass Vocabulary Warm-up
Discuss Chapter 2 Close Reading: Rhetorical Terms Entry due Monday

Homework:
Passive Voice Rhetorical Terms Entry
Read Malcolm X's "Learning To Read"
*Remember $5 for Huck Finn

Agenda: Thursday, February 7

Grammar Warm-up: Active and Passive Voice
Frederick Douglass:
Discuss chapter 1
Chapter 2 Close Reading

Homework:
- Evidence Log and annotation due tomorrow
- Read chapter 7 in Douglass
- Rhetorical Terms Entry for ch. 2 close reading due Monday

Agenda: Wednesday, February 6

Quickwrite: What basic human rights are essential to the pursuit of happiness? (turn in at the end of class)
- share out and discuss
- Examine United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (handout)
Introduce Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Vocabulary
- Introductory Notes
- Begin reading chapter 1

Homework:
- Read chapters 1 and 2 in Douglass, due tomorrow
- Evidence log: Education, due Friday

Agenda: Tuesday, February 5

Synthesis Timed Essay

Bring Frederick Douglass tomorrow!

Homework: Evidence Log, due Friday

Agenda: Monday, February 4

1) Share and Discuss Flag Burning DCQ Intro Paragraphs
2) Examine and Discuss Flag Burning Packet
3) Notes and Tips on Synthesis Essays

Timed Synthesis Essay Tomorrow!
Homework: Work on Evidence Log (Education), due Friday
Bring Frederick Douglass on Wednesday

Agenda: Friday, February 1

1) Grammar Mini-lesson: Active Verbs
- Read handout and complete #2, 4, 5, 7
- Share out and discuss
2) Introduce Synthesis Prompt
3) Introduce Evidence Log Assignment
4) Finish Pleasantville

Homework:
1) Write an introduction that acknowledges complexity using the introduction structure. Write two claims and one counter-argument claim. DUE MONDAY
2) Evidence Log Assignment. Topic: Education. Find article, annotate, and complete log. DUE NEXT FRIDAY