We're back to our readings and viewings, writings and discussions about FOOD. It's alimentary, my dear Watson. As you might have guessed, all this focus on grub is preparing us to write our first RESEARCH POSITION PAPER. Yay!!! Because it will be an argument, with support from your research, you should be thinking about what angle you might take, what you might bring to the table, if you will. Hahahaha. I'm hilarious. Consider all the ways food figures into our lives, how it relates to health, ethics, politics, culture, environment, economy, and probably a whole stewpot of other issues. I know you have a lot on your plate already (I'm killing myself here), but leave some room for this tasty topic; I think you'll eat it up!
MONDAY, 12/10
Carolyn Steel: How Food Shapes Our Cities
• view
• respond
Read Consider the Lobster for WEDNESDAY
TUESDAY, 12/11 Consider the Lobster
• reading time
• discussion preparation
WEDNESDAY, 12/12 Consider the Lobster
• shared inquiry
• written response
THURSDAY, 12/13
AP Prompt #4
FRIDAY, 12/14 When Food Kills
• read
• discuss
• quotation incorporation practice
Hey, happy Tolerance Week! It's about time; I couldn't have tolerated much more intolerance. Anywho, as planned, this will be a wacky week of weirdness. On Monday and Tuesday we'll have some in-class readings, writings, and discussion. Wednesday through Friday, you will be completing the field testing of the CIM writing prompts. Remember, this essay will count on your grade now, and, to give you a bit of incentive to DO YOUR BEST, I will give 10 points extra credit--in the essay category!--for essays returned with scores of 5 or 6. What a deal, eh?
MONDAY, 12/3 Focus: 11-12.RI.2, 3
Food Fight: GMOs v Organic
• read article
• SOAPS
• response TUESDAY, 12/4 Focus: 11-12.RI.6-8 A Farm Boy Remembers
• read
• analyze argument
Thankful to be here? Yes! We're heading into the season of weirdness--testing and breaks and caroling and stuff. We're actually creepily close to the end of the semester and the First Real Grade. So, we'll spend this week on some nuts and bolts--grammar? Yes!--and more reading and writing of effective arguments. To get into the spirit of the season, we'll start with an argument about poverty! Happy holidays!
MONDAY, 11/26
Letter to Dr. DeWittie
• general response
• Style Sheet #3
• comma exercise
Read The Singer Solution to World Poverty for Tuesday
The art of good argument can be applied in many different ways and situations. Now that you've tried your skills to a persuasive letter (still waiting to see the response from Dr. DeWittie), let's spend this brief week before Thanksgiving break practicing some short, in-class arguments, based on issues you might care about. We'll start with an exercise in which we check out two clearly distinct positions on an issue, determine their strengths and shortcomings, then we'll get busy with some arguments of our own.
MONDAY, 11/11 Focus: Veterans!
TUESDAY, 11/12 Focus: Reading Informational Text (11-12.RI.5-6)
Point-Counterpoint: They Know What You're Buying
• reading for structure & argument effictiveness
• response: questions
AP #2 Prompt Response returned
• strengths/weaknesses
• questions/comments
WEDNESDAY, 11/13 Focus: Reading Informational Text (11-12.RI.5-6)
Point-Counterpoint
• discussion
• response questions DUE
So, I'm thinking maybe this is the week we'll catch up, sync up, and stand up to ignorance! We could have a telethon or something! Or maybe we'll just focus on more education, argumentation, and rumination. It's a short week (for students, anyway), so let's make the most of every class.
MONDAY, 11/5 Best in Class
• reading check
• focused discussion
• response: letter to Dr. DeWittie DUE THURSDAY
TUESDAY, 11/6 Superman and Me
• focused discussion: creating voice
• exercise: argument through narrative
WEDNESDAY, 11/7
Structuring an Argument
• why should I believe you?
• what about the other side?
• considering your audience
THURSDAY, 11/8
AP Prompt #2: Argument Letter to Dr. DeWittie DUE (hardcopy, signed)
Hey, happy Tolerance Week! It's about time; I couldn't have tolerated much more intolerance. Anywho, as planned, this will be a wacky week of weirdness. On Monday and Tuesday we'll have some in-class readings, writings, and discussion. Wednesday through Friday, you will be completing the field testing of the CIM writing prompts. Remember, this essay will count on your grade now, and, to give you a bit of incentive to DO YOUR BEST, I will give 10 points extra credit--in the essay category!--for essays returned with scores of 5 or 6. What a deal, eh? 
The art of good argument can be applied in many different ways and situations. Now that you've tried your skills to a persuasive letter (still waiting to see the response from Dr. DeWittie), 
So, I'm thinking maybe this is the week we'll catch up, sync up, and stand up to ignorance! We could have a telethon or something! Or maybe we'll just focus on more education, argumentation, and rumination. It's a short week (for students, anyway), so let's make the most of every class.
