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March 2019
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Admin: Annotated Bibliography

 Discuss "Fitting in: The White Male System and Other Systems in Our Culture" / Analysis of the argument: Signals to Structure (1,2)
Understanding Argumentation / Discuss “Arguing” (355-373) [Claims, Reason, Underlying Reason, Evidence, Facts, Statistics, Authorities, Anecdotes, Scenarios, Case Studies, Textual evidence, Visual Evidence, Refutations, Fallacies]
Argumentative Fallacies / Group Competition (2pt Challenge-1pt Steal-1s min)

Fall Registration Begins
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Finish reading "Fitting in: The White Male System and Other Systems in Our Culture".
Complete the online quiz for the reading and Prepare a diagram of this article's argumentative structure.
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Continue discussing the argumentative structure of "Fitting in: The White Male System and Other Systems in Our Culture" (1,2)
Argumentative Fallacies / Group Competition (2pt Challenge-1pt Steal-1s min)
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Use argumentative structure and build a diagram for one of these themes: (1) computer dependency, (2) banning cigarette smoking.  Upload to Quip as a graphic (the snipping tool helps).  Try to find a flaw or fallacy in your groups argumentative structure.
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Admin: Annotated Bibliography?
Argumentative Fallacies / Group Competition (2pt Challenge-1pt Steal-1s min)
Assertions vs. Suppositions / Suppositions to Argumentative Writing

HS No School
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Read “Generating Text and Ideas” (Norton 289-297)
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Reminder: Annotated Bibliography
Citation, Indirect and Direct Discourse, “Common Knowledge”, and Plagiarism (Def., MU, TRIO, Library, Norton, NIU (1,2), Rutgers)
Note Taking: Cards (1,2,3) / Zotero, Mendeley, Papers (Mac), Scrivener (PC,Mac,Ipad),Evernote, OneNote, Google Keep (Web, Ipad), Xmind, LiquidText, Keep
Generating Text and Ideas / Follow along in Norton 289-297 / Generating texts for each genre (see Norton 273-275)
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Read Norton 289-297 / Use the theme “traveler,” pick three mapping graphics, and brainstorm and fill out the map.  Upload the map to Quip.
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Generating Text and Ideas / Follow along in Norton 289-297 / Generating texts for each genre (see Norton 273-275) /
Brainstorming -Memoir: Who or what has been most important in your life?
Group debate as Brainstorming for an Argumentative Paper: Arming Our Teachers / From debate to argumentative structure.
Use the topics “candy bar”, “learning a foreign language”, and “identity theft” to practice the cubing method. Practice in groups, 3 min per side. / Isn’t cubing the same as who, what, where, why, how? / Other cubes for other disciplines?
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As a group, read and take notes using  these Rothko handouts and 3x5 note cards or sharing on Google Keep– 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
HS Early Dismissal
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The writing process
Expository Writing
Icebreaker (1,2,3,4)
Taking notes exercise: Rothko–from notes to thesis, organizational diagram, and outline.
Missed activities for Brainstorming.

Annotated
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HS No School
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Read “Finding Sources” in the Norton Reader (445-468)
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Admin: Rough Draft? Status of Research Paper
Taking notes exercise: Rothko–from notes to thesis, organizational diagram, and outline.
Review: “Finding Sources” (445-468) / Primary-Secondary Source / Scholarly-Popular Source / Keywords-Keyword Searching (Tagcrowd, Yippy/ZapMeta) / References / Periodicals-Databases / Evaluating Sources  (Practice exercise) / Field Research
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Read “A Dark Brown Dog”
Finish the Thesis Statement for the Rothko notetaking exercise and place it on Quip.
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Feedback: The Rothko Thesis statement
Basic Analysis: Plot and Parody / Plot of “A Dark Brown Dog”
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Write a short story that imitates or inverts the basic elements of plot found in “A Dark Brown Dog.”  Upload to Quip.  This will be at least a parody.
Create a graphic organizer or outline for the Research Paper.  Bring to class with the Thesis Statement
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Reminder: Taking notes / Model for Paper
Quip Feedback: Group thesis? / Dark Brown Dog
Evaluating Sources  (Practice exercise)
Last Day to Withdraw
HS Snow Makeup Day
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Read Poe  Identify and be prepared to discuss its: Narrator, Narratee, Audience, Direct and Indirect Discourse, and Plot.
Finish reading Evaluating Sources
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