September 6/7 – “No, it is YOU who are wrong!”

September 6/7 – “No, it is YOU who are wrong!”

Make a list of everything you can think of that makes you angry (peeved

riled indignant annoyed outraged frustrated wrathful mad upset nettled infuriated cross incensed vexed

furious offended irritated maddened enraged inflamed).

If you’re stuck, consider… people, relationships,

school, society, life generally, politics, religion,

family, friends, Ms. Kalmar, etc.

SWBAT craft an effective argument using classical rhetorical devices.

To Do:1.Journal2.Prayer3.Business & VikingFacts!™4.Grammar Blitz!: Review Parts of Speech5.Notes: How to Win an Argument6.Chalk Talk: What makes a Viking rage?7.Groups: What is important?8.Individual: Persuasive Paper Topic Ideas9.Persuasive Techniques: Logos, Pathos, Ethos10.Homework

VikingFacts!™

Skjaldmær (f.) – “shield-maiden”; a female warrior in Norse mythology (and history?)

Resources for Class

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/actual-news-headlines-vs-fox-news-headlines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YdTOJf1v8E&feature=relmfu

http://www.theonion.com/articles/budget-mixup-provides-nations-schools-with-enough,20350/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/importance-of-education-given-valuable-lip-service,722/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/education-is-our-passport-to-the-something-or-othe,11089/

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-28-2011/crisis-in-dairyland---message-for-teachers

From “The Art of War,” by Sun Tzu:

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself

but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If

you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every

battle.”

Homework

By 8/9 September:

#1. Please return a video release form, signed by your parents/guardians, to me.

#2. Write a vocabulary story (about anything!) with the second set of ten words (11-20) in Unit One.

Sept. 8/9 – Who, What, and Why?

“First of all,” he said, “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—”

“Sir?”“—until you climb into his skin and walk around

in it.”

(Atticus Finch, in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird)

1. How do we “climb into [someone else’s] skin”?2. Is there anyone in your life you don’t get along with?

What might you do to help you understand their point-of-view?

Prayer/VikingFacts!™

Faðir vor; þú sem ert á himnum. Helgist þitt nafn. Til komi þitt ríki. Verði þinn

vilji, svo á jörðu sem á himni.

Gef oss í dag vort daglegt brauð.

Og fyrirgef oss vorar skuldir; svo sem vér og fyrirgefum

vorum skuldunautum. Eigi leið þú oss í freistni, heldur frelsa oss frá illu.

Amen.

In many Viking communities, it took hundreds of years for Christianity to take hold. Some of the greatest stories in Norse literature deal with

the triumph of Christianity over the old pagan faith…

Faðir vor; þú sem ert á himnum. Helgist þitt

nafn.

SWBAT analyze a text for POV, audience, motive, and bias.

To Do:1.Journal2.Prayer/VikingFacts!™3.Business4.Grammar Blitz! – Complete Thoughts5.Vocab: Around the World6.Persuasive Topics7.Argument Notes Continued8.Sample Arguments – Class & Pairs9.Debate Chain10.Homework

Homework

By 12/13 September:

#1. Write a short essay (three paragraphs) on the topic you proposed for your persuasive assignment… arguing it from the position of your hypothetical opponent.