Dearest juniors:
My daughter had to stay home sick today, so life has bought you guys another work day. Please be productive and complete the tasks below. Be kind to Melissa and ask her how her day is going! Even in my absence, I expect you to bring your intellectual selves to class and take advantage of your time! I hope to be back with you guys tomorrow to discuss the role of rhetoric in a democratic society and help you develop your mini-projects!
WORK TIME TASKS
- Finish up the AUDIT from yesterday. Make sure any paper assignments make it into the box and electronic assignments get submitted in Classroom or emailed to me TODAY. If you add any missing entries to your Digital Comp Book, please email me that you have done so, and include a link to the doc.
- ASSESS: If you did not complete it yesterday, finish the Self-Assessment: Daily Classwork and Intellectual Presence and the Rhetoric and Ideology Process Reflection/Check for Understanding. There are a few paper copies in the classroom. It can also be found in Google Classroom electronically.
- What is the role of rhetoric in a (democratic) society? Finish the rest of the Herrick reading (“An Overview of Rhetoric”), page 17-26 START at the header “RHETORIC AS AN ART” on page 17. Complete the Notes/Examples as you read. Paper copies on front table; electronic copy in Google Classroom.
- Preview and begin to brainstorm the RHETORICAL DISCOURSE MINI-PROJECT. There will be a draft of this due on Thursday for a critique protocol, so do your best to try to develop an idea today, so that tomorrow’s work time will be productive for you.
- HONORS: Scavenger Hunt: National History Day website
- EVERYONE: Complete the Exit Ticket in Google Classroom by the end of the hour.