Objectives

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~Feel Free to add any main objectives discussed in class :) October 17,2011 October 13, 2011 (Thursday)
 * the things we do very day = "agenda"; the skills/concepts we learn = standards, objectives, goals
 * see Cohen Wikifor set of standards and objectives to use for daily agenda*
 * DO: locate and employ text evidence to support an argument
 * KNOW: the characteristics of an effective, well-written argument
 * Q: What's the truth behind the governess' story?
 * DO: Demonstrate knowledge of definitons of rhetoric vocab. Read essay on current essential questions & topics
 * KNOW/Q: How does one develop an argument? Evaluate an argument?

October 11, 2011 (Tuesday) ​ October 7, 2011 (Friday) September 28, 2011(Wednesday)
 * DO: Discuss and take notes on the governess' sanity
 * LEARN: how to analyze and create arguments based on text
 * THINK: weigh our own values on how an individual lives in society
 * DO: write persuasively to defend or challenge a value​
 * Q: What motivates people? It is immortal or mortal?
 * THINK: understand significance of canons of rhetoric(memory, invention)
 * DO: Connect literature to arguments
 * BIG QUESTIONS: What is the role of memory in Rhetoric

September 26, 2011 (Monday) ACTIVITY: The Canons of Rhetoric: Invention
 * show understanding of the major details, characters & ideas of 1984

September 22, 2011 ACTIVITY: "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"-Peter Singer
 * DO: write an effective mature persuasive essay
 * Know/Understand: rhetorical strategies, essay strategies

 September 20,2011 ACTIVITY: Notes on Outlining "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
 * Brief Discussion on arguments (types, ethos/pathos/logos, Toulmin model)
 * Visual Rhetoric
 * (briefly)How to create arguments from visuals(quiz grades)
 * What info do people care about & how to organize (argument)

September 16, 2011
 * Writing a well persuasive Palm Beach Writes # 2 on invention (ex. of rhetoric)
 * Rhetoric Terms review & quiz, how they relate to course

 September 14,2011 September 12,2011 August 31,2011 August 24,2011 (Wednesday) August 22,2011(Monday)
 * How to write a proper argument essay outline
 * how to improve PB writes
 * How to start and back up an argument, dicussion with the whole class. (ex. marriage : man/woman vs. same sex & School dresscode)
 * How to analyze(seperating whole into parts that relate to the whole) with notes
 * Understand Purpose of Jobs
 * Discussing "Every day Rhetoric" What is Rhetoric?