February 14, 2017

Objective: I can annotate the Kristof op-ed article “Lessons from Guns and a Goose.”

BW: Complete writing the second rough draft paragraph of rhetorical analysis for the Jacobson op-ed piece against gun control.

Activities:

  1.  Four-step vocabulary:  toll(n), trough(n), prevail(v), escalate(v), and indignation(n).
  2. Show the word!
  3. Skim/read for roadblocks and box or circle them.
  4. Independent Reading:  Read the essay.
  5. Promethean Model:  Ask questions for “How the text says it?”.
  6. Think Pair/Share:  Ask questions while focusing on the writer’s process, not content.
  7. HW:  Define roadblocks and continue asking/answering questions.
  8. Reminder: Mr. Sapienza is available after school for make-up work and consultation on Thursday and Friday of this week, but not Tuesday and Wednesday.