Homework for the week of 1/2

Wednesday-Friday:

• Draft #1 of argument essay due next Wednesday--bring in 3 copies
• Read Act III of The Crucible for next Thursday; continue tracing fallacies in journal 
• Please bring a pencil to class on Monday and Tuesday of next week--you will be taking a practice (partial) Regents. :)

Homework for the week of 12/17

**If you would like to purchase your own copy of The Crucible, you will need it for the Christmas break.**

Monday:

• Read "The Singer Solution to World Poverty" on page 319 in your textbook
• Write a one-paragraph argument in which you defend, challenge, or qualify Singer's argument
• Bring textbook to class tomorrow
• Prewriting and draft #1 of argument essay due 1/9

Tuesday:

• Read and annotate "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" 
• Prewriting and draft #1 of argument essay due 1/9

Wednesday:

• Read and annotate the introduction to The Crucible
• Prewriting and draft #1 of argument essay due 1/9

Thursday and Friday:

• Read acts I and II of The Crucible for 1/2/13; expect a quiz that day
• Track fallacies in your journal as you read
• Prewriting and draft #1 of argument essay due 1/9

Homework for the week of 12/10

Monday:

• Read, annotate, and complete a SOAPSTone for "Letter From Birmingham Jail."
• Read and study fallacies packet--quiz Thursday on fallacies
• Quiz next Monday on word roots #21-30

Tuesday and Wednesday:

• Read and study fallacies packet--quiz Thursday on fallacies
• Quiz next Monday on word roots #21-30

Thursday:

• Identifying fallacies practice

Friday:

• Specific idea for argumentative essay due Monday
• Study for word roots quiz Monday

Letter to Ford

Your Task:

Write a letter to Ford in which you use the Rogerian model of argument to convince her to moderate her position.

Remember to:

1. State the issue and how it affects both speaker (you) and audience (her)

2. Summarize/re-state her viewpoints.

3. State in what contexts they are applicable. Maintain the objective tone.

4. Transition--state your own viewpoint.

5. Explain in what contexts your viewpoint is applicable.

6. Explain how your viewpoint would benefit her.

Homework for the week of 12/3

Monday:

• Read St. Crispian's Day speech. Paraphrase the text in the margins, and annotate for elements of a Rogerian argument.
• Discussion board due Sunday night

Tuesday:

• Read and annotate MLK's "I Have a Dream," and answer questions #1-4 under "Purpose and Audience" for Friday
• Discussion board due Sunday night

Wednesday and Thursday:

• Read, annotate, and complete a SOAPSTone for "Science Courses Key To Future Jobs" for tomorrow
• "I Have a Dream" with questions due Friday
• Discussion board due Sunday

Friday:

• Discussion board due Sunday night
• Toulmin reading in new textbook--pgs.125-130-- due Monday
• Read, annotate, and complete SOAPSTone for MLK's "Letter From Birmingham Jail" for Tuesday