Grade 12: ERWC (Period 2) Assignments
- Instructor
- Lisa Donee
- Term
- Fall 2017
- Department
- English
- Description
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due: Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath": find quotes for questions 1-9.
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An organization called the Animal Legal Defense Fund has sponsored a petition that calls for increased protection for the rights of animals. It says the following: "Deprived of legal protection, animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. Through the Animal Bill of Rights, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to show Congress a groundswell of support for legislation that protects animals and recognized that, like all sentient beings, animals are entitled to basic legal rights in our society." The petition calls for the right of all animals to be free from exploitation, cruelty, neglect, and abuse and enumerates further rights for the laboratory animals, farm animals, companion animals, and wildlife.
Do you think animals need a "Bill of Rights"? Would such a law go against centuries of human culture? Would it increase the cost of food? Would it hinder medical research? Would it cause other problems? Write a well-organized essay explaining the extent to which you agree or disagree with the idea of creating a Bill of Rights for animals. Develop your points by giving reasons, examples, or both from your own experience, observations, and reading.
Note: The Animal Bill of Rights can be seen here at: http://animalbillofrights.aldf.org/ --- see a teenager's perspective here: http://www.teenink.com/opinion/social_issues_civics/article/927075/Animal-Bill-of-Rights/
Do you think animals need a "Bill of Rights"? Would such a law go against centuries of human culture? Would it increase the cost of food? Would it hinder medical research? Would it cause other problems? Write a well-organized essay explaining the extent to which you agree or disagree with the idea of creating a Bill of Rights for animals. Develop your points by giving reasons, examples, or both from your own experience, observations, and reading.
Note: The Animal Bill of Rights can be seen here at: http://animalbillofrights.aldf.org/ --- see a teenager's perspective here: http://www.teenink.com/opinion/social_issues_civics/article/927075/Animal-Bill-of-Rights/
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Due: Textbook "The Men We Carry in Our Minds" page 131.
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Homework: Finish activity 8 (descriptive outlining) from your Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Page Module packet on Google Classroom.
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The Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Page: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
Review: Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read. Review and highlight Edlund's three articles.
Option 1: Quickwrite: answer all of the questions posed.
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What's Next? Thinking About Life After High School
Activity 28: Reflecting on Your Writing Process
Complete the assignment on Google Classroom due 11:59 pm
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Test on Friday
- "Marita's Bargain" by Malcolm Gladwell (pg. 3), know the analyzing the text questions on pg. 16
- "The Secret to Raising Smart Kids" by Carol S. Dweck (pg. 21), know the analyzing the text questions on pg. 28
- "from Annie John A Walk to the Jetty" pg. 31 Use the study guide questions we worked on in class.
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Due: UC/Common AP essay(s) due at 11:59 p.m. on Google Classroom
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Textbook--read: "The Secret to Raising Smart Kids" by Carol S. Dweck
Take notes regarding the details that explain the two different mind-sets (fixed vs.growth) of intelligence and learning that Dweck is presenting to her readers.
Don't forget to:
- Characterize Dweck's style and use of language
- Cite the commonly accepted assumption that Dweck's claim opposes (see paragraph 2)
- Cite and paraphrase the authors's first reason in support of her position (growth mind set)
- Evaluate lines 60-77
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Read the three remaining activity 14 articles. Select your three most important ideas from each article and copy down quotes and reasons as to why they are important to you (nine total).
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Read the other three articles in addition to your own:
"10 Rules for Going to College When Nobody Really Expected You To"
"Not Going to College is a Viable Option"
"Why Go to College?"
"The 10 Most Common Excuses for Not Going to College and Why They're Likely Wrong"
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Questions to consider while analyzing Graff's argument in his essay Hidden Intellectualism:
- What aspect(s) of Graff's argument seems significant?
- What aspect(s) of Graff's argument seems confusing?
- What issues do you agree with?
- What potential questions questions/issues does his argument raise?
- Find patterns in his argument.
- Do you have questions regarding the vocabulary you looked up?
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Complete the Google Classroom assignment called Activity 8
Directions: After you have filled out the dialectical journal, write a one-page description of an event or moment when you were less than perfect and explain to the reader what your response to that moment says about your character, values, or potential for work or study.
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Due: Textbook "Marita's Bargain" pg. 16 Analyzing the Text. Answer all even questions in complete sentences. Use textual support if necessary.
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Two Writing Prompts due on Google Classroom. 8:00 am. Directions are on the site.
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Due: Collage 10-12 events (include legend/description on back) Name on front.
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- Turn in Cornell notes on Sir Ken Robinson's 'How Schools Kill Creativity' video (Note: Cornell notes are a specialized format -- landscape, 1/3rd left side contains questions, key ideas and concepts; right 2/3rds column is used for more detailed notes. Click HERE for a refresher)
- To review the video, click HERE.
- Return signed Syllabus
- Bring Supplies: 3 ring notebook, loose leaf paper, planner, post-it notes, highlighter, covered textbook.
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Bring: Covered Textbook and Course Reader