Room 7 Edublog

OBJECTIVES
To evaluate and recognize modes of persuasion
To reflect on the propaganda behind persuasion
To investigate types of persuasion
To apply persuasive strategies and propaganda to reading & writing
To critique writing for editing errors

BELLRINGERS
T: Selling Planet
W: Expired Relationships
Th: Shark vs. Polar Bear
F: Announcements

AGENDA
T: Caring for the Kenai essay edits
Discuss MLK questions as a class
W: Things Fall Apart Discussion and project
Th-F: Class time given to write persuasive essays on any school-appropriate topic of your choice. Remember: You may choose to enter the ferry essay contest and write a persuasive essay explaining what glacier the new ferry should be named after.

1/19/16: Bring CFTK essays to class!!!! Consider what persuasive topic you would like to write an essay about
1/20/16: Come to class with chapters 5-10 of Things Fall Apart read, and the 12 proverbs on page 35 of your text written in your booklet

and

rephrased in your own words
1/26/16: Persuasive essay due AT THE END OF THE CLASS!