Third Six Weeks- Persuasion and Expository Writing

***Highlighted assignments are for a grade***

Major Grade: Independent Reading Project- Due November 30th and December 3rd

5 th - o Quickwrite- “How have your words positively or negatively affected someone?”o Ethos, pathos, logos Prezi Ethos, Pathos, Logos

http://prezi.com/_gz_kxzace8t/ethos-pathos-logos/o Connotation and denotation Prezi Denotative/Connotative

http://prezi.com/vgzubdvuztsh/chapter-3-denotation-connotation/o Connotation and Denotation activity

http://wps.prenhall.com/ipractice/0,9716,1625684-content,00.utf8.html

7 th - o Quickwrite:”If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be

believed.” –Hitlero History of Progaganda Prezi http://prezi.com/uh57pgyxayoy/propaganda-

during-world-war-ii/o View Propaganda Posters- tri fold chart (literal meaning/ implied meaning/ how

is the message conveyed) o Create a propaganda poster

9 th - o Finish Posters (15 minutes) o Thesis Statement Flocabulary http://flocabulary.com/thesis/o Thesis statement quiz review (PPT)o History of Russia/Stalin Overview (Stalin Word Document)o Hitler and Stalin Speeches with transcripts

Hitler’s speech to the Hitler Youth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cSheuzEij8

Transcript http://nazigermany.wetpaint.com/page/Transcript+for+the+'Hitler+Youth'+speech

Stalin’s November 7, 1941 speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IGbjPqFFvA

Transcript http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1941/11/07.htm

o Partner Work: Determine both leaders’ thesis statements With a partner, look over transcripts to find examples of words with

connotative and denotative meanings. Determine what methods they used to convey their ideas.

13 th -

Finish Reviewing Stalin Speech with Partners Share Examples of Thesis Statements Assign Speech for test Grade- due on December 12th Speech topic approved then work on graphic organizer

o http://www.hsahs.org/ourpages/auto/2012/9/21/56414804/Persuasive %20Speech%20Graphic%20Organizer.pdf

15 th

Quickwrite: “Those who do not love me do not deserve to live”. - Muammar al-Gaddafi Background on Gaddafi and Al-Assad from biography.com Speeches

o Al-Assad Speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCcy3KkB2Js Transcript: Transcript of both speeches

o Speech connotative language, Thesis statement and evidence togethero Ghaddafi anti-Obama speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKUe0kY4gRc

Transcripto Speech connotative language, Thesis statement and evidence alone

26 th

Mad Men Clipo Lipstick Commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y4b-DEkIps

Watch the commercials and write slogan/thesis statement for eacho Old Spice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytx2jU2MyWgo Swagger Wagon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql-N3F1FhW4o Love Hurts/Pepsi Max: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y09z8lwOEYAo Imported from Detroit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtco Audi/Vampire Party: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=lw9ZeXB2uKs&csref=62111648239202277

o Official Ojai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJP1DphOWPso Snickers Diva: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pnjtxfIJDEo Subaru/Daughter and Dad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qf8OGLqE1s

Political Ads- http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2012 o Watch 3 ads from each candidateo choose a side and write a thesis statement with 3 examples of evidence

28 th

Create slogan for product Logical fallacies Practice Work on speech or reading project when finished

30 th

Present Reading Projects

4 th

STAAR Essay Review Day

6 th

STAAR essay- Major Grade

10 th

Revising and Editing and Final Review

12 th

Give Speeches

14 th

Give Speeches and Review for the final

18 th

Finals and Jeopardy

December 18th-21st are final exams. The schedule can be found on the Denton ISD webpage.

PROPAGANDA POSTER TOPICS

Abortion Gay Marriage Legalization of

Marijuana Teen Drinking Teen Pregnancy Bullying Smoking

Drunk driving War in Iraq Poor economy Illegal

immigration Global warming Obama Romney

Other Drugs

Example Ads for Slogan activity

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