AIS 1: Clinton paragraph

Here is what we've determined so far:

S:  Hillary Clinton

O:  Concession speech at the New Yorker Hotel (NYC) on November 9, 2016

A:  toward her subject--  sad; hopeful the country will come together

      toward her audience-- thankful

P:  to thank her supporters AND to convince the country to come together

S:  repetition (thankful); pathos/ emotional appeal (bring people together)


Prompt:
How successful was Hillary Clinton in delivering her message?  Choose ONE message and use clear and appropriate evidence to support your claim.


Don't forget that you should use the prompt to help develop your claim... it will keep your writing focused.

AIS 1 through DECEMBER

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
5	6 Reading day:  outside reading books Recommend your book?	7	8 Should you clone your pet? Read Scope article and complete the evidence chart	9
12 Review the evidence chart and logos, ethos, and pathos. Which side works best with a logical argument? Which side works better with an emotional argument? Craft a claim-- make sure there is a "because" clause; peer review if time	13	14 Revise claim (if necessary) and connect top 3 pieces of evidence to the claim	15	16 Review format for an argument essay:  claim and counterclaim Begin a line of reasoning for your claim- have it checked Make sure your evidence supports your claim Google docs:  begin your essay Student/teacher conferencing through Google docs
19	20 Complete debate unit paper	21	22 Reading day	23

AIS 2 through December

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
28	29 Regents exam, Part 3 (Jan '15) Test-Analysis Response 1.     Read and annotate directions 2.     Read passage for information and understanding	30	1 3.     Skim passage 4.     Identify a CENTRAL IDEA 5.     Identify ONE WRITING STRATEGY used to develop the central idea 6.     ANNOTATE THE TEXT FOR 5 and 4 (collect evidence)	2
5 7.     REVIEW steps 1-6 (Still at step 5:  Sarah and Juan) 8.     ORGANIZE ideas (try a flow chart) 9.     Begin drafting writing piece (Logan, Spencer, Mikayla, Ally)	6	7 Continue with Monday's lesson	8	9 10.  Review rubric and proofread piece for those elements (Mod 4 and 10 for Monday:) 11.  Compare draft to exemplar papers 12.  What does your paper do well?   13.  Note TWO things that you can do to improve your next Part 3 text
12	13 (sub) 14.  Review rubric and "grade" sample papers 14.  Discuss process	14	15 Discuss the "grading process" Apply what you learned to YOUR initial draft-- what can you do to move aspects further up on the rubric?	16
19 Catch up day:  get up to date in AIS and English class (Finished analysis of the task 3; worked on paper for KM's class)	20	21 Winter Concert Reading day(?)	22	23 Reading day

AIS 1 through Thanksgiving

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
14	15 (1/2 day schedule) Introduce SOAPS chart and discuss common strategies used for speech analysis; read speech context and determine speaker and occasion	16	17 (1/2 day schedule) Read Hillary Clinton’s concession speech and determine her attitude toward her audience and her subject and Clinton's purpose	18
21 Finish the SOAPS process with Clinton’s speech Construct paragraph on Google docs	22	Thanksgiving Break:    have a wonderful break—you deserve it!

SOAPS chart for Trump paragraph

Directions:

First, move your paragraph to Google docs.  Be sure to proofread and edit your piece.

Then, use the SOAPS chart below to check your work.  Again, edit your piece as necessary.

SOAPS chart

Speaker / writer
Occasion What is the event or situation?
Attitudes: What is your attitude toward your audience? Toward the subject?
Purpose Are you writing to inform, persuade, convey (a message), evoke (cause a reaction), etc…?
Strategies Diction, tone, logos, ethos, pathos—what did you use to craft your piece? Review your toolbox for definitions and explanations.

Finally, revise your paragraph and share people in to your Google doc.  We will review your work AND the election results (including any concessions) next class.

AIS 1 planner for November

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
31	1	2 Read first Trump article (from News ELA) and use the Read/Write sheet Q:  Why won’t Trump honor the election results?	3	4 Read second article from USA Today and repeat process
7	8 ELECTION DAY Writing:  Do you believe Trump will honor the election results?  Explain your thinking; use specific and relevant evidence from the articles and discussions in social studies in your response.	9	10 Finish paragraphs	11 NO SCHOOL