CLASS 15

EWRT 1A

AGENDA

• Due: Concept Paper: Essay #3

• Quiz:

• Essay #4: Problem Solution Essay

• Presentation: Critical reading and thinking. Strategies for writing.

• Discussion: SMG p 684 "Logical Fallacies" and "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" 586-608

• In-Class Writing: Finding a problem to write about.

ESSAY #3

• Make sure your essay is in MLA Format.

• Stack them up this way:

• Final draft on top• Edited draft next (write “Edit” on it)• Peer revision comments on the

bottom.

QUIZ

You have 15 minutes to complete the vocabulary quiz.

My the odds be ever in your favor!

ESSAY #4

ESSAY #4Essay #4: Proposing a Solution : Essay/Speech (750-1000 words) 150/50 pts. (10 minute presentation limit)

 

Assignment: Write an essay from 3 to 4 pages in length, which you will later turn into a speech (five to seven minutes of presentation) that addresses the topic below. Use a minimum of two credible sources to support your argument.

 

Prompt : Write an essay proposing a solution to a well-defined problem faced by a community or group to which you may belong. Alternatively, you may address a well-defined problem faced by one of the districts or communities in The Hunger Games. Address your proposal to your audience: one or more members of the group, its leadership, or to outsiders who may be able to contribute to solving the problem. Then, convert your essay to a speech, which you will later present to the class to convince them that your ideas are correct.

CHOOSING A PROBLEM FROM THE HUNGER GAMES

DISTRICT 12: PROBLEM

1. Not enough food

SOLUTION

1. Making hunting legal

CHOOSING A PROBLEM FROM SCHOOL

SCHOOL PROBLEM

1. Bad food

SOLUTION

1. New vendors

LOGICAL FALLACIESKNOW THEM FOR TWO REASONS: SEE THEM IN OTHERS’ ARGUMENTS; DO NOT USE THEM IN YOUR OWN ARGUMENTS!

ANNOTATING TEXT

A SKILL TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU READ.

“LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL”

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

HOMEWORK

Read: SMG 326-359: Read all four essays in the chapter.

Write and post: Explain three problems; offer an solution for each one.

Annotate: “Win Win Flexibility” 334-337

Bring: SMG