Day: February 23, 2015

Week’s Objectives: After CLOSE READING reading Mark Twain’s The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” along with “The Lowest Animal,” students will be able to discuss views of JUSTICE in Socratic Seminar Discussion and write a paragraph that analyzes REALIST FEATURES and evaluates arguments and use of ethos, pathos, and logos as support.

2.22 The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain pp. 459-467 complete Dialectical Journal and SOAPS

2.23 Introduction to Satire & Twain

2.24 Read and annotate “The Lowest Animal”by Mark Twain

2.25 “The Lowest Animal” Dialectical Journal and SOAPS

2.26 Socratic Seminar Preparation

2.27 Socratic Seminar on Man’s Capacity for Justice According to Mark Twain: Socratic Seminar Evaluation Form

3.2 Progress Check on Mark Twain

* Compare realist features of Mark Twain’s essay “The Lowest Animal” and “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”

* What ideas about JUSTICE are conveyed through both texts?

* How does Twain use the rhetorical triangle to communicate REALIST VIEWS  AND PHILOSOPHICAL ATTITUDE?

Objective: This week, students will be able to define central terms and evaluate basic issues and views of IDENTITY in Mexican American Literature and Culture by completing the following activities:

2.23 DAY 1: Why Ethnic Studies Socratic Seminar: Socratic Seminar Evaluation Guide.

2.24 DAY 2: Why Ethnic Studies Socratic Seminar: Socratic Seminar Evaluation Guide.

2.25 Identity Corners

2.26 Read “Dark” by Kenjii Jasper: Short Story Workshop Dark Model Write

2.27 Poetry Workshop: “Where I’m From”

UNIT GOAL: Write an expository essay that evaluates how REALIST artists and author’s effectively use ethos, pathos, and/or logos to communicate and support and their ideas about (in)justice.

Week’s Objectives: After reading Mark Twain’s “The Lowest Animal” students will be able to write a paragraph that analyzes and evaluates the author’s philosophical attitude and use of ETHOS, PATHOS, and LOGOS as support.

2.23 Read and annotate “The Lowest Animal”by Mark Twain

2.24 Read and annotate “The Lowest Animal”by Mark Twain

2.25 “The Lowest Animal” Dialectical Journal & SOAPS

2.26  “The Lowest Animal” & Man’s Capacity for Justice according to Twain: Socratic Seminar Preparation

2.27 Socratic Seminar: Is man capable of JUSTICE? Socratic Seminar Evaluation Guide

This weekend Study for “The Lowest Animal” Progress Check on Monday 3.2 which will measure ability to:

* Describe Mark Twain’s background.

* Identify and evaluate the author’s philosophical view and attitude in “The Lowest Animal”

* Explain how the author’s use SATIRE and IRONY in addition to the rhetorical triangle helps to convey views.