Our vocabulary test has been moved to Wednesday, 10/10, so two more days for studying!
To that end, I will hold study sessions during both lunches on Monday, 10/8, and afterschool from 2:45-3:30, in the West Media Center (by the couches). You are welcome to bring your food and drink with you, as well as any vocabulary questions I can answer for you.
Over the weekend, I expect each of you to devote approximately one hour to studying. You should be considering how these words contribute to your understanding of all concepts taught in the class thus far. As you know by this point, you cannot just memorize definitions, you need to be able to apply them. I suggest you set up a few other people in class with whom you would like to gather and legitimately study... study groups are used in college all the time.
Additionally, as you are studying this weekend, I will be available via email to help you with any questions or clarifications you might need. Please do not hesitate to email and I will respond. Email me at cmielke@zps.org
Please be sure you are structuring your time so you will be able to have your social issues reading book completed by Wed., 10/17 (about two weeks from now). Be sure as you read you are doing the following:
--Annotating while reading
--Keeping a log of the appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos, that your author is using to influence you as the reader. This log will be checked on 10/11. Ask questions before that date. Log should be kept on paper, not iPad.
--Considering what you wrote in your Toulmin's model-- what is the author's claim? what is the warrant behind it? and what data is he/she using to try to prove his/her claim?
If you are doing these things, you should be well prepared to write your paper and give a great presentation!
FINALLY, be sure to bookmark this site! I will be using it as the daily blog for the rest of the year.
