Tuesday,+November+29,+2011

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**Learning Objectives (copy into journal):**

 * 1) Understand the parts and structure of an argument
 * 2) Understand arguments and claims
 * ==== __MATERIALS__: ====
 * ==== Planner ====
 * ==== Journal ====
 * ==== Highlighter ====
 * ==== Pen/pencil ==== ||

** IMPORTANT WEEKLY DATES (copy into Planner): **

 * __AGENDA__**
 * 1. Timed Writing Warm-Up (15 minutes, 6 sentence template)**

//Writing Prompt//

The ECVHS Principal thinks our students need to be healthier, so she is going to change the school's lunch menu. She will eliminate all cheap, junk food and replace it with healthy, but more expensive food.

Write a letter to the Principal explaining whether you agree or disagree with this decision. Provide two reasons why you agree or disagree, and provide evidence through personal experience or your own knowledge to convince the Principal your two reasons are right. Your last sentence should tell the Principal what we should do to make sure this new menu happens (//if you agree//) or offer another way besides changing the menu that could make students healthy (//if you disagree//).


 * Share with A-B partner
 * Share out to class (volunteers)
 * 2. Copy "Argument Parts and Structure" chart (left-page)**
 * 3. Copy "Successful Audience Response" and "Timeline" charts (right-page)**
 * A reads letter sentence by sentence, B responds according to "Successful Audience Response" chart
 * Switch and repeat
 * 4. Write Compare/Contrast and Sequence Summary sentence for "Argument Parts and Structure" notes**
 * 1. Arguments, Claims & Evidence**
 * Cornell notes w/ summary on Argument/Claims PPT
 * **Highlight bolded words in notes**
 * Underline and label main claim/main argument (MC) in your writing warm-up
 * Write Description summary sentence for written argument
 * Underline and label the two subclaims (C1, C2) in your writing warm-up
 * Write Description summary sentence for subclaims/claims
 * Summary:
 * Write compare and contrast summary sentence for main argument and subclaims
 * Review Fact/Opinion PPT
 * Cornell notes w/ summary on Evidence Types PPT
 * [Bracket] and label evidence (E1, E2) in support of your subclaims in your writing warm-up
 * Create Argument-Evidence Chart as visual representation during ppts
 * Write learning log