Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Wednesday, January 8, Analyze Poetry and Persuasive Essay

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze poetry and persuasive essay in order to improve reading comprehension skills.


DO NOW

Read the WALLS - I added a few things from yesterday. Write down anything of which you are still unsure.

Direct Instruction

Read together the persuasive essay. Annotate. 
What is her argument? 
Counter -argument? 
Identify the supportive details that strengthen her argument.

Guided / Independent

Answer the questions on the handout and then answer this constructed response on a separate piece of paper:

How does the author construct her argument? (in other words, go back through the essay and explain how she sets up her argument.  DOes she start with her argument or the counter argument? Where are the supportive details? Give a few examples.)

Closure

Review Answers

Exit Pass

What is a prose poem? A sonnet?




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