Week of September 16-20

Monday, September 16:

• Warm-Up
• Notes: Body paragraphs and Jane Schaffer writing
• Whole-class body paragraph practice. The class will choose an opinionated topic to write about. Students will contribute their ideas to form a strong argumentative paragraph.

Tuesday, September 17:

• Warm-Up
• Summer body paragraphs activity: pair up with another students and use colors to underline or highlight the correct usage of topic sentences, concrete details, commentary, and concluding sentences in two different paragraphs. We will discuss this afterward.
• HW: Argumentative body paragraph - due Friday, September 20. Take a stance on an opinion of your choice and construct a properly formatted body paragraph. This must be typed, double-spaced, and use 12 point font. We will get started on this in class.

Wednesday, September 18:

• Warm-Up
• Notes: Puritans and Jonathan Edwards
• Begin reading "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" aloud in class (p. 120). Look for how Edwards appeals to his listeners by using fear, pity, and vanity. In addition, you should be able to judge how effective he was at getting his message across to the Puritan community. 

Thursday, September 19:

• Warm-Up
• "Sinners" Visual Representations Activity: get into a group of no more than four and find one example of each emotional appeal (fear, pity, and vanity). Write the quotes for each and cite the line numbers. Next, draw an image for each emotional appeal that corresponds to each quote. Finally, explain how both the image AND language in the quote effectively appeals to the audience's emotions and gets Edwards's message across. Use color and creativity! More time will be given at the beginning of tomorrow's class if needed.

Friday, September 20:

• Warm-Up
• Finish "Sinners" Activity: each group will present one of their drawings and read the corresponding caption to the class.
• Notes: Virtual Field Trip: Salem, MA