Thursday, 2/28

Last Day of Humanities Until April 1st!!! 

Starter:  

• What is one question that you have for your peer critiquer based on the  rubric? In other words,  which category do you think you need to most carefully refine? 
• Example Questions: Have I cited my evidence correctly?  Do my topic sentences clearly explain to you what each paragraph will be about?  

• Do you include at least one reference from EACH of the three categories on the mid-term review guide (page 2 of the instructions for the essay)?

AGENDA:

* Announcements*

• capitalize Affirmative Action
• specify in intro you're talking about race-based programs at higher ed
• send your SLC notes to the appropriate people
• Conference sign-ups

1.  Go over Peer Critique instructions and the example on page 2
2. Peer Critique:  Aim to for 2  critiques.  For the 2nd critiquer- seek out someone with whom you normally do not work.

3. Refinement

Wednesday 2/27

In-Class Essay Today

1. Announcements
2. Any last minute questions?
3. Write!

Tuesday 2/26

Starter:
A. Review your Lincoln timed essay feedback from me.  You should have the rubric or the emailed word document I sent.

• Write down an answer to this question:  What piece of feedback did I give you that most directly impacted your grade or was most necessary to improve your essay? 

B. Compare my feedback with the mid-term essay rubric.

• What question(s) do you have about this rubric?
• Which two categories are more heavily weighted and why do you think that is?
• Which category will be your hardest category?  Why?

Agenda:

1.  Ashley addresses questions about the rubric (DON'T Say "I believe", etc... + Paragraph Topic Sentences)

2.  Review the Essay instructions (page 1 and 2 of the handout)

3.  30 minutes: Individual Mid-term review "Merry-go-round":  Collect 1-2 things from each poster/station that you think will be most helpful in writing your essay.  In which paragraph of your essay would it fit?  Share your notes with your group members.

4. Review the directions for how to quote properly (page 3 of the Essay Instructions handout)

• PRACTICE
• Open a new document
• Find a piece of evidence that you want to use in your essay (either from McKinsey or another credible source)
• Introduce the evidence 
• Correct format the citation using one of my examples (block-indent or footnote) as a model
• Analyze the quote in one sentence.
• Let me check your example while you work on your outline

5. Review the example outline and begin essay outline (last page of Essay Instructions)

You may finish your outline for homework, but wait until class tomorrow to start the essay.

Monday, 2/25

Starter:
Get out your hard copy of the mid-term guide handout or download this one and mark with * those that you think will be most useful in your mid-term essay on Affirmative Action given that you will need to pull from each of the bold categories on the guide and include historical references in your paper.

Agenda:
1. Review for the mid-term essay in groups
Mid-Term Group Review Directions

2.  Choice work time:
- Individually review for the mid-term essay
- SLC Prep
SLC Prep Guidelines

Announcements:

• SLCs are Wednesday
• Honors Seminar round 2 is tomorrow during X-block
• Mid-term essay is due Friday by the end of class
• Honors assignments for Gatsby are due today if you had an extension.  

Friday, 2/22

DEBATE DAY

You have 15 minutes in your group to rehearse and review notes.  The first round of debate will start promptly at 8:35 for Class A  and 10:45 for Class B.

Freeman Children Debate Schedule
Spicy Unicorn Debate Schedule


REMEMBER TO.....

• TURN IN YOUR DEBATE PREP NOTES
• SIGN UP FOR SLC'S
• HONORS LUNCH MEETING!

Homework:

Optional review for the mid-term by skimming through the readings and review the ideas listed on the review sheet.  Focus on readings/events/ideas that you think you can most use in an essay that asks you to defend your actual position on Affirmative Action and forces you to draw on historical contexts that we studied this semester to either support OR concede your point to the other side.  

Mid-Term Review Guide

Thursday, 2/21

STARTER
Read the Two Sample Opening Statements and with a partner, complete the peer critique on one of them:

1. Positive Feedback: What is good about this statement?
2. Constructive (Specific and Helpful) critique:

• Does the argument make sense?
• Does it include at least one form of rhetoric? What rhetoric does it use? Is it appropriate and persuasive?
• Can you tell what the speaker's assigned "angle" or "team split" is?
• Does it need more or better evidence?
• Does it include evidence from credible sources AND state who the source is?

AGENDA
Freeman Children Debate Schedule

Spicy Unicorn Debate Schedule

• Review Debate Schedule and Format
• Project Work Time:  Review the Checklist
• Get out your starters for me to check during class today.
• Check out these CLOSING STATEMENTS examples from the Intelligence Squared debate

HOMEWORK:

Email me your debate prep notes by the beginning of class tomorrow!!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
SLC Sign-up
Mid-Term Review Guide

Pictures of Notes from the White Board