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Agenda Day Thirteen
Monday, April 17th
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Current Reading: "Arguing" in your text and "Into the Abyss" in The Perfect Storm.

Purpose and craftsmanship--ends and means--these are the keys to your judgment."
Marya Mannes

In Class Agenda

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Snoopy Organizes                                                        *

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16.1  Evaluation Essay Rough Draft Review

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View presentation on Writing Arguments.

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Review Timeline and assignment for persuasive research paper.

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Do a library search for a possible topic for your next paper, a persuasive research paper.

ëCreate a Working Bibliography (Works Cited) page either writing by hand or using the computers.  Use correct MLA style. You should have at least four entries, but of course you need to expand your research further to write your paper.
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Write a VERY DESCRIPTIVE title.
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If you run out of things to do, work on creating an outline, a logical plan, or a first page for your paper.

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Print out and begin reading "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (LFBJ).

Homework due today: 

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First draft of evaluation essay, complete, and typed.

Homework Due Wednesday:  

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Read the Rogerian argument section in your text.  Make notes about the technique of this kind of argumentation, and compare them to how King makes his arguments in "LFBJ."

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Final Draft of Evaluation EssayYour evaluation should be at least 750 words.  It should be typed, in MLA style, and should include prewriting--your notes or research about your topic.

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Make sure you're current with the reading assignments!

 

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