ENGLISH 11 AGENDA 1/26/15

Objective: Students will analyze documents in order to determine the messages about the importance of education. Students will also compare and contrast the viewpoints of Douglass and Emerson.

1. Organize folders

2. “What I Learned…” Comic

3. Quickwrites

4. Venn Diagram

5. Homework: Essay

FOLDERS

Please include the following:

1. Education in America Notes and quickwrites

2. Malala’s Speech to the UN

3. Emerson Texts

4. “What I Learned…” Comic

WHAT I LEARNED, A SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION…

1. On the second page, the middle frame is a large one with a whole list of what Roz Chast learned “Up through sixth grade.” Is she suggesting that all these things are foolish or important? Explain your response by writing a P.E.E. paragraph.

2. What, ultimately, is Chast’s critique of education? What is the relationship she sees among learning, K-12 school, and education? Explain your response by writing a P.E.E. paragraph.

IN YOUR QUICKWRITES, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING BASED ON THE EMERSON READINGS:

1. How does society influence the choices people make?

2. Define self- reliance in your own words.

3. Explain what Emerson means when he writes, “There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse…”

4. What do you think would happen if everyone followed Emerson’s idea that “Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist”?

5. According to “Education”, what is Emerson’s view of the ideal education?

6. What does he believe should be the role of the teacher?

ENGLISH 11 AGENDA 1/27/15

Objective: Students will compare and contrast the viewpoints of Douglass and Emerson.

1. Venn Diagrams: Douglass Emerson

2. Begin Writing a Rough Draft of Your Essay

DOUGLASS

EMERSONCompare their backgrounds

DOUGLASS

EMERSONCompare how they see

education

HOMEWORK: COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY

Compare and contrast Ralph Waldo Emerson’s and Frederick Douglass’ views of education. What should education include and why?

1. Minimum of 3 paragraphs

2. Intro – Explain who Douglass and Emerson were and make a claim (the point you are trying to make).

3. Body – Explain similarities and differences between the two.

4. Conclusion – Restate your thesis (point) and include your view of education and explain how it relates to theirs.

ENGLISH 11 AGENDA: 1/30/15

Objective: Students will compare and contrast Ralph Waldo Emerson’s and Frederick Douglass’ views of education. Minimum of 3 paragraphs

1. Complete your Rough Draft (if not already done)

2. Proofread your own paper

3. Proofread a classmate’s paper and have them proofread yours! (the more people, the better)

4. Begin writing your final draft!

5. Homework: Final Draft Due Monday!

HOMEWORK: COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY

Compare and contrast Ralph Waldo Emerson’s and Frederick Douglass’ views of education. What should education include and why?

1. Minimum of 3 paragraphs

2. Intro – Explain who Douglass and Emerson were and make a claim (the point you are trying to make).

3. Body – Explain similarities and differences between the two.

4. Conclusion – Restate your thesis (point) and include your view of education and explain how it relates to theirs.

Tips For Eff ective Proofreading

o Eliminate these words: you, your, yours, I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, and ours.

o Read the paper backwards (no, not the words in reverse—the paragraphs. Start with the conclusion and work to the introduction).

o Find a friend to proofread your paper.o Cheque each sent ence fortype-os.

o Have a friend read throgh your papr to help check for type-os.

o Make sure all your verb agree. (plural OR singular)

o Don’t forget to make sure your tenses agreed (past vs. present)

o Fix any incomplete sentences that you.

HOMEWORK: Check Your Organization!o Does the paper have a thesis statement?

o Is the thesis statement developed and supported?

o Does each paragraph transition into the next paragraph logically?

o Does the conclusion “tie up the loose ends” by revisiting the introduction?