Due: September 14th

1. Review and take notes on the Writing to an Academic Audience link... found under "writing links".
2. In your notes, pick four of your classes that you are enrolled currently.
    a. Imagine you have been assigned a 5 page paper on a subject that you are currently studying in each class.
    b. You are going to do a thorough analysis of what you think EACH teacher/audience will or will not want in the written communication from you..  This can be a list/bullet points.
    c. To consider when doing this analysis: The information found above (academic audience link) + questions to consider that I gave you  + your experience so far in that class + explicit references from the teacher + implied directions from the teacher + Bloom's taxonomy
    d. Make sure that you consider the "stuff" you want back from the written communication, so you can make sure that you have a realistic expectation of what your communication needs to achieve.

Characteristics you may mention:
Precise attention to grammar and mechanics.
Following citation guide to the letter.
Sources need to be strong and reputable.
Level of Bloom's:
Needs knowledge info... does not want knowledge level info..

Due: Friday, September 11th

1. Imagine you had a slight car accident. You need to tell the short story of this accident to three different audiences- your parents, your best friend, and your insurance company. Consider the following questions when assessing your audience:
 - what does the audience need to know?
 - what does the audience want to know?
 -  what order will the information need to be organized?
-  what tone will best serve your message to this audience?
- what do you need to show your audience that you know?
- what do you want your audience to know and think about you?

Due: class Friday

Due: Wednesday/Thursday September 9th/10th

For Class: 
1. Review and take notes on the "annotating a text" handout.
Annotating a Text Handout
2. Review and familiarize yourself with the "informational text features". This will be to your advantage with reading textbooks/essays/articles, etc.
Informational Text Features
3. Watch the "annotating a text" video. Take notes. This will illustrate the annotating process.
Annotating a Text Video
4. Review and take notes on the "annotating IS... annotating is NOT handout.
Annotating IS... annotating is NOT


Homework:
Aphorism project.. secondary source found... annotated.. stapled to back of packet.

Due: Tuesday, September 8th

1. Complete your Socratic seminar handout. Turn in at the beginning of class on Tuesday.
2. Work on your aphorism projects.

DUE: Wednesday/Thursday
1. Examine your nonprofit website (acting as a primary source). Evaluate the evidence before you and chose SIX specific elements from the website that would act as evidence to support your argument that this aphorism is appropriate for this nonprofit.

2. You will need to research your chosen nonprofit for a secondary source (one that is critiquing or discussing the primary source). Make sure it is adhering to source requirements (4 ).

3. Print off the article and annotate it. You are looking for FIVE points made in the source that can be used to support your argument. Use a colored pen to underline and number the points. If you find counter points (ones that disagree with your argument), use a different colored pen.

4. Fill the project handout up to "now that you have identified"...

For Friday, September 4th

Be ready to go for the Socratic Seminar. Make sure that you have 5-6 higher level questions with you.. plus an annotated text.

Review very carefully the Socratic seminar handout to be familiar with the purpose of a Socratic seminar; be familiar with the guidelines of the seminar; be familiar with the differences between debate and dialogue; be familiar with the SCORING GUIDE for the seminar.

You need to understand the requirements of you as you participate in the seminar.

SOCRATIC SEMINAR HANDOUT

Class today and DUE: Wednesday/Thursday September 2nd/3rd

IN CLASS:
1. Open your Google Docs.
2. Find your summer reading assignment and open it.
3. Open a NEW document.
4. Copy BOTH assignments and place them in the NEW document. Keep your old documents, as well.
5. Label your new document with your name and class hour.
6. Open: Turnitin.com
7. Sign in to your account... OR create a new account with your school email.
8. Enter the following class:

4th Hour: 10559976
Password: bearcats

5th Hour: 10559984
Password: bearcats

9. Upload your combined summer work to the "summer reading" assignment. 

After class: 

1. Review and take notes on the "annotating a text" handout.

Annotating a Text Handout

2. Review the "informational text features" handout. This will help you look at textbooks/articles/essays with a renewed purpose.

Informational Text Features

3. Watch the "annotating a text" video. Take notes. This will take you through the process of annotating.. so you can see it in action. 

Annotating a Text Video

Homework: 
Aphorism project-
Continue with your project with answering question 6... identifying the underlying VALUE of the aphorism.
Next, you will do PART of question 7. Here is the NONPROFIT organizations link:

Top 100 Nonprofit Organizations
STOP after you have found "the one" and jotted it down on the first part of question #7. Wait on the "six specific reasons". 

Due: September 1st

1. Bloom's questions and Aphorisms
2. Aphorism packet- questions 1-6.

Assignment for Bloom's questions is located at Google Classroom.