Monday, September 26 - Thursday, September 29

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Thursday

  1. Work another draft of your speeches. NEW DRAFT DUE ON MONDAY.
  2. Fix run-on sentences, capitalization, spelling in your speech
  3. Reorganize so you have “what is” and “what could be" in your speech
  4. Within the “what is” and “what could be” paragraphs, use PEE, in your speech
  5. Add a star moment to your speech.
  6. Include MORE tools of manipulation - don’t just use repetition! Pathos, ethos, logos in your speech.
  7. end with “new bliss."
Wednesday

  1. Review of how to identify and fix run-on sentences.
  2. PEE clarification and practice. How does this relate to “what is” “what could be”?
  3. PATHOS, LOGOS, ETHOS how to put them into your speech.
  4. Speeches - DELIVERY - placemat  activity - wrap-up
  5. Work another draft of your speeches.
  6. Fix run-on sentences, capitalization, spelling.
  7. Reorganize so you have “what is” and “what could be"
  8. Within the “what is” and “what could be” paragraphs, use PEE
  9. Add a star moment
  10. Include MORE tools of manipulation - don’t just use repetition!
  11. end with “new bliss."
Tuesday

  1. Read non-fiction book
  2. Parallelism quiz
  3. REMINDER: Add parallelism to speech rubric and to your speech. 
  4. Run-on sentences - what are they? recognizing them & fixing them. Fix them in your speech. GO OVER THE SHEET FROM MONDAY.
  5. PEE clarification and practice. How does this relate to “what is” “what could be”?
  6. PATHOS, LOGOS, ETHOS how to put them into your speech.
  7. Speeches - DELIVERY - placemat  activity.
  8. School of Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37oJqWp4rJM
  9. Election: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh3TXsx8B40 
  10. Crazy, Stupid Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FZ1PWXk_l0   
  11. Coach Carter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_fDhqRk_Ro
  12. Lean on Me :38 sec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWW4KogocfQ
  13. FhHNdt8dQI&index=4&list=PLmZTDWJGfRq0koFVPPfcgOpzog9mTdPkF start @ 14:29
  14. Work on polishing your speeches.
Monday


  1. Read non-fiction book
  2. Add parallelism to speech rubric and to your speech. 
  3. Speeches - what was good about them - purpose/goal very clear; thesis clear; most speeches showed evidence of manipulation devices. Things to work on: Credibility; “What is” and “What could be” ; STAR moment; NEW BLISS; clear inclusion of Pathos, Ethos, Logos through rhetorical devices; clear word choices (diction) to suit audience; conventions - sentence structure.
  4. If you want to see the grade your speech would have received on a 6 point scale, I will post-it online tonight. You will have to log in to MyEd BC to see it.
  5. Run-on sentences - what are they? recognizing them & fixing them. Fix them in your speech.

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