Saturday, October 19, 2013

October 21, 2013 - October 25, 2013 Weekly Agenda for 10th Grade English



Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani activist, who was  shot in the head by the Taliban when she insisted on the rights of young women to attend school. 
Monday, October 21st:
PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Pages 36 - 39; "Analyzing and Evaluating Speeches"
Watch speeches of the following: 
Martin Luther King
Malala Yousafzai's speech to the U.N. on the importance of education for girls
Take notes as you watch their speeches and write down your answers to the following:
The speakers' arguments: state each speaker's argument in one thesis statement
Write the reasons given by the speakers in support of the argument
What is the evidence given by the speakers to support their thesis? Give at least two pieces of evidence.
Did the speakers use logical appeal?  If so, give an example.
Did the speakers use ethical appeal? If so, give an example.
Did the speaker use emotional appeal? if so, give an example.

Tuesday, October 22nd:
PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Pages 40 - 43
Before You Read: "Ain't I a Woman?"
"Meet the Woman: Sojourner Truth"
"Ain't I a Woman?"
After You Read: Interpreting Meanings

Wednesday, October 23rd: 
PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
Pages 44 - 46
Page 44: "Declarations of the Rights of Women" by Susan B. Anthony
Pages 45 - 46: "Evaluating an Author's Argument"

Thursday, October 24th: 
PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
"I've Been to the Mountaintop"by Martin Luther King; page 47
"Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of Christ in God" by William J. Clinton; pages 48 - 50
Analyze each speech for ethical, logical and emotional appeals
Finish for homework

Friday, October 25th:
PERSPECTIVES in MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE
"What the Future Holds for Farm Workers and Hispanics" by Cesar Chavez; pages 53 - 59
Analyze the speech for ethical, logical and emotional appeals



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