Monday, November 2, 2009

Lesson 26: November 2-3

Today's objectives:
By the end of class today, students will be able to: explain the writing process and due dates for ESGP Analysis Essay #1; begin to synthesize multiple primary and secondary sources to construct an argument about the American Dream; graphically organize their ideas and move towards constructing a working thesis for the essay.

Agenda:
1) Calendar --> what's going on in English this quarter?
2) Intro to essay prompt
2) Intro to grown-up thesis statements
3) Organizing and synthesizing evidence collected from primary and secondary source documents

HW: UD E1 groupwork assessment