1. Rhetorical Analysis Essay on Lou Gehrig/Obama speech. Click on link above to see prompt. 

1. Warm-up: NB page 5, vocab. 1.3

2. Obama's speech on Syria: annotate and do SOAPS on page 6 in NB. See above link for the speech and assignment instructions. 

1. Warm-up (NB pg. 5): vocab. 1.2 

2. Review rhetorical appeals (see link above on examples in ads)

3. Ad Activity: Find a school appropriate ad online and click on your period's link above to fill out the Google form questions on it. 

1. Warm-up: write down correct definitions for vocab 1.1 (p. 1 in your notebook- see above link for Table of Contents; see above for correct definitions). 

2. Review SOAPSTone for Lou Gehrig's speech (p. 2 in your notebook)

3. Entry #3 (p. 3 in your notebook): Based on Gehrig's speech, what can you say about the values of Americans? Write a paragraph explaining what American values Gehrig portrays through his speech. Make sure to use textual evidence to support your answer. Present responses to class. 

4. Rhetorical devices: ethos, logos, pathos

-Entry #4 (p. 4 in your notebook): watch video (see above link if you were absent) and take notes (tree map)

5. Exit Slip: Convince your parents that you should get a job while in school. Use ethos, logos, and pathos.

1. Warm-up #1: Vocab. 1.1 Guess definitions (see file above if you were absent or missed this handout). Tape this into your composition notebook and make sure to label this as "Warm-up #1" with today's date. (p. 1 in your notebook)

2. Syllabus: due by Friday

3. Find partners.

4. Essential Question: What does it mean to be an American?

-Lou Gehrig's farewell speech (video and text to this speech is above) 

-SOAPSTone on Gehrig's speech (p. 2 in your notebook)

HW: Get syllabus signed by parent/guardian

-Finish SOAPSTone (tape into your notebook as page 2) on Lou Gehrig if you did not complete it in class.