Day 2 Big Outline

Idea
     Collect
             Focus
                  Order
                       Draft
                             Revise

Donald Murray's Writing Process

Do Now: Look over the outline excerpt and create subheading words or phrases for each group of evidence.

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to use the evidence I have for big ideas to draft subheadings.

I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can observe patterns among the examples I have grouped according to big ideas.
-I can choose an organizational method for subheadings that makes the most sense for the evidence I have selected.

Agenda: 

1. More patterns of organization
2. Sample Outline
3. Conferences continued
4. Exit Ticket: I'm having trouble with...

HW: Using the primary and secondary source evidence you've grouped according to the three big ideas in your thesis map, look for patterns and come up with three subheadings per big idea (remember: the big outline is due 11 March!).

Day 1 Big Outline

Do Now: On what part of your thesis map would you most benefit from feedback?

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to gather and organize evidence according to the three big ideas from my thesis map.

I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can find at least three examples from each primary source per big idea.
-I can find at least two secondary source examples per big idea. 

Agenda: 

1. gathering evidence
2. sample outline
3. finishing conferences

HW: Make revisions to your thesis map and continue gathering evidence for each big idea (goal for tomorrow: at least three pieces of evidence per big idea).

Day 2 Thesis Map

Do Now: "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there."
-George Harrison
Please consider the argument you're working on. Do you really have some conviction (i.e., a meaningful position or stance) about the claim you're making or do you not "know where you're going"? Briefly explain.

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to continue brainstorming for my thesis map by considering how to find subtopics for sample thesis statements.

I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can explain how sample thesis meets important criteria for a strong claim.
-I can divide the sample thesis into three subtopics.

Agenda: 

1. Sample thesis and grouping exercise
2. Working on maps and conferencing
3. Exit Ticket: Talk to a neighbor about the best idea you have for your argument.

HW: Thesis Map due 25 February.

Day 1 Thesis Map

Do I have to do this thesis map alone?

Do Now: Brainstorm how one - or both - of the following quotations from David Lodge's The Art of Fiction relates to at least one of your primary sources. 

"It has been said that all novels are essentially about the passage from innocence to experience, about discovering the reality that underlies appearances."

"[The point of so much literature] is indeed to reveal in an interesting way the gap between appearance and reality, and to show how human beings distort or conceal the latter." 

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to apply appropriate pre-writing strategies to the development of a thesis discussing all three of my primary sources.

I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can use materials from earlier thesis assignments to brainstorm connections among my three primary sources.
-I can select a focus for my argument that takes into account method and meaning. 

Agenda: 

1. Working towards a thesis statement
2. Thesis as claim (types of claims)
3. Independent pre-writing and conferencing

Small Daily Task: SS5/SS6 Posts (the last posts!!!) are due Thursday.

TP3 Submission Form

Please turn in your revised version of TP3 here. Include a title, at least one secondary source, and a works cited page. Make sure that you've given me editing privileges!

Day 17 HAMLET

Shakespeare doesn't tell you what to think. He says, "Think."
    -Germaine Greer

Do Now: Please read the review of Griffiths's let me tell you and consider how the work might demonstrate creativity (as defined by the rubric).

• Produces a product with a high degree of imagination without sacrificing relevance and/or clarity

• Engages in highly flexible, original, and elaborate thinking throughout the process

• Commits to a thoughtful and calculated risk during the decision-making process 

1) Evaluating Creativity?

2) Group Work

3) Sharing Your Ideas

HW: Begin searching for two more secondary source articles. They could be about any of your primary sources, but I would recommend trying to balance them (i.e., you'll want to have two secondary sources for each primary source).

When you've finished your tribute to Hamlet, please use your time to search for secondary sources or work on TP3 revisions.