2. Independent Reading
Retrieve your library book
READ READ READ READ
READ READ READ
3. Schedule
Monday Half day
Tuesday Bias and Causal Chain
Wednesday Causal Chain and Persuasive
Introductions and Conclusions
Thursday Rubric and Review
Friday Test!
• WEDNESDAY: Make up work due!
• FRIDAY: Drop and Write final draft due!
• TUESDAY: Begin MSA review
• ALL WEEK: Meetings during reading
4. OBJECTIVE
SWBAT analyze
organizational patterns
such as causal chain in
their own writing
SWBAT analyze
elements of persuasive
introductions and
conclusions
5. Review …
Author’s Position
– Viewpoint, Opinion, Argument
– When the author states his opinion the the
audience knows exactly what the writer wants
How is Position different from Point of
View?
6. If the teachers of Drew Freeman do not allow the
students to turn in their homework late then the
students will learn to finish their work on time, correct?
This may be, but this Sink or Swim philosophy often
leaves many students failing and does more harm than
good. If a student does not see himself as being able to
finish the assignment on time, he may simply decide to
not do it. This would not only cause the student’s
grades to fall, but also his or her teacher would likely
spend unnecessary time trying to persuade the student
to do work.
This would not be only one student though! Many
students would fall into this downward spiral of not
doing their homework. This would result in many
declining grades… This in turn would result in the
school’s reputation declining… So how do we solve
this?
7. Review …
Causal Chain …
– If “A” happens, then “B” happens, then “C”
happens, etc
