Week 25--February 29--March 4

Objectives:
identify and integrate evidence
bring together ideas, concepts and arguments from multiple sources
organize ideas for academic writing
reinforce annotation skills

Monday, February 29:

• prompt:  How does the author of The Great Gatsby use images to contribute to themes of corrupt wealth, pervasive immorality, and impossible love?

revise first draft and write final draft of image essay

Sample paragraph structure:
S1:  Topic sentence
S2:  Further explanation and lead-in to source
S3: Evidence paraphrased and/or quoted
S4:  Commentary on evidence 
S 5:  Additional reference and explanation to evidence
S6:  Clincher sentence== commentary and conclusion 

HW)  finish final draft of essay

Tuesday and Wednesday, March 1st  and 2nd
Ethics exercise:
Groups:  
read aloud to get started
   10 minutes per article
talk through begin to take notes
each person responsible for annotation on his/her own page

The following is a list of some techniques that you can use to annotate text:

1. Underline important terms.
2. Circle tough words and define in the margin.
3. Write key words and definitions in the margin.
4. Signal where important information can be found with key words or symbols in the margin.

Articles:  
"School cancels graduation for cheaters"
"American teens lie, cheat and steal--and think they're okay"
"High School Students Cheating Less"

Talk back
Class discussion
Ticket out:  notes + 4 complete sentences explaining your experience and position on student ethics

HW)  1 paragraph opinion with support on American high school student ethics

Thursday and Friday, March 3rd and 4th
Ethics quiz


High School Students Cheating Less
Kids Cheat, Lie, Steal, and think They're Ok
Ohio High School Cancels Graduation because of Cheaters

Review and discussion for first draft of FCA on high school ethics
write First draft:
for simplicity's sake:  
1 5-6 sentence paragraph about ethics for American high school students based on the article 
1 5-6 sentence paragraph about your own ethics as seen in the survey and your own experience.

FCA's:
topic sentences
evidence from all 3 sources
proper parenthetical citations
Evidence explanation
Grammar

Hw)  do something that exemplifies character as seen on the Character Counts website
write one four-sentence paragraph about what you did