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Week 4: Final 11/1 11/2 11/3 11/4 11/5

Essential Question How can personal How can personal How can personal How can personal How can personal
testimony, testimony, testimony, research, testimony, research, testimony,
research, and research, and and meaningful and meaningful research, and
meaningful meaningful feedback craft a feedback craft a meaningful
feedback craft a feedback craft a compelling compelling feedback craft a
compelling compelling argument? How did argument? How did compelling
argument? How did argument? How did you develop as a you develop as a argument? How did
you develop as a you develop as a writer using closed writer using closed you develop as a
writer using closed writer using closed form poetry? form poetry? writer using closed
form poetry? form poetry? form poetry?

Learning Target I can understand I can understand I can meaningfully I can present my I can present my
how my previous how to craft an provide feedback to argument, and argument, and
creative writing argumentative my peers, and creative work to my creative work to my
pursuits, paired with paper through internalize my own peers in a peers in a
research and research and feedback through compelling nature. I compelling nature. I
feedback, can outlining strategies. revision. I can can listen, respect, can listen, respect,
produce a I can understand understand the key and engage with my and engage with my
compelling how to craft a elements of peers as they peers as they
argument. I can creative portfolio editing/proof- present their work. I present their work. I
understand the through revision reading. can fill out a rubric can fill out a rubric
qualities of a good and brainstorming for each of my for each of my
AND bad argument. strategies. peers, grading each peers, grading each
performance performance
accordingly. accordingly. I can
reflect upon the
overall unit, and
 final project, in order
to list goals for
myself going into
the next unit.

Activites This first day back The next class will ****Revision/ ****Presentation ****Presentation
from the weekend be introduced with Workshop s of s of
will act as an an activity,
introduction to developed from
Day**** Argumentative Argumentative
Argumentative Servello’s Writing Paper/Creative Paper/Creative
writing. First, the Strategies Book. Students will utilize Work: Day 1**** Work: Day 2****
class will begin with This activity is the entire class
brief direct entitled “Ideas For period to conduct Students will be Students, for half of
instruction on the Other Genres In peer-review viewing their peers the period, will
genre, and the Plain Sight”. This workshops on both presentations/prese continue viewing
many intricate activity will ask of their writing nting themselves. their peers
qualities within it students to analyze pieces (½ of class presentations/prese
(think MLA, all of their creative period for each). nting themselves.
citations, works writing pieces, in Students must
cited page, order to pull out Students must turn remain respectful The remainder of
research, etc). examples for which in a copy of their during these the class, students
However, after to back their stance peer-review presentations, and will participate in a
students are on closed form workshop reflections submit the peer- reflection activity,
familiar with the poetry. (one for each peer) review rubrics (one entitled “Truth is
genre, they will Furthermore, by the end of the for each peer) by the Stranger Than
learn what it is not, students will then class period. end of the period. Fiction”. Students
and what it does place these will be asked to get
not do, through examples into a into groups of 3-5
analyzing the Book mind-map, where students, and
of Bad Arguments. students discuss the most
As students view (throughout the bizarre moments
this short book with class period), will during this week,
their groups, they pair their regarding sonnet
will notice what not experiences with study. This will act
to do to create a research. In this as a mental outline
compelling way, students will for the personal
 argument. utilize the reflection response.
Furthermore, within remainder of the
their groups they period to craft their
will compose a bad argumentative
argument, utilizing papers/creative
four logical fallacies portfolio. However,
described in the at the end of the
book. Lastly, each period, students
group will have a must turn in a rough
chance to share draft of a resource
their argument, and portfolio, paired
add to the class list with a “snippet” exit
of “Compelling ticket- sharing how
Argument they infused
Strategies” which experience with
will be passed research.
around on a piece
of butcher paper.

Success Criteria The success The success The success criteria The success criteria The success criteria
criteria directly criteria directly directly correlates to directly correlates to directly correlates to
correlates to the correlates to the the above learning the above learning the above learning
above learning above learning targets. Each target targets. Each target targets. Each target
targets. Each target targets. Each target will have a “this will have a “this will have a “this
will have a “this will have a “this means…” statement means…” statement means…”
means…” means…” which will solidify which will solidify statement which will
statement which statement which how the success of how the success of solidify how the
will solidify how the will solidify how the the targets are met. the targets are met. success of the
success of the success of the Learning Target targets are met.
targets are met. targets are met. #1: This
Learning Target Learning Target means...students All Learning Learning Targets
#1: This #1: This are actively Targets Met #1-3 Met Through
means...students means...students engaging with each Through Presentations/Pres
will be actively will actively peer during the peer Presentations/Pres entation
engaged during the participate in the review workshop, entation Reflections
direct instruction mini-lesson, write while also filling out Reflections (This
 portion of this ways that their workshop reflections (This means...students
lesson, as well as creative work for each peer. means...students will present an
making meaningful connects to the Learning Target will present an exemplar
connections to their argument paper, #2: This exemplar presentation,
creative pieces and organize the means...students presentation, respectfully listen to
when they add information in a are actively respectfully listen to peers’ presentations
characteristics to MindMap. engaging with each peers’ presentations and thoroughly write
the class-made Furthermore, peer during the peer and thoroughly write a reflection for each
chart. students will also review workshop, a reflection for each peer (including
Learning Target turn in a Resource and utilizing peer (including strengths and
#2: This Portfolio at the end feedback in their strengths and weaknesses).
means...students of the class period. rough draft. This will weaknesses). Learning Target
will closely read the Learning Target be shown through #4: This
Book of Bad #2: This editing a Google means...students
Arguments, and means...students Docs document in a will actively
utilize the logical will accurately use different color font to participate in the
fallacies within the their class time to show the feedback group reflection
book to present an develop their revisions/edits/ and activity, “Truth Is
example of a bad creative pieces proof-reads. Stranger Than
argument, in order using past writing Fiction”. Students
to understand good strategies (verbal will use these ideas
qualities of an and written). to fuel their
argument. Personal Reflection
for homework.

Homework The homework for The homework for The homework for The homework for The homework for
tonight includes; tonight includes; tonight includes; tonight includes; tonight includes;
● Write an ● Finish ● Finish the ● Finish the ● Finish
alternatively Resource Argumentativ Argumentativ Personal
good Portfolio (6 e e Reflection
argument resources Paper/Poetry Paper/Poetry (1-2
for the one total, with Portfolio. Be Portfolio. Be pages)Due
your group completed ready to ready to 11/8.
presented in works cited present present (Include
class today. page). information information reflection of
● Explore ● Complete tomorrow! tomorrow! unit/ final
Argumentati your rough (Students (Students project, and
ve Stance: drafts of the may create may create list of five
List what argumentati powerpoints, powerpoints, goals for the
side you are ve notecards, or notecards, or next unit on
on, and five paper/Creati handouts to handouts to open-form
main ideas, ve Portfolio supplement supplement poetry).
with five for the their their
supporting workshop presentation) presentation)
details. tomorrow. . .