(exposing both sides of the argument without taking a side/formal tone)
Topic- Raising the driving age to 18
Editing & Revising Class Essay (Expository)
I typed each group's paragraph from last class and put it into one essay
(No names were posted on the paragraphs.)
(Partner Activity- Each student had a copy of the essay to edit and revise, but could work with a partner)
Class Discussion-
- Reviewed findings as a class
- Discussed the differences between Expository v. Persuasive
- Discussed structure
- Reviewed in-text citations (MLA)
- Reviewed data points, warrants, and transitions
- Discussed relevancy of data (Britain)
Cause and Effect Persuasive Speech (Sin Sermon)
- Create a web outline for your "pet peeve" (journal)
- Look through your pet peeve freewrite from last class to get ideas
- How will you structure your speech?
Include an intro paragraph, body paragraphs about the effects, a melodramatic punishment/consequence, and a conclusion
- Tone- Modeled after Jonathan Edwards