Essential Questions: What does synthesize mean? Who turned fifty last Friday?
Standards: ELAW4 Student practices timed writing and, when applicable, uses the writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing.
Students will write a practice synthesis essay (55 minutes). HW: Read novel.
Essential Questions: What does syntax mean? How is syntax used for a specific purpose in nonfiction works?
Standards: ELARL1c Analyzes, evaluates and applies knowledge of the way the author uses syntax for a specific purpose.
Students will read syntax packet and complete all assignments.
Essential Question: What rhetorical strategies does Machiavelli use in "The Morals of a Prince"? Does the end ever justify the means?
Standards: ELARL1 a, b, c Student identifies, analyyzes, and applies knowledge of the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction and provides evidence from the text to support understanding. LSV 1 student to student interaction
Students will read selection and use guided questions to analyze Machiavelli's argument and the strategies he uses to achieve his purpose.
Friday: Literary term quiz; Independent reading afterward Be sure to bring The Presence of Others to class on Monday.