Rebel Without a Cause/Celebration!

Rebel Without a Cause

Mind Maps 3/3 (Last Day)

• Students receive time to work on their Mind Maps, handing them in by the end of today's block.

Mind Map Day 2/3

The rest of the year:

1. Today: Mind Map/work time (see below)
2. Tomorrow: Mind Map/work time
3. Tuesday, June 19th: Rebel Without a Cause
4. Thursday, June 21st (our English class): Rebel Without a Cause/Celebration + Discussion (who's bringing what?)

Today:

• Students receive time to work on their Mind Maps, if finished all earlier work.  Still missing assignments? Priorities:

1. Reader Response Journals (x 9 + title page)
2. Resume x 2 + Cover Letter
3. Persuasive Essay
4. Project (Wordle or otherwise)
5. Comic Strip Grammar

• Students complete a participation rubric for the unit on ethics.

Mind Map Day 1/2

• Students read the article: "What's Wrong With the Teenage Mind?" and then create a Mind Map with this as the central question.
• An overview of Mind Maps: What are they?  What should yours include?  A few examples (Google Image search of "Mind Map, videos below") provided to help the students get started.  
• An overview of the marking criteria. 

Research Essay 4/4 (Last day)

Last day to work on your essays.  Hand in by Tuesday (not today).  Remember that your Comic Strip Grammar is also due on Tuesday (self-marked).

Be sure to include:

• peer check sheet
• self-assessment (on separate sheet)
• Bibliography (see this link)

Example of an article that may provide several counterarguments (seeing the other side): Why We Should Not Legalize Marijuana.

Next week, we're slowing things down quite a bit - one more assignment (a mind map) and then we're pretty much done (I'd like to finish with a film study).

Research Essay Day 3/4

• I've found a really interesting document on writing Persuasive Essays here.  I'd like to especially draw attention to "Catchy Hooks" (p. 97) and "Adding Counterarguments" (p. 98).
• Quick review of the sample essay p. 91 (note how the author effectively includes personal references and opinion throughout). 
• Students continue working on their essays. 

Research Essay Day 2/4

Students continue working on their essays.  Three days left.  Please feel free to have a peer read your work (required before you hand a good copy in) or see Mr. Mac for some pointers/suggestions on how to improve your writing.