Welcome to HumanitiesToday is Monday, February 24, 2014 you will need:Notebook

Your thesis and intro paragraph from last classWriting toolClass Folder

Monday – outline and body paragraphs 1-2Tuesday - body paragraph 3 and conclusionWednesday – editing dayThursday – paper due at the beginning of class/celebrate

Pick up a copy of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexi

Start up is a Good Grammar lesson

Good Grammar: Accept and ExceptAccept is a verb meaning to receive or to agree:He accepted their praise graciously.She accepted the nomination.

Except is a preposition meaning all but, other than:Everyone went to the game except Alyson.

Accept and Except PracticeCome over anytime __________ during dinner.Everything was stolen __________ my teddy

bear.He was __________(ed) into the club in a

secret ceremony.I will __________ this award with pride.In the end, they had to __________ that they

were wrong.It was an easy class __________ for the final

exam.

Daily Learning TargetDaily Learning Target

• ““I can organize the ideas and arguments in my I can organize the ideas and arguments in my editorial”editorial”

Progression of LearningProgression of Learning

• ““I understand one way I could organize my editorial”I understand one way I could organize my editorial”

• ““I can identify 3 main arguments I’ll include”I can identify 3 main arguments I’ll include”

• ““I can write an outline for my editorial”I can write an outline for my editorial”

“I understand one way I could organize my editorial”

Standard Persuasive Outline

I. Introduction

II.Supporting reason/argument 1

III.Supporting reason/argument 2

IV.Supporting reason/argument 3

V.Conclusion

“I can identify 3 main arguments I’ll include”

For WhalingThe Treaty of Neah

Bay clearly secures the Makah’s whaling rights

Against WhalingAlthough the Treaty of Neah

Bay guaranteed whaling rights in the past, it is no longer valid

Possible Paragraphs• Makah treaty history

• Commercial whaling operations

• How the Makah hunted in 1999

• Makah culture and religion

• Native American stereotypes and whaling protestors

• The difference between animal rights and environmentalism

• Possible environmental impact of Makah whaling hunting

• The current situation on the Makah reservation

• The aftermath of the 1999 hunt

“I can write an outline for my editorial”

I. IntroI. Thesis

II. Argument 1I. Topic Sentence- pointII. Details- illustration

I. ________II. ________

III. Explanation- explanation

IV. Transition

III. Repeat for Argument 2IV. Repeat for Argument 3V. Conclusion

Thesis

Here’s the Rubric!

Fist to FiveFist to Five

““I can organize the ideas and arguments in I can organize the ideas and arguments in my editorial”my editorial”

Reflection QuestionReflection Question

HomeworkFinish your outline and two body

paragraphsBuy or order or reserve a copy of The

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexi

Notes