“The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.” ~Edwin Schlossberg

1. Good to see you again! Please copy down our learning target into your notebook and take out your book! Learning Target: Make connections between author’s actions and outcomes “The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.” ~Edwin Schlossberg 25 Sep. 2013

2. Agenda 9/25/13 • Catch up time! • Bellwork • Assignments for the week review • Rhetorical Analysis definitions and practice • Intent, Action, Outcome chart • Homework: finish reading “ORR” for Friday, have your “ORR” prompt printed out to turn in on Friday, review study guide for quiz on Friday

3. This week’s assignments! • Reading: “On Rainy River” due at the BEGINNING of class Friday • Add TWO rows with details from “ORR” to your Intent-Action-Outcome chart (starting this today) • Writing: “Rainy River” writing prompt due Friday (by the end of the day is fine…just put it in my mailbox by 3:00!) • Typed 1-2 double spaced pages • Assessment: Quiz over first sections of TTTC and literary terms

4. Catch up time! • Grades have been updated- check your grade and get any missing items in ASAP! • Gone on last Friday? Turn in your TTTC Section One questions TODAY for on-time credit! • Your English notebooks will be turned in next week (inventory list to come) • We’ll get caught up on the week’s plan today!

5. Bellwork 9/25/13 • Make a claim about O’Brien’s writing style. • What can you say about his writing so far?

6. What is Rhetorical Analysis? • When you are asked to do a "rhetorical analysis" of a text, you are being asked to apply your critical reading skills to break down the "whole" of the text into the sum of its "parts." • You try to determine what the writer is trying to achieve, and what writing strategies he/she is using to try to achieve it. • Author’s Intent Author’s Actions Outcome

7. Shift in how we talk about writing • Not about WHAT is being said, but HOW it’s being said • How to do this: • Determine author’s purpose with the piece • Identify organizational patterns of author • Identify areas of text that “stand out” to the reader • Identify types of figurative language/writing techniques the author uses

8. “Spin” Rhetorical Analysis • What is the general subject of the piece? (complete sentence) • What is O’Brien trying to do with this piece? (think verbs…) • What areas stand out to you as a reader? (pg #s and “intro words”) • How does O’Brien arrange his ideas in this piece (organization choices)? • What do you notice about the sentence structures or word choices O’Brien uses? • Any literary devices/figurative language techniques that you notice O’Brien using?

9. Intent, Action, Outcome Chart

10. Red-Yellow-Green • Thinking about a stoplight here…where do you fall on this task? • “Red” means you feel really unsure about how to do it, and could not do it independently • “Yellow” means you feel decently comfortable, but you’re not sure you could do it independently • “Green” means you feel confident you can do it independently Learning Target: Make connections between author’s actions and outcomes

11. Homework reminder • Use the study guide to study for the quiz Friday • Make sure to print out your writing assignment • Add to your I-A-O chart – two details from your reading of “On Rainy River”