Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Thursday: Making your case through commentary

Learning Target:  to show me you can use commentary that focuses on DICTION to support a claim.


Today you will work independently to compose a paragraph that supports the claim we have been working on all week:

Although his accusers say he is arrogant, Socrates shows that he is actually humble and misunderstood. 

Use TWO details you pulled from paragraphs 4-9 yesterday (you can paraphrase key lines as long as you still cite them) and commentary to support your claim.  In your commentary focus on one or two words inside the quotation that SHOWS either humility or misunderstanding.  Then come to a conclusion at the end of the paragraph that connects your ideas.  

20 minutes

Peer Response


After you have finished your paragraph, you will 10 minutes to swap papers with your partner in order to give them positive and constructive feedback on what they might need to improve.  

Is there a claim?

Is it supported with two key details?

Is there meaningful and logical commentary about those details that explains how Socrates is humble or misunderstood?

Is there a conclusion sentence that pulls together the two quotations?

VOCABULARY REVIEW: Lesson 9


Vocabulary Volleyball!  The test is FRIDAY!!!!


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