DAY 12 Wednesday, 7/13

Adoption of Final Portfolio Rubric

Reminder of Quiz #2 for Tomorrow (e/l/p, MMS, protest, perf poem, ad techniques, CIN)

Final Work Day-- Tomorrow is rehearsal of presentations

Any digital work should be to me by Wednesday night, 8:30pm (lesliepatient@rocketmail.com)
If you need any scans-- must have today!!!

DAY 11, Tuesday, July 12

CIN Needs Model -- taking a look at what motivates people

Second to last full work day for portfolio presentation

LOOKING AHEAD:
Wednesday is last work day.
Thursday -- Three presentations

Friday-- remainder of presentations due--- 5-10 minutes for each person/group (no more than 10)
RECAP of info.

DAY 10 Monday, July 11

Work day:
Memorizing Poems
Creating PSA/Commercials
Working on Print Ads/Presentation

DAY 9 Friday, July 8

Fuller Advertising Techniques List

Advertising Improv Game

Advertising Challenge:
Come up with at least TWO ideas for print or video ad for your topic. Each idea must contain at least 2 Persuasive Elements (ethos, pathos, logos) and each must be a different techniques (bandwagon, testimonial, plain folks, snob appeal, etc.)

Worktime: especially for ad/psa/commerical writing

DAY 8, Thursday, July 7

Examples of PSAs

IT GETS BETTER PROJECT


21st CENTURY LEARNERS


WORK TIME

Reminder of Portfolio Assignments
1. Business Letter (should be in excellent almost ready to send shape by Friday)
2. Performance Poem or Lyric (should also be in excellent shape by Friday-- because you need to start deciding about how you will perform -- live or videotaped)
3. Political Cartoon (should be in second draft form by Friday-- needs to be awesome by TUE)
4. PSA, Commercial or Print Ad (should be in first draft form by Fri, needs to be awesome by THUR)

Day 7, Wednesday, July 6

Looking at common advertising techniques



Other Advertising Techniques

When Advertising becomes Propaganda

Last 1/2 hour Work time-- to be on track you have to have shown significant drafts of business letter and poem/lyric by the end of class
BONUS ASSIGNMENT: play this advertising game and report on what you learned
(Looking ahead-- you need to have your political cartoon in good shape by Friday)

Day 6 JULY 5, TUESDAY

Super Short Quiz on MMS, EPL, Protest Songs

Look at the world of Political Satire and Cartoons
1876 Electoral Controversy
Controversy in Denmark
Current Events: U.S. Healthcare 1
U.S. Healthcare 2
War in Iraq 1
War in Iraq 2

Brainstorm on the effectiveness of humor and pith

Worktime/Coach Time

Assignment: By Wednesday END OF CLASS--- need Business Letter, Poem or Lyric COMPLETE
show significant work on Political Cartoon

Day Five-- Friday, July 1

Final Work Day for Drafts
By end of class must have TWO rough drafts
Business letter plus Performance Poem OR Lyrics to Protest Song

FOR Alex/Aakaash
http://life.gaiam.com/article/how-can-america-solve-its-food-waste-problems

FOR Alex/Sean
http://www.livestrong.com/article/284813-what-are-the-dangers-of-eating-fast-food/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/fast-food-health_b_800297.html

FOR Emily
http://drugfreehighlands.org/ (example of what one community did)

FOR Indiana
http://www.wwdmag.com/Effective-Water-Conservation-article11473
http://www.personalhealthzone.com/high_heels.html

FOR Kalli
http://healthmad.com/health/the-health-dangers-of-wearing-skinny-jeans/

FOR Jessie
http://www.frankwbaker.com/young_girls_targeted_by_makeup.htm
http://www.suite101.com/content/body-image-in-advertising-a80175

ASSIGNMENT:
Your work will need to be typed eventually for portfolio-- so if you have a chance to do that over the weekend, you'll be in better shape for final week.

Day Four, Thursday, June 30

Work Day:
Goal by end of class--- To have at least ONE rough draft of either business letter, performance poem or protest song

TOPICS:
Jess-- surface idea of beauty pushed on teens
Kallie-- people injure themselves for fashion
Indiana-- conservation/safety of water
Emily-- not succumbing to negative peer pressure
Alex/Sean-- processed foods at Fast Food Chains
Aakaash/Alex-- wasted food and world hunger

DAY THREE, Wednesday, June 29

Business Letter WRITING TIME Time (First 20 minutes)

Quick Intro To Performance Poetry

SAMPLE PERFORMANCE POEMS

Mayhem Poets Perform "Martin Luther Queen"

Taylor Mali performs "Totally, like, whatever"

Shane Koyczan Performs "This Is My Voice"


Elements of Performance Poetry (Always, Sometimes, Never)
History of Protest Songs
Assignment: Hone in on a topic you could write a poem or song about.

DAY TWO, Tuesday, June 28

CREDO free write: I believe . . . . I feel strongly . . . I would fight for . . .
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Monroe's Motivated Sequence
Business Letter examples
Business Letter Drafts (two different approaches)
Assignment: Must come to class knowing what company you are writing to and what you'll write about (still looking at two differing approaches).

DAY ONE, Monday, June 27

Overview
Index Cards (name, e-mail, parents' name/e-mail, purpose/goal for class)
Winning Arguments Brainstorm
Ideas about Persuasion

Assignment: choose a company or organization to which you will write a persuasive business letter, investigate a snail mail or e-mail address for customer service and bring it to class
Materials Reminder: Bring either a folder and a notebook or 3-ring Binder (plus pens, and an open mind.)