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.)