Enrichment-7th Period Assignments

Attach/Upload the following:
Mini Commercial Script
Mini Commercial Story Board

upload group commercial project

Attach or upload your journal entries
(these were assigned last Friday....)
**Remember to type the prompts

Monday 9/21
Continue Ethos, Pathos and Logos advertisements

Tuesday 9/22
Complete Ethos, Pathos and Logos advertisements

Wednesday 9/23
Present Ethos, Pathos and Logos advertisements to class and answer questions

Thursday 9/24
Finish Ad group Project
Assign groups for Commercial

Friday 9/25
Advertisement observation walk
Begin Commercial unit- introduce terms
Review Script format
Brainstorm concept

Monday 9/14
Define terms for Persuasive Unit
Look at various examples of persuasive pieces (advertisements) in newspapers, commercials, political propaganda, radio, social media and magazines.
Students are to find an example of a persuasive piece and discuss as a whole group the following: Where is ad located?, Who is the intended audience?, What is the ad persuading the audience to do?, Is the ad using Pathos, Ethos or Logos to persuade the audience?, Is the ad successful in persuasion? Why or why not?

Tuesday 9/15
Begin brainstorming a topic for advertising
Answer the questions: What is your topic/product which you intend to persuade others to buy into?, What is your ad persuading the audience to do?, Who is your intended audience?, Are you using Pathos, Ethos or Logos to persuade your audience?, Where will your ad be located?, How is this location relevant in reaching your intended audience?, How is the language aimed at your intended audience?, How are the colors and fonts aimed at your intended audience?
HW: finish class work, if not completed in class

Wednesday 9/16
Peer edit one another's advertisement ideas. Answer the same questions from Tuesday in addition to: Is the ad successful in persuasion? Why or why not?
Revise and Edit Advertisement Rough Draft- Final Drafts DUE Friday in the form of presentation

Thursday 9/17
Continue Revision of Advertisements; begin final drafts- Presentation of Final Drafts Friday

Friday 9/18
Final Drafts DUE- Advertisement presentations

Upload your ad, questions AND answers

Fundraiser Unit: This project is to build writing, organization and problem solving skills, as well as empathy. The process of researching and organizing will make you a better writer and problem solver. We will not carry out the fundraiser in class.

You may work INDEPENDENTLY or with TWO other people on this project. One, two or three people, and no more.

Step 1- Get out a blank sheet of paper; title it "Community Needs".

Step 2- Brainstorm Community needs. Find a need in our community (Greenwood) that you are passionate about. If you cannot think of one, research community needs or volunteer ideas/volunteer opportunities on the internet. I have listed a few ideas I thought of below:

Animal welfare
Homeless- food, clothing, shelter
Elderly- meals on wheels, yard clean up, field trips
Book drive for schools in need
Children hospital needs- toys, books, play at hospital, field trip at hospital
After school tutoring
Bullying awareness
Youth Christian outreach
Community garden
Community health- healthy food preparation classes, exercise workshops, community sports
Veterans
Litter
Community parks

Step 3- Write your Brainstorming ideas on your paper. List as MANY as you can think of. (yes, you can steal mine as wee.) Also, be as detailed/specific as you can. For example, notice how I defined specific hospital needs for children above. Go as far and be as specific as you can!

Step 4- CHOOSE 2-3 of your favorite community needs; CIRCLE them.

Step 5- Get out a second sheet of blank paper; title it "FUNDRAISER IDEAS".

Step 6- Brainstorm Fundraiser ideas. If you cannot think of any, research Fundraiser ideas. I have listed a few ideas below:
Car wash
Food drive (if your community need is for food)
Book drive (if your community need is for books/tutoring)
New or used garden tool drive (if your community need is a garden)
Auction fundraiser
Bake sale
Fall festival
Yard/Garage sale
Pageant (humans or animals)
Football/baseball/dodge ball game
Play/talent show/concert fundraiser
Gala
Ice cream social
Recipe books

Step 7- Write your Fundraiser ideas on your paper. List as MANY as you can think of. Again, be as detailed/specific as you can.

Step 8- Place papers somewhere safe and be ready to get to work Wednesday.

Monday 9/7
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 9/8
Begin Fundraiser Unit-
Brainstorm needs in community (use chromebooks to identify community needs)
Make a detailed list of needs in our community
HW: none

Wednesday 9/9
Decide on and define cause
Brainstorm fundraising ideas and choose ONE
Begin Planning Stage: event budget, venue, date, needed materials list, volunteers, material donations, registration, etc.
HW: none

Thursday 9/10
Marketing day for Fundraiser- power of words, colors and symbols focusing on intended audience
Create Advertisement and Catchphrase- print ads and social media (intended audience)
HW: none

Friday 9/11
Continue Marketing for Fundraiser

Friday's HOMEWORK (8/28)
Find the following examples and submit to google classroom by 11:59 pm, Sunday
Letter to the Editor
Letter to a Representative

Informal Thank You Letter vs Formal Thank You Letter

HW: submit BOTH topics to Google Classroom by 11:59 pm, Sunday

UPLOAD A PHOTO/FILE BY 11:59 PM TODAY

Upload

Nonfiction text: News Article
News articles cover the basics of current events. They answer the questions: who, what, when, where, how, and why. A news article can include accounts of eyewitnesses to the happening event. It can contain photographs, accounts, statistics, graphs, recollections, interviews, polls, debates on the topic, etc. Headlines can be used to focus the reader's attention on a particular (or main) part of the article.

The most common way to structure a newspaper article is in the following outline:
I. Lead/Hook sentence
Grabs and hooks the reader immediately
II. Introduction
Tells readers where and when this story is happening
III. Opening quotation 
Gives the reader a sense of the people involved and what they are thinking
IV. Main body
The heart or main point of the story
V. Closing quotes
Sums the article up in a few words
VI. Conclusion statement
A memorable way to end the story, words of wisdom learned from the story

ASSIGNMENT -PART ONE: Find and read a news article from a trustworthy news outlet (print/paper or online) and answer the following:
What is the Title of the news article?
Who is the Author?
What is the Lead sentence?
What is the Introduction?

What is the Opening quotation?
What is the Main body?
What is/are the Closing quote(s)?
What is the Conclusion statement?
**Remember, not ALL of these elements may be represented in the story, or in this exact order.


ASSIGNMENT-PART TWO: Now, using the outline below, write your own news article about a current event.

I. Lead/Hook sentence
Grabs and hooks the reader immediately
II. Introduction
Tells readers where and when this story is happening
III. Opening quotation 
Gives the reader a sense of the people involved and what they are thinking
IV. Main body
The heart or main point of the story
V. Closing quotes
Sums the article up in a few words
VI. Conclusion statement
A memorable way to end the story, words of wisdom learned from the story

lecture (take notes) on Text types (hierarchy: genres and sub genres); discuss and explore visual examples of text types
HW: decide on a News topic to investigate in class Wednesday