January 5th- Day 1

January 7th- Day 2

January 8th- Day 3

Read The Red Dress by

Alice Munro as a class.

Journal Response to Book

Club Books

Listen to the song, At

Seventeen by Janis Ian

Book Presentation of options.

Introduce the Contrasts &

Contradictions Signpost.

Journal Response to Book

Club Books

Model this strategy with the

story Summer is Gone by
Susie Kretchmer

Book Club Discussions &

Reflections

Have students choose Book

Clubs.

January 12th Day 4

Journal Response to Book
Club Book.

Independent Reading Time.

January 14th Day 5
Allow students to browse,
This I believe website. Share
strong examples.

Introduce Signpost Aha

Moment.
Model Aha Moment with
The Scarlet Ibis by James
Hurst.
Independent Reading Time.

Journal Response to Book

Club Book: Write from your
protagonists perspective.
What is one thing that your
protagonist strongly believes?

January 20th- Day 7

January 22nd Day 8

Watch The Greatest Speech

ever Made

Watch a speech from

Independence Day Analyze it
for audience. Ethos, pathos,
and logos.

Introduce Audience Appeals.

Look at examples of the
appeals in images, and
commercials.

Book Club Groups: Prep

Time for Group Presentation
on each Book Club Book.

January 15th Day 6

Journal Response to Book
Club Book:
Introduce Speech
Assignment.
Book Club Discussion. Have
groups consider: What does
the protagonist believe? Who
would their audience be?
January 23rd Day 9
Watch a speech from the
film, Any Given Sunday.
Talk about Differences in
Audiences. Have students rewrite the speech to a different
audience.

Group practice using

Audience Appeals in with
Images.

Model Outlining Speech.

Book Club Presentations.

January 27th- Day 10

January 29th Day 11

January 30th Day 12

Talk about physical

requirements of the speech.

Write a speech together as a

class.

Work Time/ Practice Time

Watch examples of strong

and weak speeches.

Work Time/ Practice Time

Book Club Presentations.

February 3rd Day 13
Workshop Speeches/ Practice
Time

February 5th Day 14

Speeches
Final Draft of Speech Due

February 6th Day 15

Speeches

February 10th Day 16

Speeches

February 12th
Unit 6

February 13th
Unit 6