Syllabus
What is the most important rule of Mr. Parker's classroom?
Treat everyone with respect / Be kind
Name the tenses that a verb can be in.
Past
Present
Future
Logos shows an appeal to what? Give an example.
Logic
Ex. Datum (Charts, Graphs, etc.) / Logical Arguments / Examples or Evidence
What is the purpose of argumentative writing?
To convince others that your side is correct
What colon rule does this sentence use: "Today I bought three things: apples, oranges, and bananas."
Introducing a List
What should you do as soon as you come into Mr. Parker's classroom?
Put your phone in the pouch and work on the Bellringer
Find the verb in this sentence that is modifying the subject and say what tense it is in: "Mike ran three miles."
Ran - Past Tense
Ethos shows an appeal to what? Give an example.
Credibility
Ex. Celebrity Endorsement / Experts
How do you start an argumentative essay? What two things should it include?
Introduction Paragraph
Hook / Thesis
What colon rule does this sentence use: "My friends only have to do one thing today: pay their rent."
Introducing Examples or Explanations
Where do you turn in late work?
The pouches on the wall
Find the verb in this sentence that is modifying the subject and say what tense it is in: "My grandmother is going to cook us dinner tonight."
Is
Future
Pathos shows an appeal to what? Give an example.
Emotion
Ex. Specific Language / Stories and Anecdotes
Acknowledge what the other side may say, and prove it wrong.
What semicolon rule does this sentence use: "Frank went to the baseball game; he ate a lot of hot dogs."
Separating Independent Clauses
How are Informal and Formal Grades weighted? (Give me percentages)
Formal (80%)
Informal (20%)
Gauge student answer
Put these words in proper order according to Syntax. How do you know this is the correct order?
broke
his leg
the man
The man broke his leg
Subject - Verb - Object
What shape is an introduction paragraph compared to? Why?
An upside-down triangle because it should start broad and become more specific as it goes on.
Fix this sentence with proper punctuation: "People say that I'm tall however I don't think that I am."
People say that I'm tall; however, I don't think that I am.
What happens if you use AI on any assignment?
You must redo the assignment on paper by hand
Create a sentence using a state of being verb in the past tense.
Gauge student answer
Explain how this quote uses parallelism.
"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me."
The repetition of style and use of the words "fool me" and "shame on".
What is a very effective way to end your conclusion paragraph?
Relate it back to your thesis statement
Fix this sentence with proper punctuation: "My favorite Disney movies are Frozen whose main character is princess Elsa The Little Mermaid whose main character is Ariel and Brave whose main character is Merida."
My favorite Disney movies are Frozen, whose main character is princess Elsa; The Little Mermaid, whose main character is Ariel; and Brave, whose main character is Merida.