M.2 Unit 1, Lesson 5 Jan 15, 19, 2016.notebook
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Friday, January 15, 2016
• Pick up your Quickwrite #2 paper from the front table.
• Take out your evidence of having studied the vocabulary (flashcards, definitions written out, pictures drawn, quizlets, etc.)
• Take out a piece of lined paper and put an MLA heading on it and title it "Vocabulary Test #1"
• (MLA heading = name, hour, 15 Jan. 2016 on the LEFT side of paper)
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M.2 Unit 1, Lesson 5 Jan 15, 19, 2016.notebook
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Agenda:
• Review Quickwrite #2
• Vocab. Test #1
• Lesson 5 ­ evaluate claims in paragraphs 10­11.
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Quickwrite #2
How does King develop his reasons for being in Birmingham in paragraphs 3–
5? How do these ideas connect to the first two paragraphs of his letter? A High Performance Response should: • Identify King’s three reasons for being in Birmingham as described in paragraphs 3–5 > because he has been asked there due to his "organizational ties" (par. 2)
> “because injustice is [t]here” (par. 3) > and he is “cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities” (par. 4) "Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly."
• Explicitly connect each of the identified ideas from paragraphs 3–5 to a detail from paragraphs 1 and 2 > The claim that injustice exists in Birmingham connects to King’s statement in paragraph 2 that he was invited to Birmingham “to engage in a nonviolent direct­action program if such were deemed necessary.” > The presence of injustice proves that nonviolent direct action is necessary in Birmingham; etc.
> He is not an "outsider" because he has so many "organizational ties"
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Sample response to QW #2
King says that there are three reason he's in Birmingham. The first was that he was invited. He's there because he has "basic organizational ties" there. The second reason is that "there is injustice in Birmingham." The third reason was he "could not sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens there." These reasons are importent because this is why King went to Birmingham. He had a public statement response of concern and caution by the eight white religious leaders. He also states that he is "compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular hometown."
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Homework: Quickwrite #5: Delineate the argument and specific claims in paragraphs 10­11. Assess whether King's evidence is relevant and sufficient.
Delineate = describe, present, define,identify
Relevant = having a connection with the subject Sufficient = enough
• Now: Turn off your cells and electronics and put them in your backpacks.
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M.2 Unit 1, Lesson 5 Jan 15, 19, 2016.notebook
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
• Pick up your graded vocab. test
• Take out your homework (Quickwrite #5)
• Take out your "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
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Paragraph 10 discussion questions:
To what recent event in Birmingham does “new administration” refer?
How do the first three sentences of paragraph 10 impact your understanding of King’s purpose? How does King’s description of Mr. Boutwell as a “segregationist” influence your understanding of the phrase status quo? What does King mean by “bring the millennium to Birmingham”? What is the impact of the word “millennium”? Given King’s purpose and his word choices, what can you infer is his central claim in paragraph 10? What makes history a “long tragic story”? What is the impact of King’s use of “tragic” in this sentence? Identify King’s supporting claim in paragraph 10. What evidence does King use to support this claim? How is this evidence connected to the claim? What reasoning does King use to enhance this supporting claim? How does this reasoning support his claims in paragraph 10? What evidence does King provide to explain why he believes King and the clergymen “will be sadly mistaken” if they expect Mr. Boutwell “to bring the millennium to Birmingham”? How does this evidence support King’s central claim in paragraph 10? 7
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Vocabulary used in paragraph 11:
• thalidomide (n.) – a sedative, commonly prescribed to pregnant women with morning sickness in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. When taken during pregnancy, it caused severe abnormalities in the limbs of fetuses. By 1963 when this letter was written, the drug had been taken off the international market. • lynch (v.) – to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority • pathos (n.) – the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion 8
M.2 Unit 1, Lesson 5 Jan 15, 19, 2016.notebook
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Paragraph 11 discussion questions:
How does King’s supporting claim that “freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed” develop the central claim he makes in paragraph 10? How does King use figurative language to describe the “frustration” of being asked to wait? How does this use of figurative language further King’s central claim? How does King’s statement “I guess it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say ‘wait,’” develop the supporting claim at the beginning of paragraph 11? What evidence does King provide to explain “why [African Americans] find it difficult to wait”? How does the evidence King provides in paragraph 11 develop his central claim? What words could replace “legitimate” in paragraph 11? Identify King’s reasoning in paragraph 11. How does King’s reasoning in paragraph 11 support his central claim in paragraph 10? 9
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A High Performance Response should: • Delineate a central and supporting claims from “Letter from Birmingham Jail”(e.g., King’s central claim in paragraphs 10–11 is that African Americans cannot wait to secure their civil rights and most immediately engage in “determined legal and nonviolent pressure” (par. 10)). • Cite specific evidence King uses to support his claims (e.g., to support his claim that African Americans cannot expect Mr. Boutwell to “bring the millennium to Birmingham” without pressure, King cites that Mr. Boutwell is a segregationist dedicated to “maintaining the status quo” (par. 10)). • Assess whether King’s evidence is relevant and sufficient King’s (e.g., King’s evidence is sufficient because for each claim he makes; he provides several pieces of very strong evidence. For example, when King claims that African Americans cannot expect Mr. Boutwell to “bring the millennium to Birmingham” without pressure, he supports it with specific evidence of Mr. Boutwell’s belief in segregation, and Mr. Boutwell’s “dedicat[ion] to the task of maintaining the status quo” (par. 10)). 10
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