English II Honors—October 5, 2015

• Daily Warm-up: When have you heard the term “civil disobedience?” What do you think it means?

• Homework: – Reading Plus due Sunday at 11:59.– Study for Lesson 15 and 16 Vocabulary Quiz.– Independent Reading Project due Friday.

English II Honors—Lesson 15 VocabularyObstruct─ v. Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way ofCounterweight─ n. A weight that provides a balance against something of equal weightAntipathy─ n. A strong feeling of dislikeOppugn─ v. To fight againstContraband─ n. Things that are brought into or out of a country illegallyObtrude─ v. To become involved with something or to become noticeable in an unpleasant or annoying way

Antithesis─ n. the exact opposite of something or someone

Antibiotic ─ n. A drug that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections

Contradictory ─ n. A proposition so related to another that if either of the two

is true that is false and if either is false the other must be true

Proponent ─ n. A person who argues in favor of something

English II Honors—Lesson 17 Vocabulary• Adept─ n. A highly skilled or well-trained person : someone who is

adept at something• Axiom ─ n. A rule or principle that many people accept as true• Complement ─ n. Something that completes something else or make

it better• Confound ─ v. To surprise and confuse (something or someone) • Cumulative ─ adj. Increasing or becoming better or worse over time

through a series of additions• Delve ─ v. To search for information about something

• Diligent─ adj. Characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort• Superlative ─adj. Of very high quality• Tantalize ─ v. To cause (someone) to feel interest or excitement about

something that is very attractive, appealing, etc.• Unerring ─ adj. Always right and accurate; making no errors

Civil Disobedience• The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay

taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.

• Paraphrase the quotes on p. 147.• What does civil disobedience require of the person

who wants to get involved/act against injustice?

Either/Or (Black and White)

Fallacies—mistaken beliefs or false misleading statements.

Hasty Generalization

Excerpt from On Civil Disobedience

• Reread the excerpt and find Gandhi's claim and supporting evidence. Write it down.

• Answer the Key Ideas and Details Questions.• Answer the following questions:

– What do you think was the author’s purpose for this text?– How does Gandhi use cause-and-effect to organize his ideas?

Create a graphic organizer that shows the cause-and-effect patterns you identify in the speech.

– Look back through the text, and see if you recognize the following fallacies: either/or and hasty generalization. Do these fallacies effect the overall argument?

Writing Prompt

• Is civil disobedience a moral responsibility of a citizen? Write a response that addresses the question and support your position with evidence from texts in this part of the unit and real-life examples to illustrate or clarify your position.

• Be sure to:– Write a precise claim and support it with valid

reasoning and relevant evidence.

Argumentative Essay Outline• I. Introduction

– A. Hook (more than just a question, it must really make your reader interested in your essay).– B. Background and explanation of the issue.– C. Strong claim/thesis (College is most certainly the best option because…/College is not a good

choice because…)• II. First point

– A. You need a strong transition, and your first point should be your topic sentence.– B. Give at least three pieces of evidence to support your first point. Each piece of evidence

should be its own sentence.– C. Closing sentence.

• III. Second Point– A. You need a strong transition, and your second point should be your topic sentence.– B. Give at least three pieces of evidence to support your second point. Each piece of evidence

should be its own sentence.– C. Closing sentence.

• IV. Third Point– A. You need a strong transition, and your third point should be your topic sentence.– B. Give at least three pieces of evidence to support your third point. Each piece of evidence

should be its own sentence.– C. Closing sentence.

Argumentative Essay Outline

• V. Counterclaim– A. Address the counterclaim (signal words: Others may believe that; It can be argued

that; On the other hand; Another perspective is; One could argue that; Opponents disagree because)

– B. Refute the counterclaim using evidence, data, facts, and logic (however; yet; but this interpretation is flawed/questionable; yet studies suggest; but what they fail to acknowledge is).

• VI. Conclusion– A. Restate your claim/thesis in a creative way that makes your argument clear to the

reader.– B. Summarize the main points of your argument.– C. Provide a call to action. What should be done to fix the problem? What should

someone do if he/she agrees with you?