First Weeks of School

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English 11R Syllabus

Classroom Expectations

English 11R Policies

Unit 1: "The Commencement of Reading Rhetorically"

 Students will read and analyze three commencement speeches by Steve Jobs, Tara Westover, and Admiral William McRaven. Using the SPACECAT analysis method, students will analyze these texts rhetorically, answer multiple-choice questions, and write a "four-sentence paragraph" based on the author's writing strategies developing the central idea. The close of the unit will entail students writing and sharing their own commencement speech for their graduation next year, employing the strategies of the speeches and adding their own creative flair.

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"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

-Steve Jobs-

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"...everything of any significance that you will do in your life will be done by your un-instagramable self." 

-Tara Westover-

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"To save the world, you will have to be men and women of great integrity."

-Admiral William McRaven-