Advocate Letter Annotation

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 – Thursday, January 29, 2015

Honors MYP

Independent Reading

• Please take out your independent reading book before class begins.

• You should read for the first 10 minutes of class.

Objective, Agenda, & Homework

• Objective: Students will annotate an advocate letter to identify and analyze the key components.

• Agenda: – Independent Reading– Latin Roots Homework– Recap: Advocate Letter Requirements– Annotate 1st Letter– Score 1st Letter

• Homework: – Latin Roots 6-10 will be due Wednesday.– Finish mind maps if not complete in class.

Latin Roots

• Make sure your name is on 1-5 before you turn it in.

• Also, copy the roots and the meaning into the “Latin Roots” section of your notebook.– 1: circum = around, about– 2: con = with, together– 3: contra, contro = against– 4: de = from, away, down– 5: post = after, behind,

later

• Put your name on the new assignment for 6-10.

• It is due next week.– 6: e, ex = out of, from,

very– 7: pre = before– 8: sub = under, below– 9: super = above, over– 10: trans = across

Notes: Advocate Letter• Because you are writing a letter, you have to have a

salutation/greeting and a closing.– The salutation needs to be formal and directed to a specific person

in a position of power to make a change for your topic.• Dear Senator Gardner:• Dear Dr. Geldich:

– Notice that both use “Dear” and have a colon after the person’s name.

– The closing also needs to be formal and include your name.• Gratefully,

Melissa Garlock• Sincerely,

Melissa Garlock– Notice that both closings have a comma, and your name goes on the

next line.

Notes: Advocate Letter• The advocate letter is usually 4 paragraphs

because there are 4 necessary sections.– There could be more paragraphs if you need to

break one or more of the 4 required sections into multiple paragraph.

– The 4 sections are: • Topic Overview• Research in Support of Your Argument• Counter-Argument and Why People Believe It• Solution to the Problem and Call to Action for Your

Audience (the person to whom the letter is addressed)

Notes: Advocate Letter• The letter should also include logos, pathos, and ethos.

– Include a few facts or statistics in the “research in support” section.

– Include a few emotional details or examples in strategic places throughout the letter.

– In a tagline, cite where you found your information (title and/or author).

• You should also use academic language to create a formal tone.– For example, use the academic vocabulary from your research.– Also, do not say the problem “sucks.”– Finally, don’t use slang with which an adult may not be

familiar.

Annotation

• You need the same 3 colors for logos, pathos, and ethos that you have been using.

• You will also need to make extensive notes in the margins with a pen or pencil based on the model I go over.

Advocate Letter Checklist Rubric16 pts. (8 pts. for completion & 8 pts. for rubric)Overall Score: 2

limited, minimal,

rarely

4adequate,

some, sometimes

6competent,

considerable, sufficient,

substantial

8perceptive,

sophisticated, effective

Criteria A/C argument & counter details (L, P, E) develop ideas

Criterion B paragraphing build ideas start/close references

Criterion D vocab. & sent. structure formal tone