Introductory Assignment:
Resources:
- The Vocabulary of AI
- Learning about the Rhetorical Appeals:
Assignments
The Essay Instructions
- English 12 Intro-Write Fall 2023
- Intro – Persuasive Essay Assessment Rubric
- How I used Chat GPT
- Chat GPT Essay Checklist
Documents to help you write your argumentative composition
Some organizational thoughts about the assignment and process
The WHAT:
Notes on the TED TALKS:
Con – Sam Harris Pro Maurice Conti
Other articles/documents to help you with the WHAT for the essay:
Resources Pro and Con …as well as a graphic organizer
Con: The End of High School English Con article
Con: Guardian Article
Pro: Pro – ChatGPT Don’t Ban ChatGPT teach with it
both perspectives: ChatGPT Podcast Transcript
The HOW:
Hook and rhetoric examples by Chat GPT
Statements of Transition, Argument, Setting up sources
- Ms. Shong’s email – kshong@sd43.bc.ca
- the daily agenda is posted on the tab “Today in English 12”
- Course documents for each unit can be found in the pull-down menus. You will need a password to access the documents.
Some helpful links for English 12:
- Thinking of an English Major at University? Here are a list of careers you can explore with an English degree
- Sift your words!
- Play Free Rice
- Play bean bean bean
- quotes to inspire your writing
- English is Weird!
- Etymology Dictionary (the origin of words)
- Shmoop quote finder
- The origin of idioms and proverbs
- Word Hippo – a great way to learn new vocabulary
- Grammar girl
- Note-taking tips
- Creative image maker tools for students
- digital image-maker tools
- 150 great articles and essays
- Great Reads from the New York Times
- New York Times article of the day
- This I Believe Essays
- Pros and Con of Controversial issues
- famous expressions from literature
- Here is a recent article that I found very interesting
- Vox – Understand the News: has interesting articles
- Big Think – Videos and Articles
- A very interesting article about The Game of Thrones and how it is an allegory for our times.