This week, we'll go through the results of your first in-class essay and prepare you for your next one...there will be another in-class rhetorical essay in two weeks. We will continue through our "Politics and Social Justice" unit and learn about various types of syntax (sentence structure) can be used for rhetorical effect.
MONDAY: Pass back in-class rhetorical essay #1. Discuss rubric, read and rate other student samples. Return FD to textbook room. DUE: Frederick Douglass written reflection. HW: For Tuesday, read
"Shooting an Elephant" on page 313 in the McGraw Hill Reader and answer
Rhetoric questions 1,3, 5 and 6. Rewrite one paragraph of your first in-class essay for Wednesday
TUESDAY: Discuss "Shooting an Elephant" rhetoric questions. Overview of cumulative sentences and their rhetorical effect. Cumulative sentence group exercise. HW: Read "The Declaration of Independence" on page 308 and answer Rhetoric questions 1,2, and 6 for Thursday.
WEDNESDAY: Practice AP multiple choice exam. DUE: Rewrite of one paragraph of Rhetorical Analysis in-class essay #1. HW: See Tuesday.
THURSDAY: UPDATE: Finish cumulative sentences. Discuss "The Declaration of Independence" rhetoric questions. HW: Study for current events quiz.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Read arguments for and against California's light rail system and analyze how each argument was crafted. Discuss/Debate. Reflection about the first half of the semester. Return Frederick Douglass books. HW: Read "I Have a Dream" beginning on page 309 of McGraw Hill and answer Comprehension questions 1, 2 and 3 and Rhetoric question 1 for Tuesday.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014
October 6 - 10
This week we will examine the rhetorical strategies and effectiveness of Frederick Douglass's Narrative, as well as finalize drafts of the Marriage Proposal essay for Friday.
MONDAY: (short period due to Homecoming rally) Discuss Douglass's methods of showing the horrors of slavery versus the romanticized view often depicted in mainstream culture, including the example of slave songs. HW: Finish Reading/Rhetoric worksheet for Tuesday. Be prepared to share your examples in class.
TUESDAY: Discuss Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, highlighting Douglass's theme that slavery has a spirit-killing effect on the slaveholder as well as the slave. Groups compare answers to Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. Present best examples in class. DUE: Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. HW: Read Chapter 10 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
WEDNESDAY: Discuss Chapter 10. Examine how Douglass openly illustrates and attacks the misuse of Christianity as a defense of slavery. HW: Read Chapter 11 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (finish the book).
THURSDAY: (Ms. Mogilefsky out due to AP Teacher Meeting/Grading of in-class essay.) Bring draft of marriage proposal essay to class. Peer review.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Discuss Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass as a whole -- themes, motifs. Read "Letter to My Former Master." Watch portion of Douglass's speech "The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro" read by James Earl Jones. Discuss Douglass's final thoughts about freedom in written reflection. DUE: 1993 Marriage Proposal Prompt: Essay Response, typed and uploaded to Turnitin.com. HW: For Monday, bring Douglass written reflection. For Tuesday, read "Shooting an Elephant" on page 313 in the McGraw Hill Reader and answer Rhetoric questions 1,3, 5 and 6.
MONDAY: (short period due to Homecoming rally) Discuss Douglass's methods of showing the horrors of slavery versus the romanticized view often depicted in mainstream culture, including the example of slave songs. HW: Finish Reading/Rhetoric worksheet for Tuesday. Be prepared to share your examples in class.
TUESDAY: Discuss Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, highlighting Douglass's theme that slavery has a spirit-killing effect on the slaveholder as well as the slave. Groups compare answers to Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. Present best examples in class. DUE: Frederick Douglass Chapters 1 - 9, Reading/Rhetoric Worksheet. HW: Read Chapter 10 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
WEDNESDAY: Discuss Chapter 10. Examine how Douglass openly illustrates and attacks the misuse of Christianity as a defense of slavery. HW: Read Chapter 11 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (finish the book).
THURSDAY: (Ms. Mogilefsky out due to AP Teacher Meeting/Grading of in-class essay.) Bring draft of marriage proposal essay to class. Peer review.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Discuss Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass as a whole -- themes, motifs. Read "Letter to My Former Master." Watch portion of Douglass's speech "The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro" read by James Earl Jones. Discuss Douglass's final thoughts about freedom in written reflection. DUE: 1993 Marriage Proposal Prompt: Essay Response, typed and uploaded to Turnitin.com. HW: For Monday, bring Douglass written reflection. For Tuesday, read "Shooting an Elephant" on page 313 in the McGraw Hill Reader and answer Rhetoric questions 1,3, 5 and 6.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
September 29 - October 3
This week we will write our first rhetorical analysis in-class essay. Though there are still some terms/concepts to learn in the rhetorical analysis unit, you should be prepared for the prompt you'll receive on Monday.
MONDAY: In-class rhetorical analysis essay. You'll be given a short piece of writing and a prompt and will have the class period to write your best first draft of an essay analyzing the passage. The AP Language and Composition teachers will all read these and score them on October 8. DUE: Tone vocabulary.
TUESDAY: Work on SOAPS and creating high level questions for your independent reading book. Read John F. Kennedy's Inauguration Speech. HW: SOAPS and high level questions for Wednesday. Finish reading Kennedy speech for Thursday.
WEDNESDAY: Review Groucho Marx letter and student response. Review Marriage Proposal essay comments and begin revisions. HW: Revised marriage proposal essays due next Friday (to give you time to go to the writing center next week, and also to get one-on-one feedback from me or Mrs. Garcia).
THURSDAY: Watch JFK's speech. Discuss JFK inauguration speech/parallel structures/allusion. Pick up both Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and the McGraw Hill Reader from the textbook room.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Intro to Frederick Douglass. Reading/work time. HW: Read up through chapter 9 in Frederick Douglass and work on "Reading and Rhetoric Worksheet," work on Marriage Proposal essay drafts. Worksheet due Tuesday, October 8, and Marriage Proposal Essays due on Turnitin.com on October 10.
MONDAY: In-class rhetorical analysis essay. You'll be given a short piece of writing and a prompt and will have the class period to write your best first draft of an essay analyzing the passage. The AP Language and Composition teachers will all read these and score them on October 8. DUE: Tone vocabulary.
TUESDAY: Work on SOAPS and creating high level questions for your independent reading book. Read John F. Kennedy's Inauguration Speech. HW: SOAPS and high level questions for Wednesday. Finish reading Kennedy speech for Thursday.
WEDNESDAY: Review Groucho Marx letter and student response. Review Marriage Proposal essay comments and begin revisions. HW: Revised marriage proposal essays due next Friday (to give you time to go to the writing center next week, and also to get one-on-one feedback from me or Mrs. Garcia).
THURSDAY: Watch JFK's speech. Discuss JFK inauguration speech/parallel structures/allusion. Pick up both Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and the McGraw Hill Reader from the textbook room.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Intro to Frederick Douglass. Reading/work time. HW: Read up through chapter 9 in Frederick Douglass and work on "Reading and Rhetoric Worksheet," work on Marriage Proposal essay drafts. Worksheet due Tuesday, October 8, and Marriage Proposal Essays due on Turnitin.com on October 10.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
September 22 - 26
Welcome! This week we'll continue our study of rhetorical analysis, leading up to an in-class rhetorical analysis essay next Monday, September 29. Next week we will pick up Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
MONDAY: 5th period - healthcare debate, 6th period - explanations for multiple choice practice test questions. Lesson about determining tone - an author's attitude about the subject. DUE: Final "Your Family on the Joad's Journey." HW: Vocabulary exercise for Monday for academic descriptions of tone.
TUESDAY: Queen Elizabeth I's Tilburg speech in-class analysis. The "Rule of Three."
WEDNESDAY: Review of all of the terms we've learned and "MRS DT FIRST." Step-by-step how to approach an essay prompt. (Deconstruct prompt, SOAPS, creating a thesis statement.) . HW: Read Groucho Marx letter to Warner Brothers and student rhetorical analysis essay in response for Monday.
THURSDAY: NO SCHOOL - ROSH HASHANAH - JEWISH NEW YEAR.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Discussion of one event/issue and in-class response. Overview of homework.
MONDAY: 5th period - healthcare debate, 6th period - explanations for multiple choice practice test questions. Lesson about determining tone - an author's attitude about the subject. DUE: Final "Your Family on the Joad's Journey." HW: Vocabulary exercise for Monday for academic descriptions of tone.
TUESDAY: Queen Elizabeth I's Tilburg speech in-class analysis. The "Rule of Three."
WEDNESDAY: Review of all of the terms we've learned and "MRS DT FIRST." Step-by-step how to approach an essay prompt. (Deconstruct prompt, SOAPS, creating a thesis statement.) . HW: Read Groucho Marx letter to Warner Brothers and student rhetorical analysis essay in response for Monday.
THURSDAY: NO SCHOOL - ROSH HASHANAH - JEWISH NEW YEAR.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Discussion of one event/issue and in-class response. Overview of homework.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
September 15 - 19
This week, we'll continue to learn and review rhetorical devices. We are adding to the list of devices we've learned so far, gearing up for an in-class rhetorical analysis essay (similar to an AP exam prompt) at the end of September.
MONDAY: Figurative language in The Grapes of Wrath, including metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole. Finding examples from the book in groups and evaluating their effectiveness. Mnemonic handout for analyzing literary works. DUE: Draft of "Your Family on the Joad's Journey," and Vocab activity. HW: Find your own original example of hyperbole.
TUESDAY: UPDATED DUE TO HEAT IN CLASSROOM: Read and analyze two opposing arguments about the size of government and government-sponsored healthcare -- Steinbeck's "Starvation Under the Orange Trees," and Peikoff's "Health Care is Not a Right." Identify the rhetorical devices used in each by annotating the articles and note how they help build each writer's argument. HW: Prepare notes on your own, analyzing these two arguments and bring them to class for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Hyperbole examples. Review of Rhetorical Terms Packet. "Deconstructing" AP exam prompt exercise.
THURSDAY: Practice AP exam multiple choice. Score and discuss answers in class. This first one is a practice only, not for a grade.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz based on TheWeek.com. Share notes regarding government-sponsored healthcare, discuss and debate. HW: Final draft of "Your Family on the Joad's Journey" with a minimum of 3 uses of figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, or imagery) due Monday.
MONDAY: Figurative language in The Grapes of Wrath, including metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole. Finding examples from the book in groups and evaluating their effectiveness. Mnemonic handout for analyzing literary works. DUE: Draft of "Your Family on the Joad's Journey," and Vocab activity. HW: Find your own original example of hyperbole.
TUESDAY: UPDATED DUE TO HEAT IN CLASSROOM: Read and analyze two opposing arguments about the size of government and government-sponsored healthcare -- Steinbeck's "Starvation Under the Orange Trees," and Peikoff's "Health Care is Not a Right." Identify the rhetorical devices used in each by annotating the articles and note how they help build each writer's argument. HW: Prepare notes on your own, analyzing these two arguments and bring them to class for Friday.
WEDNESDAY: Hyperbole examples. Review of Rhetorical Terms Packet. "Deconstructing" AP exam prompt exercise.
THURSDAY: Practice AP exam multiple choice. Score and discuss answers in class. This first one is a practice only, not for a grade.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz based on TheWeek.com. Share notes regarding government-sponsored healthcare, discuss and debate. HW: Final draft of "Your Family on the Joad's Journey" with a minimum of 3 uses of figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, or imagery) due Monday.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Sept 8 - 12
It's week four already!! We will begin a unit about The Grapes of Wrath, looking at how the text was formed, why it was significant, and the impact it made, (and arguably makes).
MONDAY: SOAPS for the entire novel; the controversy around Grapes of Wrath and impact, Steinbeck's purpose. Migrant Mother photo OPTICS analysis. DUE: Apollo 11. HW: Migrant Mother analysis due Wednesday.
TUESDAY: (Short day due to Back to School Night.) Irony lesson and activity.
WEDNESDAY: Review of irony with examples. Discuss Migrant Mother OPTICS analysis and turn in. Grapes of Wrath vocabulary. HW: Grapes of Wrath vocabulary exercise due Monday.
THURSDAY: Grapes of Wrath characters - overview, analysis. "Your Family on the Joad's Journey" narrative due Monday.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Current events issue/discussion and debate. HW: Continue reading your independent reading book and taking notes. "Your Family on the Joad's Journey" narrative due Monday, vocabulary vignettes due Monday.
MONDAY: SOAPS for the entire novel; the controversy around Grapes of Wrath and impact, Steinbeck's purpose. Migrant Mother photo OPTICS analysis. DUE: Apollo 11. HW: Migrant Mother analysis due Wednesday.
TUESDAY: (Short day due to Back to School Night.) Irony lesson and activity.
WEDNESDAY: Review of irony with examples. Discuss Migrant Mother OPTICS analysis and turn in. Grapes of Wrath vocabulary. HW: Grapes of Wrath vocabulary exercise due Monday.
THURSDAY: Grapes of Wrath characters - overview, analysis. "Your Family on the Joad's Journey" narrative due Monday.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Current events issue/discussion and debate. HW: Continue reading your independent reading book and taking notes. "Your Family on the Joad's Journey" narrative due Monday, vocabulary vignettes due Monday.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Sept. 2 - 5
I hope everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend. I got a chance to read
your "Day in the Life" papers, and I appreciated all of the creativity
and effort that many of you put into them.
During this short week, we'll review logos, pathos and ethos combined, and begin a Politics/Social Justice unit that will cover the next 4-6 weeks. This unit will consist of The Grapes of Wrath, Narrative of Frederick Douglass, short stories by Hawthorne, and shorter passages from a variety of authors, including fiction and nonfiction. During this unit, we will expand our knowledge of rhetorical terms and write rhetorical analysis essays.
TUESDAY: Grapes of Wrath quiz on Tuesday. Share examples from Rhetorical term packets. Visual Analysis Worksheet with Migrant Mother photograph and other examples. Due: Rhetorical term example packets.
WEDNESDAY: Read previous rhetorical analysis essay question and write a response. HW: Finish your response for Thursday.NOTE: This has been extended to Friday.
THURSDAY: Discuss readings from Wednesday and go over responses. Apollo 11 texts: read and analyze -- begin in class and finish for Monday. HW: Read over the two articles for and against raising the minimum wage so we can discuss them in class on Friday.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Analyze rhetoric surrounding a current issue/event in small groups and with the whole class. HW: Apollo 11 texts for Monday, continue reading your independent reading book.
During this short week, we'll review logos, pathos and ethos combined, and begin a Politics/Social Justice unit that will cover the next 4-6 weeks. This unit will consist of The Grapes of Wrath, Narrative of Frederick Douglass, short stories by Hawthorne, and shorter passages from a variety of authors, including fiction and nonfiction. During this unit, we will expand our knowledge of rhetorical terms and write rhetorical analysis essays.
TUESDAY: Grapes of Wrath quiz on Tuesday. Share examples from Rhetorical term packets. Visual Analysis Worksheet with Migrant Mother photograph and other examples. Due: Rhetorical term example packets.
WEDNESDAY: Read previous rhetorical analysis essay question and write a response. HW: Finish your response for Thursday.NOTE: This has been extended to Friday.
THURSDAY: Discuss readings from Wednesday and go over responses. Apollo 11 texts: read and analyze -- begin in class and finish for Monday. HW: Read over the two articles for and against raising the minimum wage so we can discuss them in class on Friday.
FRIDAY: Current events quiz. Analyze rhetoric surrounding a current issue/event in small groups and with the whole class. HW: Apollo 11 texts for Monday, continue reading your independent reading book.
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