Friday, Nov. 6th
We read and discussed Act One from page 18 to the end of the act. We will be writing about this next class, so if you were absent, make sure that you read all of Act One.
Those of you coming in to do the quiz on the prose passages in Act One will have to do this at lunch on Friday, Nov. 13th. I will not be here on Thursday at Flex Time because it is a Day Two.
ASSIGNMENTS: If your name appears below, please come to the next CATCH-UP SESSION on November 26th from 3:30-4:30.
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
Rhetoric Figure
Naomi, Kousei, Matias
Recognizing Rhetoric
MISSING: Naomi, Sylvia, Thor, Rona, Santiago
Miss Brill Paragraph (30)
ORIGINAL ESSAY-- Speech (100)
MISSING: Katelin, Rona
Wednesday, Nov.4th
We discussed PROPAGANDA, MASS HYSTERIA, and the use of FEAR to manipulate people through some notes and film clips. As we read the play, we will be applying these concepts to the text. We continued reading Act One, getting up to page 18. If you were absent, please read to page 18.
ASSIGNMENTS: If your name appears below, please come to the next CATCH-UP SESSION on November 26th from 3:30-4:30.
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
Rhetoric Figure
Naomi, Kousei, Matias
Recognizing Rhetoric
MISSING: Naomi, Sylvia, Thor, Rona, Santiago
Miss Brill Paragraph (30)
ORIGINAL ESSAY-- Speech (100)
MISSING: Katelin, Rona
Monday, Nov. 2nd
We started THE CRUCIBLE unit with a discussion on the Puritans. Please read all the prose passages in Act One that provide the background on the characters in the play ( pp 3-8,14-15,20-21,25-26,32-36,40-41). There will be a reading quiz on this next class.
We started reading and discussing Act One. If you were absent, come and get ther book and read to page 12 just before Mrs. Putnam speaks.
ASSIGNMENTS: If your name appears below, please come to the next CATCH-UP SESSION on November 26th from 3:30-4:30.
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
Rhetoric Figure
Naomi, Kousei, Matias
Recognizing Rhetoric
MISSING: Naomi, Sylvia, Thor, Rona, Santiago
Miss Brill Paragraph (30)
ORIGINAL ESSAY-- Speech (100)
MISSING: Katelin, Rona
Thursday, Oct. 29th
We started class with some PEER EDITING of your speech, followed by some time to finish and polish your composition. Everyone should have handed it in today.
Tuesday, Oct. 27th
We started writing the first draft of the ORIGINAL ESSAY (speech) today. You will have Thursday's class to polish it before we move on to our next unit.
ASSIGNMENTS: If your name appears below, please come to the next CATCH-UP SESSION on November 29th from 3:30-4:30.
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
Rhetoric Figure
Naomi, Kousei, Matias
Recognizing Rhetoric
MISSING: Naomi, Sylvia, Thor, Rona, Santiago, Julia
Miss Brill Paragraph (30)
ORIGINAL ESSAY-- Speech (100)
MISSING: Fernanda, Katelin, Rona
Thursday, Oct. 22nd
We each wrote a discussion question on "The Garden of Time" (literal, interpretive, or experienced-based) and we both asked and answered these questions. Your mark is determined by your question and answers.
We also wrote the SPEECH PROPOSAL, stating who your AUDIENCE is (demographics?), your PURPOSE (how you want them to react to your speech), the TONE(s) you will use, and the level of DICTION you will employ. You should have handed this in before the end of class.
We will be writing the draft of your speech next class.
CATCH UP TODAY!
ASSIGNMENTS: If your name appears below, please come to the CATCH-UP SESSION on October 22nd from 3:30-4:30.
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
Rhetoric Figure
Naomi, Kousei, Matias
Recognizing Rhetoric
MISSING: Naomi, Sylvia, Thor, Rona, Santiago, Julia
Miss Brill Paragraph (30)
Tuesday, Oct. 20th
We reviewed Miss Brill's traits and wrote supporting quotations for these on the board. Then each of you was given one of the METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT we have been discussing (see "The Monster") to use in writing a paragraph on the character of Miss Brill.
ASSIGNMENTS: If your name appears below, please come to the CATCH-UP SESSION on October 22nd from 3:30-4:30.
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi, Kaden
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
MISSING: Rona
Rhetoric Figure
Naomi, Kousei, Matias
Recognizing Rhetoric
MISSING: Naomi, Sylvia, Thor, Rona, Santiago, Julia
Miss Brill Paragraph (30)
MISSING: Naomi, Rona, Sameer
Friday, Oct. 16th
We went over the rest of "The Monster," reviewing the METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT in the essay. You will be need this on Tuesday, Oct. 20th.
We read and discussed "Miss Brill," and discussed how her CHARACTER was revealed. You will be need this on Tuesday as well. At the end of class, we brainstormed on the ORIGINAL ESSAY you will be writing next week.
If you were absent, read "Miss Brill". A copy can be found on today's thread on TEAMS, and get notes from someone who was here in class.
ASSIGNMENTS: If your name appears below, please come to the CATCH-UP SESSION on October 22nd from 3:30-4:30.
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Mathea, Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi, Kaden
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
MISSING: Rona
Rhetoric Figure
Naomi, Kousei, Matias
Recognizing Rhetoric
MISSING: Naomi, Sylvia, Thor, Rona, Santiago, Julia
Wednesday, Oct. 14th
We finished discussing "Just Lather, That's All," reviewing key short story terms in the process. Then we went over the last element of style: methods of development. We practiced identifying these, and TONE, and RHETORICAL FIGURES in the essay called "The Monster." We are in the middle of going over the answers, and will finish this next class. Please bring back the essay.
Friday, Oct. 9th
We went over the RHETORICAL FIGURES that you learned and wrote an example of on Teams, then we read Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream and identified TEN DIFFERENT rhetorical devices that he used in the speech. This is something that you will be doing in the end of unit composition coming up in the next two weeks. After you handed in your papers, we read and discussed "Just Lather, That's All" (191). If you were absent, please read this story for homework. A copy has been loaded to today's thread on Teams.
ASSIGNMENTS: If your name appears below, please come to the CATCH-UP SESSION on October 22nd from 3:30-4:30.
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Mathea, Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi, Kaden
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
MISSING: Rona
Rhetoric Figure
Naomi, Kousei, Matias
Recognizing Rhetoric
MISSING: Naomi, Sylvia, Thor, Rona, Santiago, Julia
Wednesday, Oct. 7th
We went over the rhetorical devices worksheet, and then we signed up for an UNFAMILIAR RHETORICAL FIGURE. Each of you picked a NEW RHETORICAL FIGURE from the American Rhetoric website. Look up your term, examine the examples and then make up your OWN ORIGINAL EXAMPLE of this device. Please post the device, the definition, and an ORIGINAL example of this device on Teams before next class.
ASSIGNMENTS: If your name appears below, please come to the CATCH-UP SESSION on October 22nd from 3:30-4:30.
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Mathea, Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi, Kaden
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
MISSING: Rona
Monday, Oct. 5th
"The Destructors" paragraphs were returned and used to go over more on SYNTAX, and how to make your writing more concise and effective.
Please finish the worksheet on RHETORICAL DEVICES, and if you have not read "The Rocking Horse Winner" yet, please do so. I have sent you an email with the story in case Teams is not working.
If your name appears below, please come to the CATCH-UP SESSION on October 22nd from 3:30-4:30.
ASSIGNMENTS:
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Mathea, Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi, Kaden
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
MISSING: Rona
Thursday, Oct. 1st
Sorry to miss you all today. You should have written the paragraph on "The Destructors" today. Teams is NOT working for me, so I have emailed "The Rocking Horse Winner" to you. See you on Monday.
ASSIGNMENTS:
"The Lottery" Thesis (10)
MISSING: Mathea, Kaitlyn
Diction Exercise (10)
MISSING: Katelin, Santi, Kaden
"The Destructors" Paragraph (30)
MISSING: Rona
Monday, Sept. 28th
We finished discussing "The Destructors" and wrote a THESIS STATEMENT on the story. This should have been posted to today's thread on Teams.
We started going over SYNTAX and will be applying what we've learned to our writing.
Wednesday, Sept. 23rd
Since only 4 of you did the homework of reading "The Destructors," I gave you 30 minutes to read the story. While you did this, the four who had read the story looked for quotations on EXISTENTIALISM/NIHILISM, GANGS, LEADERSHIP, and HISTORICAL CONTEXT. Sylvia began sharing her findings on existentialism/nihilism. You should have been taking notes as we will be writing on this very soon. We will continue our discussion of the story next class. If you have not read the story yet, do so. You can find a copy on Teams.
Monday, Sept. 21st
We finished going over the DICTION, which included identifying the level of diction in each of the passages posted on today's thread on Teams. The notes on Diction are also on this thread. We then practiced writing two complaint letters, one in FORMAL STANDARD and the other in SUBSTANDARD diction. There should be a DISTINCT contrast between the two.
We brainstormed on "gangs" and "leadership," and then we discussed existentialism and nihilism as we began reading "The Destructors." This is a LONG story, so we did not get far. Please finish reading the whole story for homework. We shall discuss this next class.
Thursday, Sept. 17th
We went over the basic paragraph format and then we wrote a paragraph on what "The Lottery" says about tradition.
After the writing, we went over the second element of style: DICTION, getting up to the examples of substandard diction.
Tuesday, Sept. 15th
We went over the element of style called TONE and practiced writing a sentence in a particular tone. We then read and discussed "The Lottery," noting the TONE SHIFT and the THEME. We will continue with this story next class.
Friday, Sept. 11th
We continued discussing the literary features of the Labour Day essay, which included going over "The Second Coming" and considering how it is used in the essay. We generated a CLAIM statement on what the essay says about Labour Day.
We started taking notes on the ELEMENTS OF STYLE, but we didn't get far as we went outside to get the grad photo taken. Please bring the hand out on TONE to class on Tuesday.
Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, Sept. 9th
After a brief introduction to the course (please refer to the course outline posted on Teams), we wrote a writing sample. Then after brainstorming on Labour Day, we read the Labour Day essay, highlighting the IMAGERY and LITERARY DEVICES. We will continue discussing this essay on Friday. Please bring your copy of the essay with you.