Today I distributed the new vocabulary list. A quiz is scheduled for next Thursday. Here's the link to the Flashcards.
We continued watching The Crucible. Pay close attention to the director's use of the camera to emphasize key points.
You should be finished or be close to finishing your Nonfiction selection. When you're asked if you have homework, the answer is YES. If you are finished reading, you need to start figuring out how you will narrow the topic for your research project.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Last night's electrical storm caused a water leak in the classroom so we moved temporarily moved to the library for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd periods. We read an essay called "That Lean and Hungry Look" by Suzanne Britt. Click on the title to read the essay online if you were not in class. The following questions were assigned:
The Facts
1. In a nutshell, what bothers the author most about thin people?
2. What is your view of the myth about the "jolly fat person" mentioned in paragraph 4? What evidence is there for your view?
3. In paragraph 9, what is the "list" objected to by the thin person? What is ironic about this objection?
4. The thesis of Britt's essay is obvious, but what is her underlying purpose? Since the essay is humorous, you might say that she simply wants to entertain the reader; but what more serious purpose is revealed?
5. In paragraph 10, Britt claims that thin people "oppress." What evidence does she cite to support this claim?
The Strategies
1. The title of the essay is a literary allusion that is echoed in the opening sentence. What is the origin of the allusion? What other allusion can you identify in the essay?
2. What rhetorical organization does the author use to develop her essay? What advantage does her organization present? What other type of organization could be used to contrast thin and fat people?
3. Paragraph 5 and other paragraphs open with short declarative sentences. What is the effect?
4. Here and there throughout the essay, Britt uses figurative language. Find three examples and label the kind of figure of speech used in each.
5. How does the author achieve humor in her essay? Cite appropriate examples of her techniques.
If you were absent, it is your responsibility to read the essay and ask me which two questions you will be required to answer.
The Facts
1. In a nutshell, what bothers the author most about thin people?
2. What is your view of the myth about the "jolly fat person" mentioned in paragraph 4? What evidence is there for your view?
3. In paragraph 9, what is the "list" objected to by the thin person? What is ironic about this objection?
4. The thesis of Britt's essay is obvious, but what is her underlying purpose? Since the essay is humorous, you might say that she simply wants to entertain the reader; but what more serious purpose is revealed?
5. In paragraph 10, Britt claims that thin people "oppress." What evidence does she cite to support this claim?
The Strategies
1. The title of the essay is a literary allusion that is echoed in the opening sentence. What is the origin of the allusion? What other allusion can you identify in the essay?
2. What rhetorical organization does the author use to develop her essay? What advantage does her organization present? What other type of organization could be used to contrast thin and fat people?
3. Paragraph 5 and other paragraphs open with short declarative sentences. What is the effect?
4. Here and there throughout the essay, Britt uses figurative language. Find three examples and label the kind of figure of speech used in each.
5. How does the author achieve humor in her essay? Cite appropriate examples of her techniques.
If you were absent, it is your responsibility to read the essay and ask me which two questions you will be required to answer.
Monday, December 17, 2012
1st Semester Exam Week
Tomorrow: 1st period and 9th (5th, 6th, and 7th begin)
Vocabulary Flashcards
Literary and Rhetorical Terms Flashcards
Review the steps for analysis to prepare for the essay.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Finish reading Act III. Begin reading Act IV.
Study for next week's semester exam which will include:
Vocabulary Lists 7, 8, & 9
Literary and Rhetorical Terms
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
The exam schedule is as follows:
Tuesday: 1st and 9th
Wednesday: 2nd and 8th
Thursday: 3rd and 4th
5th, 6th, and 7th period will test all three days.
Study for next week's semester exam which will include:
Vocabulary Lists 7, 8, & 9
Literary and Rhetorical Terms
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
The exam schedule is as follows:
Tuesday: 1st and 9th
Wednesday: 2nd and 8th
Thursday: 3rd and 4th
5th, 6th, and 7th period will test all three days.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Today we carefully read Danforth's response to Hale which can be found at the top of the second column on page 1091.
Notice how Danforth begins with an emotional appeal, insulting and shaming Hale by saying that for a "man of such terrible learning [he] surely [is] bewildered." He sarcastically points out that Hale is confused about the situation even though he is supposed to be the expert on witchcraft. His purpose is to intimidate Hale, following that statement with a reminder to him and the others of his "thirty-year[s] at the bar," employing an ethical appeal to reaffirm his authority. Finally, Danforth begins his logical appeal that he careful crafts with a series of questions that he proceeds to answer or that don't require answers, like "is it not?" His intention is to be condescending to Hale and the rest of his audience, angered that they have dared questioned him about the proceedings of the court. His logic relies on the testimony of the "children" whom he believes are God's instruments. What will follow as the dialogue progresses will be Proctor's attempt to prove that these "children" are no children at all.
Bring your Nonfiction selections tomorrow.
Vocabulary List Quiz 9 tomorrow. Study! The link to the flashcards is on yesterday's post.
Notice how Danforth begins with an emotional appeal, insulting and shaming Hale by saying that for a "man of such terrible learning [he] surely [is] bewildered." He sarcastically points out that Hale is confused about the situation even though he is supposed to be the expert on witchcraft. His purpose is to intimidate Hale, following that statement with a reminder to him and the others of his "thirty-year[s] at the bar," employing an ethical appeal to reaffirm his authority. Finally, Danforth begins his logical appeal that he careful crafts with a series of questions that he proceeds to answer or that don't require answers, like "is it not?" His intention is to be condescending to Hale and the rest of his audience, angered that they have dared questioned him about the proceedings of the court. His logic relies on the testimony of the "children" whom he believes are God's instruments. What will follow as the dialogue progresses will be Proctor's attempt to prove that these "children" are no children at all.
Bring your Nonfiction selections tomorrow.
Vocabulary List Quiz 9 tomorrow. Study! The link to the flashcards is on yesterday's post.
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