Charro Days Early Dismissal

We are on a modified scheduled today with short periods and not all classes will meet.

You may use this time to study or to catch up on any assignments you did not finish this week.

Today we wrote a short narrative essay using specific writing strategies, including, but not limited to the following:

Varied sentence structure
Details (Concrete and Sensory for Imagery)
Figurative Language
Allusions
Sound Devices- alliteration; onomatopoeia
Repetition of words, phrases, clauses

Vocabulary Test Lists 25 and 26 Today.  If you missed it, it is your responsibility to take it when you return to class.

Today we read the following very short article:

PANAMA CITY, FL—Following a weeklong vacation in Florida, local sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea announced it had an awesome time during this year’s spring break. “Oh man, PCB was the best—I was at a new party practically every night and met a ton of cool people,” said the common bacteria-based genital tract infection, noting that most of the dozens of coeds it encountered at a local Days Inn were so drunk they probably barely even remember meeting the contagious disease. “I mean, some of the people you meet during spring break are cool to hook up with for one or two nights, but I’m always looking for the relationships that last for life. Those are what really count.” Gonorrhea went on to say that while spring break may be over, it definitely plans to get back in touch with that blonde from Ohio State sometime very soon.

Complete a SOAPS-Tone; identify three strategies/devices used by the writer; rewrite the selection in a serious tone.

AP Multiple Choice Questions practice today.

Vocabulary Test Lists 25 and 26 tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

Timed Writing

Analyze the rhetorical appeals and strategies in Lars Eighner's "On Dumpster Diving."  Begin your response with a rhetorical precis followed by multiple paragraphs that follow Eighner's structure.

Vocabulary Quiz List 26 today.

Today we started reading and annotating "On Dumpster Diving" by Lars Eighner.  Expect tomorrow's Timed Writing to be based on this essay.  You can begin by preparing your precis.

Today we closely read the first 8 paragraphs of Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and took notes.

Vocabulary Quiz List 26 tomorrow. Here are the flashcards

Vocabulary Quiz List 25 today.

Today we finished notes on satire devices.  Here are the notes.

Steps 4-6 due today.

Today we took notes on comedy and satire devices.  Here are the notes.

Vocabulary Quiz List 25 tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

Happy Valentine's Day

Today we had a group activity on tackling an issue related to homelessness in a mock committee.  Each student was assigned a different role and had to work out a plan for a possible solution based on the problem their "city" faced.

Peer Review today.

Vocabulary Test Lists 23 & 24 today.  If you were absent, it is your responsibility to make it up when you return.

Today we reviewed a sample argumentative research paper.

We also reviewed attention getters.  Have one ready for tomorrow's peer review.

Vocabulary Test Lists 23 & 24 tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

Vocabulary Quiz List 24 today

Today we read "The Beggar" by Anton Chekhov and wrote a rhetorical precis for the selection.

You should have the shaping/idea map/bubble cluster  for your paper.

Peer Review today.

Timed Writing

Write a well developed paragraph in which you defend or challenge Ascher's thesis about compassion.

Don't forget to keep working on your Steps 4-6 for your research paper.

Vocabulary Quiz List 23 Today

"Why are Beggars Despised?" by George Orwell Rhetorical Precis due today.

Today we finished reviewing the Ascher essay in preparation for tomorrow's Timed Writing

Today we broke up the Ascher essay into sections by grouping paragraphs together by a common idea.  Then, we identified appeals made by the writer in each section followed by identifying specific strategies used by the writer.

Strategies include:  details (concrete or sensory AKA imagery), figurative language, symbols, allusions, language (informal, formal, colloquial, euphemistic, bold, harsh, etc.),  word choice, syntax (sentence structure, sentence length, fragments, run-ons),   sound devices (alliteration, repetition of words, phrases, clauses, onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm), contrasts (paradox, oxymoron, parallel structure, antithesis, juxtaposition)

Vocabulary Quiz List 23 tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

Don't forget to read Swift's essay by Friday.

IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE:  Steps 4-6 will be due on Monday the 17th instead of the 10th.

On the 10th, you should bring your completed Step 4 and informal version of Step 5.  You are not turning it in, but you are expected to have it completed.

Vocabulary Test Lists 21 and 22 today.. If you missed it, it is your responsibility to take it when you come back to class.

I distributed the short essay, "Why are Beggars Despised?" by George Orwell.  Read it.  Annotate it.  Write a rhetorical precis.  Turn it in tomorrow when you walk in to class.

Be prepared to compare the Ascher and Orwell essays tomorrow.

Read Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal" found on pages 914-21 in The Language of Composition.  Be prepared for a reading check quiz Friday.

Today we read opposing viewpoints on the question "Should the government help the homeless?"

Working in small groups, we identified the claims of value and fact that lead to each claim of policy.  

Vocabulary Test Lists 21 and 22 tomorrow.