No MUG today

Charro Days Early Dismissal

Today all juniors were required to do CPR training.  If you missed it, be sure to speak to your counselor about the make up day because it is a graduation requirement.

MUG #27

Read and Paraphrase:

The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the cities, and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhaps more than anyone or anything else, America's break with the past. 

From Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.


Gatsby Chapter 1 opening paragraphs analysis and notes.  

MUG #26

Buster Keaton died penniless. Buster Keaton died alone. Buster Keaton was forgotten by Hollywood. He was perhaps the greatest comedian of the century.

Murph's Diner is getting more popular every day. It has great steaks. It has cheap hamburgers. It has tasty hamburgers. It has French fries that are crisp

Vocabulary Quiz List 25 today.

Gatsby Chpt. 1 Reading Check

Homework due Thursday.

MUG #25

1. Neither Mary nor Laura has turned in (her, their) report.
 2. Anybody can learn to set up (his, their) own tent.
 3. Each of the boys takes care of (his, their) own room.
 4. Neither Tom nor Jim can give (his, their) report today.
 5. Anyone can join our group if (he, they) is really interested.

Remember that all indefinite pronouns that end in -body, -one, or -thing are always SINGULAR.

Vocabulary Quiz List 25 postponed.

MUG #24

C.D. : Instead, he offers the euphemistic acknowledgment that Paret “began to wilt;” his life seemingly seeping away even before the final round.  C.M.:  His “wilt[ing]” evokes an image of subtle deterioration that almost softens the blow of a moment that marks the turning point leading to his collapse.  CD: When it comes to the author’s word choice, this euphemistic description of Paret’s final moments continues as Mailer describes how he began to “pass away” finally slipping to the floor like a ship sinking beneath the waves.

C.M.: Whether cushioning the blow of Paret’s final moments for the reader or for himself, Mailer’s diction allows the reader see the respect he had for the boxer.  What the reader is given is not an objective account of a tragic sporting event, but a description of the event with an emotional agenda.  C.S. The author’s word choice leads the reader to mourn the loss of Paret and recognize Mailer’s esteem for the former champion.

MUG #23

T.S.         In spite of the essay’s title, from the beginning the reader roots for Paret as a result of Mailer’s influence through strategic diction.

C.D. : Explanation and evidence that supports thesis. (Incorporate specific text examples.)  The article opens with laudatory description of Paret deeming him a “proud club fighter” admired by Mailer for his ability to take a beating and “still be bouncing.”  C.M.: Commentary that develops analysis of the evidence and explains specifically HOW the rhetorical strategies help the writer achieve his purpose or influence the reader.  Mailer’s word choice guides the reader to see Paret as a resilient brawler whose fighting style is reflective of his admirable characteristics. At times the diction’s affect on the reader is subtle, at other times overt, but it always moves the reader toward drawing Mailer’s same conclusions about Paret. C.M. : Even when describing how Paret began to lose significant ground in what would be his final fight, it is as if Mailer cannot quite bring himself to say it.   

Vocabulary Test 23 & 24 today.

No MUG today.  

Assignment:  Review Thomas Paine's "The Crisis No. 1" and answer questions 1-10 and the the two Test Practice questions.