September 30, 2015

Seniors

Tonight, view the paintings at the following links and answer the questions about each below:

Image One: "Study for the Leaning Leda" by Leonardo Davinci
Image Two: "After Michelangelo"

1. Overview: What is happening in this painting?
2. Parts: Break the picture down into sections. Describe the placement of objects on the canvas.  Name everything that you see.  Describe color, lighting, and movement in the picture.
3. Comparisons/Contrasts: How are elements of the painting similar or different?  What seems to be the most important “relationship” in the picture?

4. What mood is conveyed through the image?
5. After viewing both paintings, compare them. How do the painters interpret the myth differently?

AP Language: Read the article from Rereading America. First skim the article to get an overall sense of it. Then read it again, annotating and answering the following questions in your notebook in full sentences. 

1. What are three examples the article provides in the first paragraph as developments of the American family in the 21st Century? 

2. How does the article define the "traditional vision of the American family?"

3. The article provides ample historical context about the American family. In your notes, make a timeline that summarizes the history of the family as a "social institution." 

4. According to the article, how have portrayals of the American family on television changed since the 1950's? 

Homework, Tuesday, September 28

I <3 Y, IHY, DIKY? (Seniors) - Finish your research on the myth and plan your poster. You should come in tomorrow knowing exactly what you are going to include - BRIEF summary of main events of the plot, symbolic meanings, and themes. Full checklist is here: click here.

AP Language - Revise Ethos, Pathos, Logos portion of your cover letter and send to me by midnight. USE THE CHART on EPL as well as marker verbs to write concise and precise sentences.

Homework, Monday, September 28

Seniors - Read over the project assignment for an informational poster on a Greek myth and research 3-4 myths that you are interested in exploring further. You will need to choose 2-3 myths and explain your choices at the beginning of class. Assignment description: click here

AP Language - Read the article handed out today in class, "Reading Processes," and complete the activities on pgs. 39, 42, and 45. When you are finished reading, write a precis paragraph on the article.

Homework, Friday, September

Seniors - Revise your personal narrative based on the feedback you received in class today. A revised draft is due to me on Monday. Please have a hard copy printed before class. You can find resources under the "texts and links" tab on this blog if you don't have necessary handouts.

AP Language - Final meme and cover letter due on Monday. Make sure everything is printed BEFORE class. Refer to notes and textbooks to double check your work. Here is the checklist along with links to marker verb and transition resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RyNWCFXA-FxkidvpeTHs1CtDMtkoVT4bt9jTmUlDTEs/edit?usp=sharing

Homework, Tuesday, September 22

Seniors - Second draft of personal essay due in class on Friday.

12A and 12CD: On Friday we will workshop the second drafts of your essays in class. You are required to print five copies of your second draft BEFORE class. Essays that are not printed beforehand will have 15% subtracted from your grade of completion, which will be entered into the "papers, projects, and exams" category of the gradebook. Be sure to incorporate narrative, reflection, and transitions into your draft by using the resource distributed in class. I have attached a copy here: Narrative/Reflection/Transitions. Access to the narrative beginnings, endings, and sample essays are also available in the "Texts and Links" page on this blog.

12B: Scott has offered to print copies of your essays for workshop as long as they are shared with him by 8:00 am on Friday morning.  Be sure to incorporate narrative, reflection, and transitions into your draft by using the resource distributed in class. I have attached a copy here: Narrative/Reflection/Transitions. Access to the narrative beginnings, endings, and sample essays are also available in the "Texts and Links" page on this blog.

AP Language and Composition: 
1.) Read the speeches distributed in class today and complete the chart on the front of the packet (Packet). 

2.) Read your history homework rhetorically. Be prepared to write a precis paragraph about it when you get to class on Friday. Review the parts of a precis paragraph in the link from yesterday's blog post.
 

Precis Paragraph

Seniors - Experiment with narrative beginnings and endings. Make sure you have evidence of trying at least two types of beginnings and endings in your google doc. You can find examples of the narrative beginning at the following link beginnings  and of the three types of endings here: endings


AP Language:
Make sure you have an account on Edpuzzle. To join our class, enter the code: ao1Zgd. Then, watch the two videos, "Seeking Refuge in Europe: Breaking Borders (Dispatch 1)" and  "Migrants arrive in Austria after trek in Hungary." Write a precis paragraph (Sample) on each clip. There should be notable differences between the two paragraphs. In case you have trouble logging on to edpuzzle, here are the links to the videos:

https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/m/55fc6803f31cfaa779070f42/55ff54cc6030fe7a17bb0da2
https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/m/55fc6803f31cfaa779070f42/55ff55fd324882bb178afa2b

Friday, September 18

Seniors - Complete the draft of your personal essay you started in class today. Make sure it has a beginning, middle, and end and is between 500-1500 words. You may want to read these examples for ideas: college essays,

AP Language and Composition - Continue the work we started today in class today. For each video, watch it twice, discuss the author's purpose, the targeted audience, the predominant appeal and the evidence from the text that produce the appeal. Remember to use your logos/pathos/ethos chart as you view and think:

Clip from Republican Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rDUYZIUUjs
Clip from Hillary Clinton Campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_GYGsIpP54
Obama's Weekly Speech on the College Scoreboard: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/09/12/weekly-address-new-college-scorecard

Homework, Thursday, September 17

Seniors - Write X journals entries for the beginning, middle and end of your narratives that you mapped out in class. If you already wrote one scene, you do not have to rewrite it. Use the X journal prompts that work best for your scene. All handouts are available on this website under "texts and links":Click Here. Tomorrow, you will type out your personal narrative in class.

AP Language

1. Tape or paste the handout on Ethos, Pathos, Logos in your notebook. Reviewing it before and after your reading may help you understand the content better. All handouts can be found in this google folder: AP folder

2. Read pgs. 9-21 of The Language of Composition, taking careful notes as you go. Be ready for a short quiz in class tomorrow.

Homework, Wednesday, September 16

Seniors -

               1. Complete "X" journal II which was distributed along with the common application prompts in class today: Click

               2. By tomorrow, have 2-3 topics you are considering writing about. If you have already written an essay that you like, consider the assignment as an opportunity to develop your narrative writing skills and share your experiences with your classmates. For examples of college essays, click here

AP Language - Revise your meme and proposal based on the rhetorical feedback we gave Ivan today in class. Use both the questions we discussed in class today: handout and the following categories to improve your work. Please have your proposals and memes printed and ready for display in class tomorrow. 

• Information: How interesting, specific, accurate, or relevant is the information?

• Meaning: How are the writer’s key claims significant? What consequences might they hold in terms of logic, readers’ likely reactions, or clarity?

• Audience: What might readers want and need to know? What relationship does the writer want to create?

• Form: Are the genres and language/discourse conventions an effective choice for communicating the text’s intended meaning?

• Structure: What is the logic of the organization, arrangement (global and local levels), and development of the text?

• Voice: How does the writer seek to develop a sense of authority and style, and demonstrate a connection or concern for the topic?

Homework, Friday, September 11

12A and 12CD - One five minute journal entry and one complete "X" journal entry. Please correct my misspelling of judgment on the X journal assignment! In order to answer all of the questions, you will likely go over a page.

Seniors! Prompts for "X" journals can be found here: Click 

12B - One complete "X" journal entry. In order to answer all of the questions, you will likely go over a page. Please correct my misspelling of judgment on the X journal assignment!

Seniors! Prompts for "X" journals can be found here: Click

AP Language and Composition: Complete the Meme assignment discussed in class today. On Wednesday, the proposal and the meme are due. You should have a copy of your meme printed ahead of time and have it available to view online via google docs in a gallery walk. Proposals should be between 250-300 words and must clearly state the exigence for your meme as well as the intended audience and purpose. Please read the assignment and my example proposal carefully. If you have questions, email me this weekend at jcandlin@sof.edu. The assignment can be accessed by clicking on this link and you should also have the copy I distributed in class:   Meme Assignment.

Here is another example of a meme that responds to a common issue for students. Notice the implicit argument and how the image helps convey the cause and effect relationship we discussed in class:

Announcement and Homework, Thursday, September 10

Announcement! The fall semester MOTH Story Slam workshop will begin on Wednesday, September 30. It involves you, telling a true story from your life. We will meet four times after school on Wednesdays with storytelling experts before the slam. You must be available for all meetings. There will be snacks. I will post the sign up sheet on Friday. First come, first served with a waiting list.

12A, 12B, 12CD: Write a one to two page notebook response on the following prompt:

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”

Joseph Campbell

1. Paraphrase the quote. What is Campbell suggesting? 

2. Agree, disagree or qualify the assertion and provide evidence from your experiences or literature to support your argument.

3. Go to bed early, turn off your devices. Peace.

AP Language - Finish reading pgs. 1-4 of The Language of Composition. Take detailed notes and complete the first exercise (You can find photos of the assigned pages here: Link to class handouts. Be ready to share your examples of rhetoric that is manipulative/deceptive vs. effective/civil. You can hold on to your examples by writing them down, taking photos of them, or drawing them in your notebook. If you did not turn in your signed agreement about the course guidelines today, please do so tomorrow.

Welcome to the class blog! First homework assignment!

12A and 12 CD-
1. Based on our discussion about emails and the rhetorical situation, draft an email to a teacher, administrator, or professional contact that will persuade your audience to help you achieve your purpose. Send a draft of your email to me at jcandlin@sof.edu.

2. Come prepared with composition notebook, folder, pen tomorrow.

12B
1. Read over the sample emails distributed in class today. In each email, note what is helping the writer achieve his/her purpose and what might work against it. Be ready to turn in your annotated emails tomorrow.

2. Come prepared with composition notebook, folder, pen tomorrow.

AP Language and Composition-

1. Based on our discussion about emails and the rhetorical situation, draft an email to a teacher, administrator, or professional contact that will persuade your audience to help you achieve your purpose. Send a draft of your email to me at jcandlin@sof.edu.

2. Sign your AP course descriptions and get your parent's signature too. 

3. Come prepared with composition notebook, folder, pen tomorrow.