Periods 3,4,5,6 Friday, October 30, 2015

Good Morning Illustrious Students!

Today is Embedded Health Day for my Periods 3,4,5,6.

 Monday is All-School testing day and Digital Citizenship/Bullying Prevention  Day.

Tuesday we'll be back to regular classes!

Have a safe Halloween weekend!

Periods 5, 6 AP Lang Thursday, October 29, 2015

Good Afternoon AP Langers! 

Today is Lit Circle Day!

During the period, discuss your book AND create a large, neat poster including the following elements:

Lit Circle Group Presentations

1.   Title & author (perhaps with relevant drawing)
2.   FIVE most important messages so far in your book (conveyed via words and/or images).
3.   FIVE excerpts from your book demonstrating 5 different rhetorical devices; label each (ethos/pathos/logos counts as ONE). Include the excerpt, the page number, &  the device label.
4. Additional color, images, creative approaches as time allows.

Periods 3,4 English 11 Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Good Morning American Literature Classes!

Today we will work through Chapter 20 of The Scarlet Letter.  In Section 1 of your notebook, write a one sentence summary of each of the first 9 paragraphs (we'll work together on this); then for the remainder of Chapter 20 write a 5-10 sentence summary of what happened (after we listen to audio version).

We'll watch a bit of the movie version if time allows.

Homework: Quiz tomorrow on Chapters 15-20 (open notebook, but not open book).

Periods 3,4 English 11 Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Good Morning English 11 Classes!

Today we will review pronoun use for the first 10 minutes; we'll complete 5 items per page on the first three pages.  For homework, finish the remaining items on these three pages. Here's a helpful website you could review for help: http://penandpage.com/EngMenu/gramref.htm

For the remainder of the period we'll work through Chapters 18 and 19 of The Scarlet Letter; in your notebook section 1, please create a bulleted list of what is noteworthy in each chapter.  You should list at least 1 item per page for each chapter (5-10 items per chapter).

Quiz Thursday on Chapters 15-19; open notebook (not open book).  Sample question:

1. The physician began anew to examine and arrange the plants which he had gathered.  "You inquired of me, a little time agone my judgment as touching your health."
    1A.  __________The speaker of the above line from The Scarlet Letter was:
                   a) Dimmesdale   b) Pearl   c) Chillingworth   d) the magistrate   e) none of these
    2A. __________The person being spoken to in the above statement was:
                   a) Dimmesdale   b) Pearl   c) Chillingworth   d) the magistrate   e) none of these

Periods 5, 6 AP Lang Monday, October 26, 2015

Good Afternoon AP Scholars!

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend! One of my favorite parts of the weekend was a trip to the U of M Landscape Arboretum to check out the Halloween village and the outdoor artwork! Oh, the fall color as well, of course!  http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/  I highly recommend the arboretum any time you need a break in nature!

Today we'll have Current Event Presentation Sharing! Audience members should be taking notes in your Current Events section of your notebook; notebooks will be collected this Thursday at the end of the period.

Note: If a group member is absent, we'll go ahead without him/her.

Homework:

1. After you present, write a thoughtful, thorough, carefully crafted self assessment of your presentation and of your written work on the articles.  Each self-evaluation (paragraph) should be 200-250 words in length; word process (preferably); turn in tomorrow; include specific references to rubric categories to justify the percentage you believe your work merits (based on 100% rather than points).

2. Bring your Lit Circle books each day this week. As planned we
will have Lit Circle Discussions Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
Friday will be embedded health day, so we'll wait till next Tuesday for the final Lit Circle Discussion (Monday will be all school testing day, so we'll keep our options open for Monday periods 5,6).

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: Part of period for Lit Circles to discuss; part of period to prepare for next day; part of period to work on English skills development.

3. Lit Circle Roles for T/W/Th/T:

     Rotate/Assign new roles each day:

A) Discussion Director (prepare 10 or more questions to lead the group through the reading segment; include followup questions for any closed end questions on your list).


B) Diction Detective (Find 10 or more words, phrases, and passages that are especially descriptive, powerful, funny, thought provoking, surprising, or even confusing. List the words or phrases and explain why you selected them. Then, be ready to share each and to ask group members: What is the author trying to say here? How does the diction help the author achieve his or her purpose? What tone do the words indicate? etc. )

C) Bridge Builder (Find 10 or more talking points based on: connections between the text, yourself, other texts, and the world;  connections between what has happened before and what might happen as the narrative continues; any character’s internal and external conflicts and the ways that these conflicts influence their actions).

D) Reporter  (Take notes in 10 or more bullet points as you read to identify and report on the key points of the reading assignment. You may note how the writer develops the setting, plot, and characters
in this section of the book. You may consider how characters interact, major events that occur, and shifts in the setting or the mood that seem significant. Share your report at the beginning of the group's next meeting to help your group focus on the key ideas presented in the reading. Like that of a newspaper reporter, your report must be concise, yet thorough).

E) Artist (Create one or more illustrations related to the reading-- can be sketch, cartoon, diagram, flow chart, or other depiction--you can choose to illustrate a scene, an idea, a symbol, or a character. Show your illustration to the group without any explanation. BEFORE explaining your thinking to the group: ask each group member to respond, either by making a comment or asking a question. After everyone has responded, you may explain your thinking in creating the message of your illustration(s) and answer any questions that have not been answered).

Periods 3,4 English 11 Monday, October 26, 2015

Monday, October 26, 2015

Good Morning American Literature Students!

Today, we'll work through Chapter15-17:

In the first section of your notebook, write thoughtful responses to each of the following questions:

Chapter 15 (2 thoughtful sentences per question = the minimum)

1.     Writing from the viewpoint of Pearl, explain what she is thinking about one of the other characters (before reading).

2.     Writing from the viewpoint of Pearl, explain what she is thinking about one of the other characters (post reading).

Chapter 16 (2 thoughtful sentences per question = the minimum)

1.     What is “evil”?

2.     Are humans inherently good or bad? Explain.

3.     Explain the Puritan’s view of Satan.

4.     What are your thoughts on the Puritans use of the euphemism “The Black Man” in referring to Satan/the devil/

Chapter 17 (2 thoughtful sentences per question = the minimum)

1.     What could the symbolic meaning be for the frequent references to water especially related to Pearl? (the brook, the pond, etc.)

2.     Are Hester and Dimmesdatle still in love? Explain your view.

3.     Is Hester to blame for Dimmesdale’s suffering? Explain.

4.     The chapter includes some discussion of “Laws of iron;” what point is the author making here? Explain.

Periods 5,6 AP Lang Friday, October 23, 2015

Happy Friday Abecedarian Rhetoricians!

The soft rains this morning reminded me of my time in Costa Rica this summer; I encourage you to travel there at some point in your life to see for yourself the lush tropical beauty.

Today we will be back in the library for your final in-class work time on the CE Project.  Whatever you do not finish today in class will become homework due for Monday.  

Reminder:

Due Monday: 

1. Google doc should be completed with each person's three articles analyzed and MLA cited (names clearly noted for each article).  See rubric below.

2. PowerPoint or Google Slides or Prezi should be ready to go at beginning of class Monday.  See rubric below.

3. Each member of group should be ready to share out their thoughts on the following pieces:

• The topic and the Current Event
• Historical Context
• Three 'versions" of the event and how they compare/contrast
• Why should we care about this
• Your personal responses to the CE

Reminder too:

• Create an MLA style Works Cited page (properly alphabetized, punctuated, and indented) that includes the articles as well as the essays from the text; this should appear on your final slide or on your googledoc or both.  Check out this sample MLA Works Cited page as needed; model carefully; don't forget about alpha order.  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/
• Rubric for the MLA Works Cited page (include all members citation in ONE Works Cited page : http://www.cambridge.k12.oh.us/powpak/data/Jennifer.Carpenter/files/works_cited_rubric.pdf

Yet another reminder:

• Please keep verbiage on the slides to a bare minimum; explain rather than read your presentation.

Rhetorical Strategy Term of the Day: PERIODIC SENTENCE

I LOVE VOCABULARY 

       Word of the Day:  

           abecedarian

noun abe·ce·dar·i·an \ˌā-bē-(ˌ)sē-ˈder-ē-ən\

Definition of ABECEDARIAN

:  one learning the rudiments of something (as the alphabet)

Examples of ABECEDARIAN

1. <abecedarians soon learn that martial arts have a spiritual as well as physical side>

THINK ABOUT IT: Favorite quote of President Woodrow Wilson

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

 

 

Periods 3,4 English 11 Thursday, October 22, 2015

Good Morning English 11 Scholars! 

Today we'll continue our journey through The Scarlet Letter!

We'll see a bit of the PBS version of the novel, and we'll read and discuss chapter 13.

Finish chapter 13 for homework if we don't finish in class.

Periods 5,6 AP Lang Thursday, October 22, 2015

Good Afternoon Knowledgeable Youthful Human Beings!

Today is Day Two of the CE Project.

     Mr. Peters will share vital information regarding effective use of the Gale Group Resources; listen carefully and then apply this information to your current event to garner an historical background and expansion of your understanding on the event/topic.

     Please refer to blog 10/19/15 for CE project details as needed.

    If you are less than happy with your assessment results from yesterday on Chapters 1 and 2, please talk to me before or after school as soon as possible to arrange a path to remedy the situation (perhaps take a different version of the assessment....)

Think about it     Favorite quotation from Minnesota Author F. Scott Fitzgerald:      
                                     The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two  
                                     opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain 
                                    the ability to function.

Rhetorical Strategy Term of the Day:  ANTITHESIS 

1. the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas, as in “Give me liberty or give me death.”.

Periods 5, 6 AP Lang Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Good Afternoon Eloquent Rhetoricians!

Today we appreciate the incredible October weather and embrace the challenge of demonstrating our expanding knowledge and joy in identifying and understanding rhetorical techniques and terms.
Yes. Assessment. Chapters 1 and 2 LOC. Vocabulary.

Take your time. Think it through. Select the best option from the choices available.

Reminder: Word list for Chapters 1 and 2 is posted on the October 12, 2015, blog entry.




Rhetorical Strategy Term of the Day: ANAPHORA

Periods 5,6 AP Lang "What do we write on the envelope?"

1. Group members first and last names
2. Period
3. General Topic Area
4. Specific Current Event Targeted Withing the General Topic Area
5. Each CE Article Source Information in MLA form
6. Each LOC Article Source Information in MLA form
7. Each Gale Group Article Source Information in MLA form (Thursday/Day Two in Library)

Periods 3,4 English 11 Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Good Morning!

Your draft printout is due today at end of period.  (10 lab points possible today: To earn the full 10 points today: 1) Use full period effectively to draft your short essay, 2) Print your draft and turn in today at end of period(finish for tomorrow if you need more time and have used your time well, 3) Do not close shop early and stand by door).  Email your draft to yourself!

Write a thoughtful, well-supported paragraph (or more) explaining how the Monica Lewinsky tedTalk speech relates to The Scarlet Letter. You could use a traditional 5 paragraph format. (25 points possible)

a.      Include an interesting opening (attention getter);

b.      include a clear thesis sentence;

c.      include at least three examples/evidence to develop your point/s from the Monica Lewinsky speech http://www.ted.com/talks/monica_lewinsky_the_price_of_shame   and from the novel The Scarlet Letter.

d.     Include a concluding sentence or paragraph to effectively end the paragraph and tie back to your interesting opening attention getter.

e.     Word process and turn in final copy today(Tuesday) or tomorrow (attach 10 bullet points list as well).  Refer to assessment rubric below: