Assignment: Eng11: Slide presentations Date:Tue, Oct 31, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaPowerpoint presentations dealing with the Romantic Period in American Literature.
Assignment: Eng10 Speech: Write the body Date:Tue, Oct 31, 2006
English11 American LitYou now have a “Make a Point” worksheet (which includes your ideas for your introduction and your conclusion) and your “persuasion map” which includes a complete outline for your three main points. It’s time to start writing!
Begin by writing a paragraph for each of the three main points you created in the “persuasion map,” using the details and examples you provided.
So. Write three strong paragraphs. Here are some things to keep in mind:
Both written and oral paragraphs are unified--that is, they focus on a single idea. Most of your paragraphs will begin with a general statement (the topic sentence) and then move on to give specific details or examples.
Here are important principles for oral paragraphs:
Express similar ideas in parallel structure. Here’s an example from John F. Kennedy:
“Let every generation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
Build repetition into oral paragraphs. (Listeners need more repetition than readers. In good speeches, ideas are stated and restated, complicated ideas are elaborated on, and crucial statements are repeated. Here’s an example from Martin Luther King, Jr.:
“We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one.
We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating ‘for whites only.’ We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
After you have written at least three body paragraphs, write any transitional paragraphs you may need. These are bridges from one point to the next. They are usually very brief paragraphs:
“That is one way this idea makes sense. Here’s another.”
“As convincing as that might be, it’s not the end of the story.”
Assignment: Eng11: Work on Slide Presentations Date:Mon, Oct 30, 2006
English10 CompositionContinue work on Powerpoint presentations dealing with the Romantic Period in American Literature.
Assignment: Eng10 Comp: Complete final draft of “work” essay Date:Mon, Oct 30, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaFinish revising your essays today.
Any essay not completed today will have the grade lowered one grade for each day it is late.
Assignment: Eng10 Speech: Use “persuasion map” Date:Mon, Oct 30, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaGo to the Persuasion Map online to develop your outline. This will help you develop a good outline. You will need a thesis, three reasons your audience should agree with your thesis, and then for each of your reason you will need three facts or examples to support it. Each of these should be a complete sentence.
When you have filled in the “persuasion map” be sure to print it to hand it in. It is worth 15 points, if all the points make sense and are written in complete sentences!
Assignment: Eng10 Speech: Outline your idea Date:Thu, Oct 26, 2006
English10 CompositionSpeech: Alex Woods
6th: Chance, Megan R, Victoria, AaronIn class: You should have come to class with a paragraph stating something you would like to see changed. This can be at home, at school, among your friends, in your church or other organization you belong to, or in the town, state, nation, or world.
To begin organizing your argument, fill out the Make a Point! : worksheet
Give your thesis and reasons to a partner and have them evaluate them using this worksheet. For a fuller explanation, read pages 383-400 in the text.
Assignment: Eng10 Comp: Revision: Tightening Date:Thu, Oct 26, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaIn Class: Use this assignment sheet to guide you through three steps. First, review the information on tightening your essay from POWA. Second, read two of your fellow students’ essays, and make at least three specific suggestions for sentences that they can tighten. And third, revise your own essay, reading it sentence by sentence and asking whether each sentence could be tightened.
Assignment: Eng10 Speech: Forming an argument Date:Wed, Oct 25, 2006
English11 American LitGroup activity: In groups, design an argument based on one of the situations in this handout. Organizing_an_argument_group_activity.pdf
Homework: Brainstorm a need or a problem you would like to offer a solution for. Write a paragraph stating your idea. Bring it to class tomorrow.
Assignment: Eng11: Create a slide presentation Date:Tue, Oct 24, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaDiscuss American Romanticism reading assignment. The class will explore the forces and events that influenced writers during this time period. You will be responsible for providing the information on one such event or topic.
Choose a topic for Powerpoint presentation. You will have two class days to work on this presentation.
We will begin the 5-minute presentations on Thursday. Take notes using the Cornell Note Taking system during the presentations. You will have an open note exam on all the presentations when they are finished.
Period 1
Underground Railroad: Caroline & Jamie
The Cotton Gin: Will & Melissa
Louisiana Purchase: Derek
Mexican War: Shayne & Beau
Lincoln Douglas: Max
Irish Potato Famine: Stephen
unassigned: GeraldGuidelines for the presentation
Grading rubric for the presentation
Oral book reports will be given individually while class works on presentations.
Assignment: Eng10 Speech: Writing a persuasive speech Date:Tue, Oct 24, 2006
English10 CompositionIn class: complete book reports and informative speeches
Introduction to speaking to persuade
Assignment: Revising “work” essays Date:Tue, Oct 24, 2006
English11 American Lit1. Get in your editing groups, so that you all remember who is in your group.
2. Go to the essays written by each member of your group. Read their essays and make comments on each essay in your group.
Use this as a guide.
1. Can you tell clearly what the essay’s main idea is? Can you summarize it in a single sentence?
Let the writer know what you think the main idea is, and how well the idea is developed. In other words, is the essay focused on a single idea (is it unified?) and is it developed enough so that the idea is compelling? Is the writing vivid, rich with sensory details? Can you see and hear the world the writer is talking about?
2. Read each paragraph separately. Does each paragraph have a topic sentence that clearly supports the essay’s main idea?
Does everything in the paragraph support the topic sentence? In other words, is every paragraph unified?
Is there enough specific detail to support the topic sentence? In other words, is the paragraph well-developed.
Every person in class should make at least three thoughtful comments on at least three classmates’ essays.
Assignment: Eng 11: Oral Book Report Date:Mon, Oct 23, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaEnglish11 American LitOral book reports, given to teacher.
Assignment: Speech: Oral book reports Date:Mon, Oct 23, 2006
English10 CompositionOral book reports, following the assigned format.
Assignment: Comp: oral book reports Date:Mon, Oct 23, 2006
English11 American LitPresent oral book reports, following the assigned format
Complete draft of work essay online today!
Assignment: Eng 11: Taking Notes Date:Mon, Oct 23, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaEnglish10 CompositionEnglish11 American LitIn class: Bring notebooks to class. Take notes from lectures over bad listening skills, taking notes in class, and the Cornell Note Taking System. Be sure everyone has notebook. These may be kept in the classroom.
Explain Slide Show assignment
Second half of period: oral book reports.
Reading Assignment: American Romanticism, p. 138 - 150. Be able to explain the difference between “romantic” and “rationalistic.”
Assignment: no school Date:Fri, Oct 20, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaEnglish10 CompositionEnglish11 American LitMEA conferences
Assignment: no school Date:Thu, Oct 19, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaEnglish10 CompositionEnglish11 American LitMEA conferences
Assignment: no school Date:Wed, Oct 18, 2006
English11 American LitNo school for students; early out for teachers
Assignment: Eng11: Exam Date:Mon, Oct 16, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaExam over these readings:
On Plymouth Plantation
A Narrative of Capitivity
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Bejamin Franklin’s Autobiography
Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention “(audio)
Thomas Paine’s The Crisis Paine-Crisis.pdf
“The Declaration of Independence”
Assignment: Speech: give informative speechs Date:Mon, Oct 16, 2006
English10 CompositionGive 3-5 minute informative speech to class:
1st
Danielle Burris
Shawn Ortgies
Kyle Cooper
Yvonne Leineke
Alex Fenger
Kennley Inmen
Kate O’Brien
Kyle Van Atta
Jake Walsh
Bryan Yazzie
Alex Woods
Recep Yaman6th
Hayle
Jessica
Tiffany
Meka
Assignment: Comp: writing a draft Date:Mon, Oct 16, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaIn class: Log on to the class wiki, using your own password or “umphrey”.
Though you can log in using “umphrey” as the password, it would be best if you registered and created your own password. To register, you need to have an email address that isn’t blocked--not your school one. If you have such an address, register here: https://my.pbwiki.com/ After you register, the wiki will send you an email confirmation. Once you have this, you can log on to the wiki (http://working.pbwiki.com) using your own password.
Write a draft of the 5-paragraph essay. Each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence and should include descriptions, facts, anecdotes, quotes, or reasons that support the topic sentence.
Make sure you put a copy of your finished draft in your folder on the schools W drive. Then copy the text and paste it into the class wiki.
When you are logged on at (http://working.pbwiki.com) follow these steps:
(If you are not logged on, you will be able to read the essay but you won’t have an “edit” tab)
- Open the page: “Essays about Work”
- Click the “edit” tab
- Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page, and paste your essay there.
- Make sure your title is on the top line of your essay, and that your name is on the second line.
- This is important: In front of your title put an ! and in front of your name put three !!! The wiki needs these to add your story to the table of contents. The top of your story should look like this:
!Great Grandpa’s Dream
!!!Zeb Engstrom,Chester High School
Assignment: Speech: rehearse in class Date:Fri, Oct 13, 2006
English10 CompositionDeliver your speech to a partner.
Assess each other’s speech. What are three things that you did well?
What things could you improve?Homework: Rehearse! Rehearse!
Assignment: Comp: get the ideas in order! Date:Fri, Oct 13, 2006
English11 American LitIn class: Organize the information gathered from the above sources into an outline that includes an introduction, three main points, and a conclusion.
Each main point should be written as a complete sentence (these will become the topic sentences for the essay).
Under each main point, list the supporting details that can be included.Trying to get a unified, coherent outline may make you aware of information you still need.
Homework: Do whatever additional research (library, interview, or observation) needed to provide strong support to each of your main points.
Assignment: Review literature before 1800 Date:Thu, Oct 12, 2006
English 10 Speech & MediaIn class:
1. Write memorized sentence from the Declaration of Independence
2. Review the midterm exam guidesheet
3. Remember to bring novel to class Friday to work on book report
4. Reminders: comprehensive exam on Monday and oral book report to the class due on Tuesday
Assignment: Speech: Hand in outline Date:Thu, Oct 12, 2006
The body of your speech doesn’t need to be fully written. It should consist of at least three main points in outline form, with sub-points listed.
But the introduction and conclusion should be fully written on this outline,
and your transitions between main points should also be fully written.Bring novels to class to read.
Homework: Rehearse your speech with someone at home.