Friday, October 29, 2010

AGENDA 10/29

Grammar practice: Verbs review
Work period: work on commercial scripts or on rhetorical terms entry.

HW: Finish recording and editing your three radio commercials. Please bring the audio files on a flash drive or burned on a CD. For flash drives, please adhere to the standard file name as we requested: LastnameBASE.mp3 or LastnameOPPOSITION.wav, etc. If you have a common last name, please use your first initial before your last name. Files should be saved as .mp3, .aiff, or .wav. Please verify that your files work correctly by trying them on several computers. If you are using a flash drive, please back up all other files that might be on the flash drive, and consider making a separate folder called "Election" to make the files easy for me to find. If you are burning the tracks onto CD, please label the cd with your first and last name, and label the three tracks (Track 1 - Base) etc. on the actual CD as it will not preserve the track names on my computer. Have a back up plan no matter what!

Type up and print out a Chicago-style title page for your project (the title of your project would be your particular ad, like "No on Proposition 27" or "Jerry Brown for Governor" or "Elect Meg Whitman" or something like that). Next, print out two copies of your final radio ad transcripts. On your second copy, annotate as follows: write two sentences' worth of explanation following each ad explaining how you tailored it to a base, opposition, or undecided audience. Then, color-mark the ad with red for appeals to pathos, blue for appeals to logos, green for appeals to ethos, and purple for rhetorical techniques. Further, in red (pathos), you'll explain which emotions you were trying to appeal to, e.g., fear, or pride. In purple, you'll label the rhetorical techniques you used, e.g., rhetorical question, anaphora, etc.

If you don't have access to colored pencils, markers, or highlighters, you can get some from me before school on Monday. Projects due Monday.

Rhetorical terms entry #2 for The Bluest Eye due 11/3. Extensions available.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

AGENDA 10/28

Timed essay: rhetorical

HW: Finish working on Election Issues Project--Due MONDAY. Rhetorical Terms Entry #2 using The Bluest Eye due 11/3.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

AGENDA 10/27

Prepare for in-class timed writing tomorrow on rhetorical analysis essay
Review Norman Mailer's "The Death of Benny Paret"

Some examples from students from previous classes (one whole essay, plus excerpts from others)

HW: Finish Election Issues project - revise, record, and edit commercials. Audio files, clean copies of final transcripts, and annotated transcripts due MONDAY 11/1 with a cover page and revised bibliography (if needed). Rhetorical Terms Entry #2 on The Bluest Eye due Wednesday, 11/3.

Friday, October 22, 2010

AGENDA 10/22

Listen to NPR's "Dire Predictions and Disastrous Votes" and complete Listening Guide (page 2 of the Peer Review handout--your partner completes the color-marking and questions on page 1, then you self-reflect using the Listening Guide)
Transcript of "Dire Predictions and Disastrous Votes"
Peer Review Activity and Listening Guide

HW: Revise, record, and edit your 3 commercial scripts - Due Monday 11/1, no extensions!
Finish reading The Bluest Eye for Tuesday, including the author's Afterword, and prepare 3 quotations to discuss (anything from page 100 on, including the Afterword, if you like)

Thursday, October 21, 2010

AGENDA 10/21

Seminar: Discuss The Bluest Eye, Killing Us Softly 4, Newsweek's "See Baby Discriminate," and The New York Times' "On Covers of Many Magazines, A Full Racial Palette is Still Rare"

HW: Typed working drafts of all 3 commercial scripts due at beginning of class tomorrow for peer review!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

AGENDA 10/20

Finish viewing Killing Us Softly 4 with Jean Kilbourne (note: this is a preview copy) and complete viewing guide as you watch.
NOTE: If you were absent, you may either borrow my copy of the film when you return, or watch Killing Us Softly 3 instead. Killing Us Softly 3 was made in 2000, so some of the examples aren't nearly as current, but you'll still get the main ideas and should be able to complete most of the viewing guide.

HW: Typed working drafts of all 3 commercial scripts due Friday. Finish reading The Bluest Eye and the author's Afterword for next Tuesday.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

AGENDA 10/19

5 point check: ROUGH draft of one commercial script

Computer Lab T110 to work on bibliographies and commercial scripts; bring The Bluest Eye for when you don't have access to a computer

HW: Bibliography due tomorrow. Typed working drafts of all 3 commercial scripts due Friday.

Monday, October 18, 2010

AGENDA 10/18

Pass out viewing guide - Advertising and Women in Our Culture
Answer questions 1-7
Watch Dove short films: "Evolution," "Onslaught," and "Amy"
Begin viewing Killing Us Softly 4 with Jean Kilbourne (note: this is a preview copy) and complete viewing guide as you watch.
NOTE: If you were absent, you may either borrow my copy of the film when you return, or watch Killing Us Softly 3 instead. Killing Us Softly 3 was made in 2000, so some of the examples aren't nearly as current, but you'll still get the main ideas and should be able to complete most of the viewing guide.

HW: Bring bibliography materials to T110 computer lab tomorrow. Also, one draft of one commercial script is due tomorrow in class (handwritten is OK) for 5 points.

Friday, October 15, 2010

AGENDA 10/15

Grammar Practice - Verb Tense and Parallelism
Seminar - The Bluest Eye, pages 1-121
Opening thoughts: Video of Michelle Alexander on "Her American Dream"

"See Baby Discriminate," Newsweek
"On Covers of Many Magazines, A Full Racial Palette Is Still Rare," New York Times

HW: Read pp. 121-153 of The Bluest Eye. Begin drafting commercial scripts--first draft of first commercial script is due Tuesday (handwritten is ok!). Include both narration and possible sound effects/music.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

AGENDA 10/14

Discuss and analyze rhetorical appeals and techniques (including sound effects) in the following political ads:
Listen to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: "Future" (aimed at undecided youth voters--mainly pathos)
Transcript of "Future" ad
Listen to Dino Rossi: "Too Long" (aimed at opposition--mainly logos)
Transcript of "Too Long" ad
Listen to Pete Wilson: "Sentences" (aimed at party base--those wanting someone "tough on crime"--an even mix of logos and pathos appeals)
Transcript of "Sentences" ad
Distribute handout on Read vs. Spoken language elements and tips for addressing different audiences
Discuss "target" audiences and how diction reflects changes in audience
Discuss implications and address questions on students' own commercial scripts

HW: Prepare for a seminar tomorrow, over The Bluest Eye, pages 1-123, and the following articles:
"See Baby Discriminate," Newsweek
"On Covers of Many Magazines, A Full Racial Palette Is Still Rare,"New York Times
Prepare for seminar by highlighting quotations, jotting down questions and comments for discussion, and noting connections between the articles and what we've read so far in The Bluest Eye
Begin drafting commercial scripts

REVISION TO DEADLINES: Next Wednesday, 10/20, bibliographies of research for Election Issues Project will be due (4+ sources, Chicago style). Typed rough drafts of commercial scripts will be due at the beginning of the period on FRIDAY, 10/22. Drafts should include all narration and sound effects/description of background music. Refer to samples presented in class for help, or come in and see me!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

AGENDA 10/12

Computer Lab T110 to research candidates and issues

Be sure to check the Recommended Websites links at the left
Use the Research Questions to help guide you as you become experts on your candidates/measures

HW: Read pages 58-93 of The Bluest Eye (the "Winter" section) for class tomorrow. Continue to research candidates and issues.

Monday, October 11, 2010

AGENDA 10/11

Submit Commonplace Book Assignment #1 to bin and to Turnitin.com
The Bluest Eye
Group Activity to discuss pages 1-58
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos PPT and Guided Notes

HW: Meet in T110 computer lab for class tomorrow to work on Election Issues project. Read the "Winter" section of The Bluest Eye (to page 93) and be ready to discuss for Wednesday.

Friday, October 8, 2010

AGENDA 10/8

Answer any last-minute questions regarding Commonplace Books Assignment
Computer skills demonstration: how to make headers, tables, double-space, and hanging paragraph for MLA citation. Also show Knightcite bibliography generator
New seats
Return timed essay on Abbey prompt

HW: Final draft of Commonplace Books #1 due in class on Monday and to Turnitin.com. Read through page 58 (end of "Autumn" section) of The Bluest Eye for Monday--we'll discuss pages 1-58 then.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

AGENDA 10/5

ATTENTION PERIOD 5: Please bring your current events articles and/or copies of The Bluest Eye tomorrow!!! You'll have some time to work in class.

Continue to explain Commonplace Books Assignment
Sample Commonplace Books assignment and accompanying article: "School Matters: Giving Parents Access to Teacher Ratings: What's There to Hide?"
Additional practice article: "Students Refuse to Give Up on Dream Act, Despite Latest Setback"

HW: Clip or print out a current event (published in the last 90 days) from a reputable news source (see links at side) and complete a commonplace books assignment using the model as a guide. Bring a rough draft (does not have to be typed) on THURSDAY for peer-review. Final draft due on MONDAY. Extensions available for Monday's deadline only. Read pages 1-23 of The Bluest Eye for Thursday--write down a memorable quotation AND a discussion question OR comment.

Monday, October 4, 2010

AGENDA 10/4

Select topics for Election Issues Project
Introduce Commonplace Books Assignment
Sample Commonplace Books assignment and accompanying article: "School Matters: Giving Parents Access to Teacher Ratings: What's There to Hide?"
Additional practice article: "Students Refuse to Give Up on Dream Act, Despite Latest Setback"

HW: Clip or print out a current event (published in the last 90 days) from a reputable news source (see links at side) and complete a commonplace books assignment using the model as a guide. Bring a rough draft (does not have to be typed) on Wednesday for peer-review. Final draft due on Friday.