Monday, September 29, 2014

AGENDA 9/29

Timed essay

HW: Read/review chapters 5 and 6 of Enrique's Journey for discussion tomorrow!

Friday, September 26, 2014

AGENDA 9/26

Introduce Top 5 Tropes for analyzing speeches
Review Stewart introductory paragraphs and notes, following the steps on the Rhetorical Analysis FLT sheet:
Notes from Period 3
Notes from Period 4
Notes from Period 5

Practice applying skills to new speeches: Ronald Reagan's "Speech on the Challenger Disaster" and Lou Gehrig's "Farewell to Baseball"

For extra pathos, watch or listen to the speeches:
Ronald Reagan's "Speech on the Challenger Disaster"
Lou Gehrig's "Farewell to Baseball"

HW: Timed essay on Monday. Use the Rhetorical Analysis FLT sheet to help you! And email me if you get stuck-- jpust@smmusd.org. Read ch 5 and 6 of Enrique's Journey for discussion on Tuesday 

Friday, September 19, 2014

AGENDA 9/19

Review Stewart introductory paragraphs and notes, following the steps on the Rhetorical Analysis FLT sheet:
Notes from Period 3
Notes from Period 4
Notes from Period 5

HW: Write full rhetorical analysis essay for the Stewart prompt. This may be typed or handwritten in ink. Be prepared (and proud!) to share it on Monday. Use the Rhetorical Analysis FLT sheet to help you! And email me if you get stuck-- jpust@smmusd.org

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

AGENDA 9/10

Review and discuss yesterday's Funneling activity with excerpts from page 20-21 of Enrique's Journey

Debrief the strategy:
1) What was difficult/went well?
2) In what other contexts/classes might this strategy help you?

Analyze and discuss "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus as part of Teaching Tolerance's "Two Poetic Views of Immigration"

HW: Write down a paraphrased denotation and gather connotations for each term associated with the immigration debate:
indigenous
migrant
immigrant
emigrant
refugee
undocumented
illegal alien


Tuesday, September 9, 2014

AGENDA 9/9

Introduce and practice the Funneling activity with excerpts from page 16-17 of Enrique's Journey

HW: Practice the Funneling activity with excerpts from page 20-21 of Enrique's Journey and be prepared to discuss and share your choices.

Hope to see you at Back-to-School Night!