List of discussion assignment days/passages and reading schedule for All the Pretty Horses. Seminars begin Tuesday!
Project Description for All the Pretty Horses: Discussion Preparation and Rhetorical Analysis
Sample rhetorical analysis writeup and "lake" passage
Sample discussion preparation writeup
Link to find out more about UCLA Summer College Essay Workshop
Friday, May 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
AGENDA 4/13
Grammar Practice: Idioms #1
Close reading of The Great Gatsby, Ch 1
HW: Timed essay Friday - rhetorical analysis. Rhetorical terms entry #11 due Monday 4/19 - select any passage from Ch 1 or 2 of The Great Gatsby. Finish reading chapter 2, and if you like, start reading ahead...
Close reading of The Great Gatsby, Ch 1
HW: Timed essay Friday - rhetorical analysis. Rhetorical terms entry #11 due Monday 4/19 - select any passage from Ch 1 or 2 of The Great Gatsby. Finish reading chapter 2, and if you like, start reading ahead...
Friday, March 12, 2010
AGENDA 3/12
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Last Day to register late for AP Test!
Reply to current events by Sunday night; new posts on Monday on "Economy/Money" - check Turnitin.com calendar for details
Vocabulary Quiz next Thursday
Grammar Quiz next Friday over misplaced modifiers, subject-complement agreement, illogical comparisons, and comparatives vs. superlatives
Grammar Practice: Review
Work in Local Issues Speeches Groups - draft of complete speech due early next week!
Last Day to register late for AP Test!
Reply to current events by Sunday night; new posts on Monday on "Economy/Money" - check Turnitin.com calendar for details
Vocabulary Quiz next Thursday
Grammar Quiz next Friday over misplaced modifiers, subject-complement agreement, illogical comparisons, and comparatives vs. superlatives
Grammar Practice: Review
Work in Local Issues Speeches Groups - draft of complete speech due early next week!
Monday, February 22, 2010
AGENDA 2/22
Finish seminar on entertainment and society
Analyze prompt and generate thesis statement for "Common Life" AP Argument prompt
Discuss types of evidence and create samples
HW: Read "America Skips School" by Benjamin Barber, p. 153 in The McGraw-Hill Reader and "What Really Ails America" by William Bennett, p. 443 in The McGraw-Hill Reader, and be prepared to discuss these essays tomorrow in small groups.
Posting by midnight tonight - Local Issue - on Turnitin.com for this week's group (please check calendar on Turnitin.com).
Rhetorical Terms #8 - write up a device from a classic poem (due Wednesday). See me if you need help coming up with new devices or understanding a poem.
Analyze prompt and generate thesis statement for "Common Life" AP Argument prompt
Discuss types of evidence and create samples
HW: Read "America Skips School" by Benjamin Barber, p. 153 in The McGraw-Hill Reader and "What Really Ails America" by William Bennett, p. 443 in The McGraw-Hill Reader, and be prepared to discuss these essays tomorrow in small groups.
Posting by midnight tonight - Local Issue - on Turnitin.com for this week's group (please check calendar on Turnitin.com).
Rhetorical Terms #8 - write up a device from a classic poem (due Wednesday). See me if you need help coming up with new devices or understanding a poem.
Friday, February 19, 2010
AGENDA 2/19
Seminar: Can entertainment ruin society?
Guiding questions: Can entertainment ruin society? Can entertainment uplift and improve society? Provoke change? What's considered "entertainment"? Is entertainment merely escapism, or is it only entertainment if it is "art" or "educational"? Are some forms of entertainment more noble than others? What does entertainment reveal about society?
Refer to the texts "Loose Ends" and "Television Addiction" in The McGraw-Hill Reader as well as current events "Video Games are Good For Kids" and "Study Finds Television Does Not Lower Test Scores" to substantiate your opinions in addition to your observations and personal experiences.
Guiding questions: Can entertainment ruin society? Can entertainment uplift and improve society? Provoke change? What's considered "entertainment"? Is entertainment merely escapism, or is it only entertainment if it is "art" or "educational"? Are some forms of entertainment more noble than others? What does entertainment reveal about society?
Refer to the texts "Loose Ends" and "Television Addiction" in The McGraw-Hill Reader as well as current events "Video Games are Good For Kids" and "Study Finds Television Does Not Lower Test Scores" to substantiate your opinions in addition to your observations and personal experiences.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
AGENDA 2/18
Chart out local issues affecting the city of Santa Monica as a class.
HW: Select a local issue that affects Samohi or the city of Santa Monica (or Los Angeles) and freewrite about the problem. Consider the following:
1) What personal experiences or memories do you have associated with this issue?
2) What solutions have been tried that haven't worked?
3) What can we gain from solving this problem? Who would benefit?
4) What initial ideas do you have for solving this problem?
5) Who could help you get more information on this? Who would know about this issue?
HW: Select a local issue that affects Samohi or the city of Santa Monica (or Los Angeles) and freewrite about the problem. Consider the following:
1) What personal experiences or memories do you have associated with this issue?
2) What solutions have been tried that haven't worked?
3) What can we gain from solving this problem? Who would benefit?
4) What initial ideas do you have for solving this problem?
5) Who could help you get more information on this? Who would know about this issue?
Thursday, February 4, 2010
AGENDA 2/4
Attend "Focus the Nation" assembly; complete and submit Shape Notes
HW: None (enjoy it while it lasts...)
HW: None (enjoy it while it lasts...)
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