AGENDA 11/17

Analyze and compose body paragraph for Mary Oliver "Owls" passage in small groups

Review components of rhetorical analysis body paragraph:

1a) (OPTIONAL--if you're feeling fancy) Thematic sentence expressing ideas of passage

1) Opening claim that includes both a technique and purpose

2) Meaningful 1/2 sentence to introduce sentence-length quotation that shows technique in action

3) Return to quotation to discuss connotations of particular words - why THAT word choice?

4) Conclude paragraph by exploring significance of ideas or use of that technique -- why is THAT technique used HERE? How does it add to/convey the author's overall purpose or message?

HW: Due TOMORROW: All 6 sets of research notes in either SOAPSTone or REALM style, in MLA format w/ citation at top. Bring in sources (if printed) and introduction paragraph too. 30 points! Timed essay on rhetorical analysis on Monday. Review your FLT sheet for rhetorical analysis (pink) and your Florence Kelley essay revisions prior to Monday's timed essay.

AGENDA 11/15

Introduce new vocabulary words: Nature & Environment Unit

Analyze excerpt from Steinbeck's "Americans and the Land" - compose a body paragraph describing the purpose of the series of similes in the text.

Our sample body paragraph

HW: SOAPSTone or REALM notes due on Friday for 2 more research sources - typed and in MLA format, complete with citations. Continue to revise introduction as needed. Timed rhetorical analysis essay on Monday.

AGENDA 11/14

Introduction revision: Use highlighters to identify the five necessary components in a partner's paragraph. Then write 2 concrete comments to help your partner revise his/her introduction draft.

See my sample with highlighting

Seminar Part 2 over environment and nature: Steinbeck's "Americans and the Land" and Ehrlich's "The Solitude of Open Spaces."

HW: Revise introduction drafts as needed to include all 5 components and prepare for tomorrow's seminar.

AGENDA 11/9

Check SOAPSTone & REALM Notes: Uh-Oh Slips for people who don't have them ready

Introductions PowerPoint

HW: Grammar Quiz on pronouns tomorrow! Review of Pronouns #1 with Rules and Review of Pronouns #2--make sure you know the four types of errors and how to explain what an antecedent is and to give an example. Read "The Solace of Open Spaces," pages 643-648 and "Americans and the Land," pages 667-671 in The McGraw-Hill Reader. Prepare for a seminar by selecting relevant quotations to discuss. Typed draft of introduction due MONDAY. Return signed Uh-Oh slips tomorrow or Monday.

AGENDA 11/8

Finish modeling REALM Notes, Page 1 and REALM Notes, Page 2

Complete draft of REALM Notes for Period 2

Complete draft of REALM Notes for Period 5

Pust's sample REALM Notes

HW: Typed REALM Notes with MLA format headers and citation for research source #4 due Wednesday. You must have FOUR research notes completed for tomorrow (1 REALM and 3 SOAPSTones; 3 REALM Notes and 1 SOAPSTones; or 2 of each). Read "The Solace of Open Spaces," pp. 643-648 and "Americans and the Land," pp. 667-671 in The McGraw-Hill Reader, in preparation for seminars on Thursday and Monday. Please select quotations that are worth discussing from each text. Grammar quiz on pronoun use on Thursday.

AGENDA 11/7

Stamp & check SOAPSTone writeups. Remember that SOAPSTone analysis for this assignment needs to be typed, an include an MLA formatted header at the top, the title, and an MLA format citation for each source you discuss. SOAPSTone writeups should be done in complete sentences and include specific details/direct quotations from your research sources. Further, you should add appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos at the end of your SOAPSTone analysis for each text (see SAD handout for clarification on the rhetorical appeals).

Sample SOAPSTone + Appeals writeup from Period 2

Sample SOAPSTone + Appeals writeup from Period 5

NOTE: ALL STUDENTS must have SOAPSTones stamped and checked by this Wednesday or I will need to alert parents and advisors that you have fallen behind in your research project.

Introduce REALM Notes, Page 1 and REALM Notes, Page 2

Model REALM Notes using excerpt from The Daily Show - "Intro to Hurricane Katrina." Discuss the impact of the audience, examine details, discuss the bias/values/ethos of the "author," and explain limitations and motivations operating on this text. Remember that since this is apolitical satire, it will poke fun not at the victims of the tragedy, but instead find a humorous angle to mock people in power to help provoke change. Also, because this airs so soon after the tragic events of Hurricane Katrina, one of the limitations Stewart has to think about is how to distance his audience emotionally from the hurricane and provide a humorous relief/viewpoint on the situation, which he does by alluding to past historical political blunders.

REALM Notes Part 1 Draft from Period 2

REALM Notes Part 1 Draft from Period 5

Pust's Sample complete REALM Notes including MLA formatting

HW: Complete a set of typed REALM Notes with an MLA citation and header at the top, for a 4th research source for Wednesday (we'll finish modeling this together tomorrow). Remember, as you choose sources, look for a variety of genres and discourse communities: have you examined a visual source yet? A film? A primary source? A map, chart, graph, or table? An objective news source? A political cartoon? An opinion piece? A speech? A humorous or satirical text or image? Do you have sources from multiple perspectives or target audiences? If not, keep looking, or see me for help!

AGENDA 11/4

NOTE: The links on this site will likely be unavailable for most of the weekend. If you need a handout, please email jpust@smmusd.org and I will send you the attachments.

Grammar Practice: Pronoun Review #1, Pronoun Review #2, and Pronoun Rules

Remember that the antecedent is the thing to which the pronoun refers. For example, in the sentence, "Mrs. Pust went to the store to buy groceries for her family," the pronoun is "her" and the antecedent is "Mrs. Pust."

Turn in FLT reflection and argument essay of your choice to bin

Review SOAPSTone analysis and sample SOAPSTone + Appeals writeup we did together for Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival in class

Sample SOAPSTone from Period 2

Sample SOAPSTone from Period 5

Work time: THREE SOAPSTone + Appeals analyses due on MONDAY. Grammar quiz over pronouns on Wednesday or Thursday of next week.