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.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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...)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
AGENDA 1/15
Grammar Practice: Review for Final Exam #1
Read and discuss "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau
HW: Finish reading and annotating "Civil Disobedience" in preparation for seminars next week. Finish reading Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by the end of next week!
Begin studying new vocabulary from the writings of Henry David Thoreau
Read and discuss "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau
HW: Finish reading and annotating "Civil Disobedience" in preparation for seminars next week. Finish reading Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by the end of next week!
Begin studying new vocabulary from the writings of Henry David Thoreau
Friday, January 8, 2010
AGENDA 1/8
Grammar Warm-up: Who, That, and Which
Review HF, chapters 12-16 in groups - numbered heads activity to discuss ideas on the handout. Groups may submit one copy of the handout if all students participate in writing down notes; otherwise, all handouts will be stapled together and submitted as a packet.
HW: Read up to chapter 28 for Monday.
Winter Break Assignment: Complete FOUR rhetorical terms entries--submit hard copies in class and electronic copies to Turnitin.com. One from Thoreau's "Where I Lived and What I Lived For," and three from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, chapters 1-23, in which one is required to be a humor device (refer to humor bookmark you received). As you read, pay attention to the ideas on the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn bookmark--we will discuss these concepts in class.
Review HF, chapters 12-16 in groups - numbered heads activity to discuss ideas on the handout. Groups may submit one copy of the handout if all students participate in writing down notes; otherwise, all handouts will be stapled together and submitted as a packet.
HW: Read up to chapter 28 for Monday.
Winter Break Assignment: Complete FOUR rhetorical terms entries--submit hard copies in class and electronic copies to Turnitin.com. One from Thoreau's "Where I Lived and What I Lived For," and three from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, chapters 1-23, in which one is required to be a humor device (refer to humor bookmark you received). As you read, pay attention to the ideas on the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn bookmark--we will discuss these concepts in class.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
AGENDA 12/2
Handling counterarguments:
1) Refute - to disagree entirely
2) Concede - to yield or admit a point, but maintain your ground
3) Qualify - to limit and describe the circumstances under which each side is true
Blank counterargument graphic organizer and sample graphic organizer and counterargument paragraph
HW: Source packets due BETWEEN 11/19 and 12/3 - 20 sources (including 7 special sources) with each one annotated 4+ times (questions, comments, reactions, connections, etc.) except for the interview/video source, which follows the guidelines for experience sources.
Begin work on MLA Format Working Bibliography for your 20 sources, due between 11/25 and 12/9. You will lose one point for each error in formatting, so please be thorough - you can use KnightCite or another bibliography generator, but be sure to check the results against the resources at a site like DianaHacker.com to make sure that it formats everything correctly.
1) Refute - to disagree entirely
2) Concede - to yield or admit a point, but maintain your ground
3) Qualify - to limit and describe the circumstances under which each side is true
Blank counterargument graphic organizer and sample graphic organizer and counterargument paragraph
HW: Source packets due BETWEEN 11/19 and 12/3 - 20 sources (including 7 special sources) with each one annotated 4+ times (questions, comments, reactions, connections, etc.) except for the interview/video source, which follows the guidelines for experience sources.
Begin work on MLA Format Working Bibliography for your 20 sources, due between 11/25 and 12/9. You will lose one point for each error in formatting, so please be thorough - you can use KnightCite or another bibliography generator, but be sure to check the results against the resources at a site like DianaHacker.com to make sure that it formats everything correctly.
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