Agenda, December 21

Due Now: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 
Do Saturday: Sleep in.

1. By the way, newspapers like short paragraphs.
2. Argument o' the Week
3. "A Christmas Carol," by Tom Lehrer
4. Juxtaposition

Agenda, December 20

Due Now: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr., in 50 Essays.
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 

1. How to write a cover letter
2. "Why Don't We Complain?"- was Buckley right?
3. "Why Don't We Complain?"- rhetorical strategies
4. What does "being open" mean?
5. "'Homeless Yoga' and 'The Art of Panhandling'." - add it to your Bibliography (you don't need the link)

Sample Cover Letter

To the Op-Ed Editor:

Please consider my essay, “She Still Hasn’t Paid Me Back,” for publication as an “In My Opinion” column. As concern over the national debt increases, this essay offers a light-hearted exploration of the dangers of spending beyond our means.

Should you choose to publish my essay, please use the following bio: Ed Kline teaches Language Arts at Oregon City High School.

I have pasted the essay into the body of this e-mail and attached it as a Microsoft Word Document. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you for your consideration,

Ed Kline

Oregonian Submission Schedule

Be sure to include a cover letter with your submission. Pay particular attention to professionalism in your submissions. Include me as a bcc or a cc in your e-mail. E-mails are due by 5 pm on the date due.

Wednesday, December 26:
Claire
Susie
Caitlyn
Joey
Jack

Thursday, December 27:
Lisa
Aaron
Abby G
Erin S
Tina

Friday, December 28:
Kelsey
Cassidy
Keira
Daniel
Kim

Monday, December 31:
Shelby
McKenna
Ryan
Diana
Abby H

Wednesday, January 2:
Hailey
Toria
Ayush
Jocelyn
Brooke
Leah

Agenda, December 19

Due Now: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr., in 50 Essays.
Due Now: Updated Bibliography. Follow MLA format.
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 

1. Multiple Choice in Groups
2. "Why Don't We Complain?"- was Buckley right?
3. "Why Don't We Complain?"- rhetorical strategies

Mr. Kline Ruins Winter Break

AP Lang Winter Break Homework 2012 - 13

1) Revisit the definitions of the following rhetorical devices. There are many different definitions you can find, so use The Virtual Salt as your resource. When we return from break, we will consider the effects of these devices and practice using them. Any energy you put into understanding the rhetorical purpose of these devices over break is energy you won’t need to spend during the school term. Expect a quiz the day we return.

Amplification

Anadiplosis

Anaphora

Antithesis

Asyndeton

Chiasmus

Epanalepsis

Epistrophe

Hypophora

Litotes

Parallelism

Polysyndeton

Rhetorical Question

Understatement

Zeugma
Synecdoche
Metonymy

2) Read Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich (and add it to your Bibliography). We'll discuss it over the first week of school. Pay particular attention to how she establishes (or fails to establish) her ethos and how she balances logos and pathos. Identifying rhetorical strategies while you read will help reinforce your work with The Virtual Salt.

3) Submit your essay to The Oregonian. You can find the e-mail address on the Submissions Guideline page.  Be sure to paste your essay into the body of the e-mail and attach your document. Include me as a bcc (if you can) or a cc.

4) Begin considering your next essay, which is a synthesis paper that answers the question "What, if anything, is society's obligation to the poor?" You'll have a week or two to write after we return from break, but it might be easier to get your research and some composing out of the way when you're not spending 8 hours a day at school. I won't post the actual assignment until after break, but you will need a source from Gale.

Agenda, December 18

Due Now: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr. Bib info to follow.
Due Now: Optional revision of Oregonian Narrative. Your word count can go up to 500; put your word count on the first page.
Due Wednesday: Updated Bibliography. Follow MLA format.
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 

1. Multiple Choice Practice
2. "Why Don't We Complain?"

Agenda, December 17

Due Now: Vocab 2
Due Now: "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner, in 50 Essays.
Due Monday: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr. Bib info to follow.
Due Tuesday: Optional revision of Oregonian Narrative. Your word count can go up to 500; put your word count on the first page.
Due Wednesday: Updated Bibliography. Follow MLA format.
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #2. Typed, of course. Turn it in early, if you must. 

1. Vocab 2 Questions
2. Multiple Choice Practice
3. Structure and purpose in "On Dumpster Diving"
4. Diction and purpose in "On Dumpster Diving"
5. "Why Don't We Complain?"

Agenda, December 14

Due Now: "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner, in 50 Essays. Do I need to remind you to put it on your Bibliography?
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #1. Typed, of course.
Due Monday: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr. Be sure to ask me for the handout. Bib info to follow.
Due Tuesday: Optional revision of Oregonian Narrative. Your word count can go up to 500; put your word count on the first page.
Due Wednesday: Updated Bibliography. Follow MLA format.
Due Monday: Vocab 2

1. Argument o' the Week
2. Pop Quiz!
3. Diving into "On Dumptser Diving"

Agenda, December 13

Due Now: Excerpt from "The Communist Manifesto," by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Bibliographical info below.
Due Now: "Marx for Beginners" in its entirety. This does not need to go on your Bibliography. Read it like McCLoud taught you.
Due Now: "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner, in 50 Essays. Do I need to remind you to put it on your Bibliography?
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #1. Typed, of course.
Due Monday: "Why Don't We Complain?" by William F. Buckley, Jr. Bib info to follow.
Due Monday: Vocab 2

1. 15 minute TEP
2. Where did Marx go wrong?
3. Visual Rhetoric
4. Diving into "On Dumptser Diving"

Agenda, Opening Night for "The Homecoming"

Due Now: Excerpt from "The Communist Manifesto," by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Bibliographical info below.
Due Now: Oregonian Narrative, 400-450 words

Due Tomorrow: "Marx for Beginners" in its entirety. This does not need to go on your Bibliography. Read it like McCLoud taught you.
Due Thursday: "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner, in 50 Essays. Do I need to remind you to put it on your Bibliography?
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #1. Typed, of course.
Due Monday: Vocab 2

1. Be nice to your Senior Project teachers.
2. Group members of the class, unite!
3. The Communist Manifesto in translation.

Agenda, December 11

Due Now: "Marx for Beginners." This does not need to go on your Bibliography. Read it like McCLoud taught you.
Due Now: Excerpt from "The Communist Manifesto," by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Bibliographical info below.
Due Wednesday: Oregonian Narrative, 400-450 words
Due Thursday: "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner, in 50 Essays. Do I need to remind you to put it on your Bibliography?
Due Friday: Common Place Assignment #1. Typed, of course.
Due Monday: Vocab 2

1. Vocab 2: Say it!
2. Eliminating forms of the verb "to be"
3. What did you learn about Marx?
4. What did you learn about visual rhetoric?
5. Workers of the World, Untie!

Bibliographical Info for "The Communist Manifesto"

Our version of The Communist Manifesto was published in the anthology 100 Great Essays, edited by Robert DiYanni. This is the same anthology where we found "I Want a Wife," so you have the information you need for that anthology already on your Bibliography.

Two unusual aspects of citing this text:
1) The Communist Manifesto is a book, so in the body of your essay, you should italicize the title. However, we are reading an excerpt from the book published in an anthology, so in your Bibliography the title should go in quotation marks.
2) This book has two authors. Ordinarily, they would be listed alphabetically. In this case, Marx is so much more important historically that he goes first. Your entry should begin like this:

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels.

Agenda, December 10

Due Now: " 'I Just Wanna Be Average'," by Mike Rose, in 50 Essays. When you add it to your bib, note the punctuation.
Due Now: "Marx for Beginners." This does not need to go on your Bibliography. Read it like McCLoud taught you.
Due Tuesday: Excerpt from "The Communist Manifesto," by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Bibliographical info above.
Due Now: Vocab 1
Due Now: Oregonian Narrative, 500-700 words 
Due Wednesday: Oregonian Narrative, 400-450 words
Due Thursday: "On Dumpster Diving," by Lars Eighner, in 50 Essays. Do I need to remind you to put it on your Bibliography?
Due Friday, December 14: Common Place Assignment #1. Typed, of course.
Due Monday: Vocab 2

1. Peer Review
2. Some good moments in TEP's
3. Rhetorical Devices in " 'I Just Wanna Be Average'."
4. What did you learn about Marx?
5. What did you learn about visual rhetoric?

Vocab Due

Due Monday, December 17

You Talkin’ to Me?

Words About Language and Argument

Provide the definition for each of the following words. Include the dictionary definition and a translation of the dictionary definition into your own words. Write an original sentence for each word in the list. Post one sentence as a comment (don't post anonymously). Feel free to use a word you're unsure of and solicit help from your classmates.

Please type your work.

1.     assertion

2.     clarity

3.     cogent

4.     coherent

5.     cohesive

6.     didactic

7.     discourse

8.     eloquence

9.     emphasize

10.  fluid

11.  implication

12.  lucid

13.  rhetoric

Agenda, A Day that Will Live in Infamy

Due Now: " 'I Just Wanna Be Average'," by Mike Rose, in 50 Essays. When you add it to your bib, note the punctuation.
Due Monday: "Marx for Beginners." This does not need to go on your Bibliography. Read it like McCLoud taught you.
Due Tuesday: Excerpt from "The Communist Manifesto," by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Bibliographical info coming soon.
Due Monday: Vocab 1
Due Monday: Oregonian Narrative, 500-700 words
Due Friday, December 14: Common Place Assignment #1. Typed, of course.

1. Argument o' the Week
2. Some good moments in TEP's
3. Purpose in " 'I Just Wanna Be Average'."
4. Rhetorical Devices in " 'I Just Wanna Be Average'."

Agenda, December 6

Due Now: " 'I Just Wanna Be Average'," by Mike Rose, in 50 Essays. When you add it to your bib, note the punctuation.
Due Monday: "Marx for Beginners." This does not need to go on your Bibliography. Read it like McCLoud taught you.
Due Tuesday: Excerpt from "The Communist Manifesto," by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Bibliographical info coming soon.
Due Monday: Vocab 1
Due Monday: Oregonian Narrative, 500-700 words

1.  Multiple choice test in small groups
2. Open field on " 'I Just Wanna Be Average'."

Agenda, December 5

Due Now: "On Compassion," by Barbara Lazear Ascher, in 50 Essays. Add it to your bib.
Due Thursday: " 'I Just Wanna Be Average'," by Mike Rose, in 50 Essays. When you add it to your bib, note the punctuation.
Due Monday: Vocab 1
Due Monday: Oregonian Narrative, 500-700 words

1.  Quothe the Erin: "It's like they're both the right answer."
2. Practice multiple choice test
3. "On Compassion": the purpose
4. "On Compassion": the diction

Oregonian Narrative Assignment

Due Monday, December10

Write a 500 - 700 word narrative about a time when you didn't have enough money.  This could be about a very important need or an insignificant desire. No holiday themes, please.

Typed. Double Spaced. Twelve point. No blank lines between paragraphs, except to indicate a major shift in tone or setting. Don’t forget a title. Don’t forget your header.

Required:

·      A compact story with an inviting opening, a well developed middle, and a satisfying "So what?"

·      Sharp, purposeful diction

·      Vivid showing  

·      Put your word count under your name, date, and period

Suggested: Use your conclusion to connect your personal experiences to the world at large (this is fairly close to required).

Audience: 1) The editor of The Oregonian's Opinion Page. You will be submitting this essay to The Oregonian. 2) The well-educated readers of that newspaper. 3) Yourself.

You can read The Oregonian's Opinion Page here: http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/

Let the Vocab Commence!

Due Monday, December 10

Potpourri

Words That Smell Nice

Provide the definition for each of the following words. Include the dictionary definition and a translation of the dictionary definition into your own words. Write an original sentence for each word in the list. Post one sentence as a comment (don't post anonymously). Feel free to use a word you're unsure of and solicit help from your classmates.

Please type your work.

1. Anachronism
2. Anthropomorphism
3. Apology (look for a definition you don’t know)
4. Apparatus
5. Archetype
6.  Gesticulating
7. Lexicon
8. Panegyric
9. Paradigm 
10.  Pernicious
11.  Propitious
12.  Sardonic

Agenda, December 3

Due Now: "Show and Tell," by Scott McCloud
Due Wednesday: "On Compassion," by Barbara Lazear Ascher, in 50 Essays. Add it to your bib.
Due Thursday: " 'I Just Wanna Be Average'," by Mike Rose, in 50 Essays. When you add it to your bib, note the punctuation.
Due Monday: Vocab 1
Due Monday: Oregonian Narrative, 500-700 words

1. Why, yes, you can conference with me during the drafting process.
2. Good news!
3. and bad news ...
4. Vocab 1
5. Brainstorming for The Oregonian narrative
6. "Show and Tell" Quiz
7. "Show and Tell" whole class disco

Agenda, November 29

Due Monday: "Show and Tell," by Scott McCloud. Bibliographical Info in the post below.

1. Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write
2. Where do we go from here?

Bibliographical Info for "Show and Tell"

Title of Anthology: The Language of Composition.
Editors: Renee H. Shea, Lawrence Scanlon, and Robin Dissin Aufses.
City of Publication: Boston
Publisher: Bedford / St. Martin’s
Year of Publication: 2008
Page #'s: 737-750

Please add this to your Bibliography. I'll be collecting updated Bibliographies in the week before winter break.

Agenda, November 27

Coming Wednesday after school: Optional study session in B206

Coming Thursday: Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write 

Due Monday: "Show and Tell," by Scott McCloud. Bibliographical Info coming soon.

1. Argumentative Timed Write
2. Portfolio Maintenance

Agenda, November 26

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 1-30

Due before Tuesday, November 27: All drafts of all essays, if you haven't given them to me already.

Coming Tuesday: Argumentative Timed Write

Coming Wednesday after school: Optional study session in B206

Coming Thursday: Rhetorical Analysis Timed Write

1. Another nice intro / close
2. So? Whaddaya think?
3. The Essay Questions
4. Pick one
5. Pick another

Just for kicks ...

When you're done reading the book - and not before - google "Rose of Sharon."

You'll probably have to do some digging.

Agenda, November 21

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 26

Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 1-30

Due before Tuesday, November 27: All drafts of all essays, if you haven't given them to me already.

1. Another nice intro / close
2. Cassidy starts class. Woo hoo!
3. You lead the "What Did You Highlight?" Game
4. Mr. Kline freaks you out (if time allows)
5. TEP Review and Practice

Coming soon to a classroom near you ...

And by soon, I mean tomorrow: you will lead the What Did You Highlight? Game. If you're taking good notes and/or using lots of stickies, this will be very easy for you.

Agenda, November 20

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 23-25

Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 26

Due before Tuesday, November 27: All drafts of all essays, if you haven't given them to me already.

1. Whole class discussion for as long as we can make it last.
2. TEP Paragraph in groups of 3 (if time allows)

Agenda, November 19

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters21-22

Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 23-25

Due Now: Revised OR unrevised version of MLK Synthesis. Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. DO NOT staple the drafts together.

Due on or before Tuesday, November 27: All drafts of all essays, if you haven't given them to me already.

1. Notes on the Tone TEP Paragraph
   
2. Tone Paragraph fill in the blanks
3. Ten important things ...
4. Whole class discussion

Symbolism? Why bother?

John Green says it way better than I can:

Crash Course English Literature #1

Agenda, November 16

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 19-20

Due Monday: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 21-22

Due Monday, November 19: Revised OR unrevised version of MLK Synthesis. Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. DO NOT staple the drafts together.

1. The TEP Paragraph: Tone
2. The What Did You Highlight? Game Returns! 
   
3. Let's eliminate "weird."
4. How do you respond to a comment you don't understand?
5. Bringin' on the weekend with an open discussion

Agenda, November 15

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 17-18

Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 19-20. 

Due Now: Optional Revised Works Cited. Staple new copy on top of old. If you aren't going to revise your synth paper, you need to turn in your w.c. tomorrow. If you do revise your synth paper, I will rescore your w.c. with the essay.

Due Monday, November 19: Revised OR unrevised version of MLK Synthesis. Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. DO NOT staple the drafts together.

1. Rhetorical Analysis Slideshow
2. Open Discussion: What do you need to know? What don't you get?
3. The TEP Paragraph: Tone
4. The What Did You Highlight? Game Returns!
   

Agenda, November 14

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 17-18

Due Friday: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 19-20. 

Due Thursday: Optional Revised Works Cited. Staple new copy on top of old. If you aren't going to revise your synth paper, you need to turn in your w.c. tomorrow. If you do revise your synth paper, I will rescore your w.c. with the essay.

Due Monday, November 19: Revised OR unrevised version of MLK Synthesis. Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. DO NOT staple the drafts together.

1. Become an expert jigsaw
2. Rhetorical Analysis Slideshow, if time allows
   

Agenda, November 13

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 11-16

Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 17-18. 
Due Now: Revised OR unrevised version of "How it Feels." Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. DO NOT staple the drafts together.

Due Thursday: Optional Revised Works Cited

Due Monday, November 13: Revised OR unrevised version of MLK Synthesis. Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. DO NOT staple the drafts together.

1. Let's get quizzical!
2. Revising to learn vs. revising for points
3. Rhetorical Analysis Slideshow (probably not enough time, but one can hope, no?)
   
4. Become an expert

Agenda, November 8

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 9-10

Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 11-16. 
Due Tuesday, November 13: Revised OR unrevised version of "How it Feels." Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. DO NOT staple the drafts together.

1. Rhetorical Analysis Slideshow
   
2. Three things I must say ...
3. Open Discussion
4. Who are these people?
5. The "What did you highlight?" Game!

Agenda, November 7

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 7-8

Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 9-10. 
Due Tuesday, November 13: Revised OR unrevised version of "How it Feels." Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. DO NOT staple the drafts together.

1. Let's get quizzical!
2. While I was reading, I noticed... and/or I really don't get ...
3. Open Discussion
4. The Dominant Rhetorical Strategy in Chapter 7 is ...?
5. Rhetorical Analysis Slideshow (we shouldn't have time, but we'll start with this tomorrow)