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)

Agenda, November 6

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 5-6

Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 7-8. Multiple choice quiz on Ch. 1-8
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. Assembly thoughts?
2. If this is an argument, what are Steinbeck's assertions?
3. Open Discussion. Feel free to ask your classmates questions
4. Steinbeck teaches us to read his book
5. Rhetorical Analysis Slide Show, if time allows

Agenda, November 5

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 1-4

Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 5-6
Due Tomorrow: Bring your mad rhetorical analysis skillz to the assembly.

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

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. A momentous occasion
2. Grapes of Wrath citation information. Add it to your bibliography tonight!
3. Grapes of Wrath gut reaction
4. While I was reading I noticed ...
5. Rhetorical Analysis Slide Show

Grapes of Wrath Reading Schedule

Please have the assigned pages read when you enter the classroom. You should be able to summarize the important plot points and be aware of Steinbeck’s use of rhetorical strategies.

   

Monday 11/5 – Chapters 1-4 (38)

Tuesday 11/6 – Chapters 5-6 (38)

Wednesday 11/7 – Chapters 7-8 (31). Be prepared for a surprise, multiple choice quiz.

Thursday 11/8 – Chapters 9-10 (37)

Tuesday 11/13 – Chapters 11-16 (99) Be prepared for a surprise, multiple choice quiz.

Wednesday 11/14 - Chapters 17-18 (47)

Thursday 11/15 – Catch up day

Friday 11/16 – Chapters 19-20 (65)

Monday 11/19  - Chapters 21-22 (55)

Tuesday 11/20 – Chapters 23-25 (32)

Wednesday 11/21 - Chapter 26 (68)

Monday 11/26 – Chapters 26-30 (129)

Tuesday 11/27 – Exam, part 1

Thursday 11/29 – Exam, part 2

(indicates approximate number of pages)

Take your book home with you every night so that if you are absent, you will be able to keep up with the reading.

Agenda, November 2

Due Now: "Letter from Birmingham Jail," by Martin Luther King, Jr., in 50 Essays. Pay attention to antithesis, anaphora, and figurative language.

Due Now: Synthesis Essay. Details below. If you are ill or absent, your essay is due at 1:30.

Due Monday: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 1-4

Due Monday: Revised OR unrevised version of "Injustice Narrative." Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. 
DO NOT staple the drafts together.

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. Synthesis Celebration!
2. Anaphora, Antithesis, and Figurative Language
3. How does King appeal to faith without alienating non-religious readers?
4. Visual Rhetoric

Agenda, November 1

Due Now: "Letter from Birmingham Jail," by Martin Luther King, Jr., in 50 Essays. Pay attention to antithesis, anaphora, and figurative language.

Due Now: Bring a hard copy of a political advertisement.

Due Friday, November 2: Synthesis Essay. Details below. If you are ill or absent, your essay is due at 1:30.

Due Monday, November 5: Revised OR unrevised version of "Injustice Narrative." Highlight your changes on the most recent draft. 
DO NOT staple the drafts together.

We are headed to the library this week to check out Grapes of Wrath. Reading schedule will be posted tomorrow.

1. Synthesis Questions?
2. "Birmingham Jail" - major purposes, minor purposes, and how do you know?
3. Anaphora, Antithesis, and Figurative Language
4. Coming tomorrow: how does King appeal to faith without alienating non-religious readers?