- Due Now: Bring a hard copy of your Bibliography. It doesn't need to be clean.
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Review Presentation Sign Up
- Fix it - Argumentative Timed Write
- Playin' around with prompts / Filling in bubbles
- Party Plannin'
Monday, April 30, 2018
Agenda, April 30
Friday, April 27, 2018
Agenda, April 27
- Due Monday: Bring a hard copy of your Bibliography. It doesn't need to be clean.
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Per 4: Kline reveals a shocking secret
- A whole lotta paper shuffling
- T-shirt talk
- Party Plannin'
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Agenda, April 26
- Coming Friday: T-shirt discussion
- Coming Friday: Ari wants to plan a party
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- The Rhetorical Analysis Task
- 2, 4, 6, 8
- Score your friends and neighbors
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Agenda, April 25
- Coming Friday: T-shirt discussion
- Coming Friday: Ari wants to plan a party
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Pick one
- The Argumentative Task
- 2, 4, 6, 8
- Score your friends and neighbors
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Agenda, April 24
Today's Agenda:
- Pick one
- The Synthesis Task
- 2, 4, 6, 8
- Score your friends and neighbors
Monday, April 23, 2018
Agenda, April 23
- Due Now: Completed practice exam.
- Due Now: Just a War Essay.
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- What's your claim?
- What did we learn?
- The first MC
- The chart / the formula
- The second MC
Friday, April 20, 2018
Agenda, April 20
- Coming Today: Semi-optional practice exam after school. We'll finish between 5:15 and 5:30. Bring your own pens and writing paper.
- Due Monday, April 23: Completed practice exam. For those who cannot test with us, materials will be distributed at the beginning of class. If you are absent, be sure to assign someone to collect AND DELIVER those materials to you. Write your essays on separate pages; they'll go in separate stacks.
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
- Let the practice begin!
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Agenda, April 19
- Coming Tomorrow: Semi-optional practice exam after school. We'll finish between 5:15 and 5:30. Bring your own pens and writing paper.
- Due Monday, April 23: Completed practice exam. For those who cannot test with us, materials will be distributed at the beginning of class. If you are absent, be sure to assign someone to collect AND DELIVER those materials to you. Write your essays on separate pages; they'll go in separate stacks.
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
- Rate yourself as a rater.
- Notes from Arg and RA
- 2, 4, 6, 8,
- Score 2
- MC Answers
- Citation Questions
- Laptop Time
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Agenda, April 18
- Coming Friday: Semi-optional practice exam after school.
- Due Monday, April 23: Completed practice exam
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Synthesis Timed Write
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Agenda, April 17
- Coming Friday: Semi-optional practice exam after school.
- Due Monday, April 23: Completed practice exam
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
- Many choices practice
Monday, April 16, 2018
Agenda, April 16
- Coming Friday: Semi-optional practice exam after school.
- Due Monday, April 23: Completed practice exam
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Can I? Should I? Do I have to?
- Rate yourself as a rater
- 2, 4, 6, 8
- Score your friends and neighbors
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Agenda, April 12
- Due Now: Submit an essay to the Lit Mag and bring your hard copy to me.
- Coming Friday, April 20: Semi-optional practice exam after school.
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Hard Copies, Please
- Questions about yestersday
- 2, 4, 6, 8
- Score your friends and neighbors
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Agenda, April 10
- Due Wednesday, April 11: Submit an essay to the Lit Mag and bring your hard copy to me.
- Coming Friday, April 20: Semi-optional practice exam after school.
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- Argumentative Timed Write
- So, ya wanna write faster?
- Coming tomorrow ...
Monday, April 9, 2018
So, ya wanna write faster?
Here's a place you can go for lots of practice. It's called Room for Debate, and it's a page on nytimes.com.
If you want to get faster at writing arguments ... click on any one of the discussions that catches your eye. On the left side of the page, they have a brief introduction that ends with a question. Those introductions look an awful lot like AP Lang prompts. Write as much of an argument as you can that responds to the prompt in 30 minutes. Do not spend more than 30 minutes on any single argument.
If you want to get faster at rhetorical analysis ... click on any one of the discussions that catches your eye. You'll notice anywhere between two and eight articles. Click on any of the articles (they're usually pretty short; sometimes they're too short for a TEP paragraph) and pick a rhetorical strategy. Spend ten minutes writing one TEP paragraph. Do not spend any more than ten minutes, even if you don't complete your paragraph.
If you want to get faster at synthesis ... click on any one of the discussions that catches your eye. Read the introduction. Read up to six of the articles, looking for quotations. Spend as much time as you like synthesizing an argument that answers the question in the introduction using at least three of the sources.
I'd be happy to read anything you write in response to these prompts during lunch or after school. This isn't a homework assignment; it's just a way to help people who are struggling to write quickly.
If you want to get faster at writing arguments ... click on any one of the discussions that catches your eye. On the left side of the page, they have a brief introduction that ends with a question. Those introductions look an awful lot like AP Lang prompts. Write as much of an argument as you can that responds to the prompt in 30 minutes. Do not spend more than 30 minutes on any single argument.
If you want to get faster at rhetorical analysis ... click on any one of the discussions that catches your eye. You'll notice anywhere between two and eight articles. Click on any of the articles (they're usually pretty short; sometimes they're too short for a TEP paragraph) and pick a rhetorical strategy. Spend ten minutes writing one TEP paragraph. Do not spend any more than ten minutes, even if you don't complete your paragraph.
If you want to get faster at synthesis ... click on any one of the discussions that catches your eye. Read the introduction. Read up to six of the articles, looking for quotations. Spend as much time as you like synthesizing an argument that answers the question in the introduction using at least three of the sources.
I'd be happy to read anything you write in response to these prompts during lunch or after school. This isn't a homework assignment; it's just a way to help people who are struggling to write quickly.
Agenda, April 9
- Due Wednesday, April 11: Submit an essay to the Lit Mag and bring your hard copy to me.
- Coming Friday, April 20: Semi-optional practice exam after school.
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- Per 5: Makeup speeches
- What's the test like?
- Talk through some argumentative prompts
- How much homework do you want?
Friday, April 6, 2018
Agenda, April 6
- Due Now: Motivational Speeches.
- Due Wednesday, April 11: Submit an essay to the Lit Mag and bring your hard copy to me.
- Coming Friday, April 20: Semi-optional practice exam after school.
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- 5 minutes rehearsal time
- Motivate me!
- Introducing ...
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Agenda, April 5
- Due Now: Motivational Speeches.
- Due Wednesday, April 11: Submit an essay to the Lit Mag and bring your hard copy to me.
- Coming Friday, April 20: Semi-optional practice exam after school.
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- 5 minutes rehearsal time
- Motivate me!
- 10 sentences
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Some questions that might guide your argument ...
- What is your definition of justice?
- What type of warfare are you writing about?
- What does a just war look like?
- What are the alternatives?
- What is the reason behind the war? Consider both/multiple points of view.
- Who started the war?
- How is the war fought?
- Who is fighting the war? Did the people choose to fight?
- What are the benefits? Who reaps the benefits?
- What are the costs? Who pays the costs?
- What is the impact of the war on those who fight? on civilians?
- What is the outcome of the war? Do the ends justify the means?
Agenda, April 4
- Due Thursday, April 5: Motivational Speeches.
- Due Wednesday, April 11: Submit an essay to the Lit Mag and bring your hard copy to me.
- Coming Friday, April 20: Semi-optional practice exam after school.
- Due Monday, April 23: Just a War Essay.
- A note about notecards
- Laptop time
- 10 sentences
How to Submit to Lit Mag
Due by the beginning of class on Wednesday, April 11.
1. Send your document as an e-mail attachment to the Lit Mag; include me as a cc or bcc. Please use an e-mail account that you check.
2. In the e-mail that accompanies your attachment, include your name and your Advisory teacher. You should also include a brief summary of your piece and an explanation of why your piece is a good fit for the Lit Mag.
3. Proofread. And proofread. Then, proofread again. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are particularly important in a cover letter.
4. When you have submitted your essay, return the hard copy to me. I will enter your score when I receive your hard copy.
Here's an example of a cover letter:
Dear Editors,
My name is Ed Kline, and my Advisory teacher is Mr. Kline. I have shared my essay, "Why Do We Have To Do This?" for your consideration. This essay is a thoughtful exploration of the ridiculous things teachers ask us to do and a righteous challenge to their arbitrary authority. The students of OCHS will appreciate this essay for its candor and its accurate depiction of our daily miseries.
Please let me know if you have any difficulties opening the doc.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Ed Kline
1. Send your document as an e-mail attachment to the Lit Mag; include me as a cc or bcc. Please use an e-mail account that you check.
2. In the e-mail that accompanies your attachment, include your name and your Advisory teacher. You should also include a brief summary of your piece and an explanation of why your piece is a good fit for the Lit Mag.
3. Proofread. And proofread. Then, proofread again. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are particularly important in a cover letter.
4. When you have submitted your essay, return the hard copy to me. I will enter your score when I receive your hard copy.
Here's an example of a cover letter:
Dear Editors,
My name is Ed Kline, and my Advisory teacher is Mr. Kline. I have shared my essay, "Why Do We Have To Do This?" for your consideration. This essay is a thoughtful exploration of the ridiculous things teachers ask us to do and a righteous challenge to their arbitrary authority. The students of OCHS will appreciate this essay for its candor and its accurate depiction of our daily miseries.
Please let me know if you have any difficulties opening the doc.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Ed Kline
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)