Vocab Ate

Crafty, Crafty

Words for Sneaking Around

Due Monday, February 30

 

OPTIONAL: Provide the definition 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. 

REQUIRED: Post one sentence as a comment below. The sentence you post must be a single complete interrupted by a "however" surrounded by commas. For example: This week's pun is much better than last week's; it would be even better, however, if I had a little more thyme.

1. Astute
2. Clandestine
3. Coup
4. Disingenuous
5. Ruse
6. Stratagem
7. Surreptitiously
8. Wary
9. Wily

Agenda, February 20

Due Monday: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 7 and 8       
Due Monday: Post a "however" statement to Vocab Heaven.  
Due Monday, March 2: Develop one of your outlines into a complete essay of 800-900 words. Your audience is the editors of the school's literary magazine and, by extension, the student body. If you loved one of your cause and effect brainstorms, you'll need to show me an outline before you begin drafting. Attach your outline to the back of your essay.    
Due Friday, March 6: Your submission to the Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship. Download the form and type my name where it requests a teacher signature. When you submit your piece, be sure to include a brief greeting (conventions count!). Attach your essay to the e-mail AND paste it into the body of the e-mail. Include me as a bcc or a cc (bcc is preferred) on your submission. Feel free to talk to me about your essay as often as you wish before you submit it to the contest. Put your essay in your portfolio after you submit to the contest.        

1. SAT QOD
2. MC Practice
3. Anadiplosis and Epanalepsis
4. Open Disco

Blood Money

The Red Cross is offering an interesting scholarship opportunity; you might even be able to use it as a senior project.

Agenda, February 19

Due Tomorrow: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 5 and 6     
Due Now: Although writing sentences for Vocab Styx is optional, posting one sentence is required.  
Due Monday, March 2: Develop one of your outlines into a complete essay of 800-900 words. Your audience is the editors of the school's literary magazine and, by extension, the student body. If you loved one of your cause and effect brainstorms, you'll need to show me an outline before you begin drafting.    
Due Friday, March 6: Your submission to the Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship. Download the form and type my name where it requests a teacher signature. When you submit your piece, be sure to include a brief greeting (conventions count!). Attach your essay to the e-mail AND paste it into the body of the e-mail. Include me as a bcc or a cc (bcc is preferred) on your submission. Feel free to talk to me about your essay as often as you wish before you submit it to the contest. Put your essay in your portfolio after you submit to the contest.        

1. SAT QOD
2. Egregious v. Flagrant and other questions
3. Ch. 1 sentence by sentence: good writing v. rhetorical strategy
4. Ch 2. chronology
5. While I was reading, I noticed ...
6. Anadiplosis and Epanalepsis, if time allows

Vocab Heaven

I Will Survive

Words for the Strong Willed

Due Monday, February 23

OPTIONAL: Provide the definition 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. 

REQUIRED: Post one sentence as a comment below. The sentence you post must be a sentence that includes a semi-colon followed by the word "however." For example: The written work for this assignment is optional; however, posting a sentence to the blog is required.

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1. Assiduous
2. Compelling
3. Diligent
4. Dogged
5. Endure
6. Intrepid
7. Maverick
8. Obdurate
9. Obstinate
10. Proliferate
11. Tenacity
12. Vitality

Agenda, February 18

Due Tomorrow: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 3 and 4   
Due Now: Although writing sentences for Vocab Styx is optional, posting one sentence is required. Due Monday, March 2: Develop one of your outlines into a complete essay of 800-900 words. Your audience is the editors of the school's literary magazine and, by extension, the student body. If you loved one of your cause and effect brainstorms, you'll need to show me an outline before you begin drafting.  
Due Friday, March 6: Your submission to the Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship. Download the form and type my name where it requests a teacher signature. When you submit your piece, be sure to include a brief greeting (conventions count!). Attach your essay to the e-mail AND paste it into the body of the e-mail. Include me as a bcc or a cc (bcc is preferred) on your submission. Feel free to talk to me about your essay as often as you wish before you submit it to the contest. Put your essay in your portfolio after you submit to the contest.        

1. SAT QOD
2. Anaphora and Epistrophe
3. While I was reading, I noticed ...
4. Ch. 1: Good writing or rhetorical strategy?
5. Vocab Styx, if time allows

Agenda, February 17

Due Now: Poor Synthesis Paper     
Due Tomorrow: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 1 and 2  
Due Tomorrow: Although writing sentences for Vocab Styx is optional, posting one sentence is required.
Due Monday, March 2: Develop one of your outlines into a complete essay of 800-900 words. Your audience is the editors of the school's literary magazine and, by extension, the student body. If you loved one of your cause and effect brainstorms, you'll need to show me an outline before you begin drafting.
Due Friday, March 6: Your submission to the Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship. Download the form and type my name where it requests a teacher signature. When you submit your piece, be sure to include a brief greeting (conventions count!). Attach your essay to the e-mail AND paste it into the body of the e-mail. Include me as a bcc or a cc (bcc is preferred) on your submission. Feel free to talk to me about your essay as often as you wish before you submit it to the contest.         

1. So ... let's take a look at the calendar, shall we?
2. SAT QOD
3. MC Practice Discussion
4. Rhetorical Devices Practice

I recommend watching this with a hanky.

Snape was my favorite character before it was cool to have Snape as your favorite character.

Agenda, February 12

Due Now: Division and Classification Packet. Put it on your Bib.         
Due Now: Cause and Effect Packet. Bib it.    
Due Tomorrow: Division and Classification Outline. Write your claim where your introduction would go, followed by a topic sentence and two supporting details for each body paragraph. You need a minimum of four body paragraphs. Write a complete conclusion.         
Due Tuesday, 2/17: Poor Synthesis Paper   
Due Wednesday: Johnny Got His Gun, Chapters 1 and 2
Due Wednesday: Although writing sentences for Vocab Styx is optional, posting one sentence is required.        

1. SAT QOD
2. MC Practice
3. C&E Brainstorm
4. C&E Disco

This might help guide your thinking this weekend ...

Name: ___________________________________

Is it an argument?

+     √     -         Does it have a clear, complex claim?

+     √     -         Is the claim supported by logical reasons?

+     √     -         Are the reasons supported by convincing, sophisticated evidence?

+     √     -         Does the evidence come from an effective variety of sources?

+     √     -         Does the evidence come from college level resources?

+     √     -         Does it explore the subject thoroughly and draw reasonable conclusions?

Is the synthesis effective?

+     √     -         Do the synthesis paragraphs support the author’s opinion with direct quotations from two different sources?

+     √     -         Are the sources clearly established (author and author’s ethos, title, date of publication, purpose of source text, context of quotation)?

+     √     -         Are the quotations properly punctuated?

+     √     -         Is the analysis longer than the quotation?

+     √     -         Does the author avoid plagiarism, both intentional and accidental?

+     √     -         Are the non-synthesis paragraphs as thoroughly developed as the synthesis paragraphs?

Is it well organized?

+     √     -         Do the ideas come in the best order?

+     √     -         Are the transitions between ideas smooth and logical?

+     √     -         Is the opening precise, specific, and engaging? Is it the intro that only this author can write?

+     √     -         Does the closing effectively emphasize, elaborate, or illuminate the author’s claim?

Is the language interesting?

+     √     -         Does the writer make precise, powerful diction choices?

+     √     -         Does the writer employ rhetorical strategies that engage the reader and emphasize the purpose?

+     √     -         Are appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos balanced, effective, and appropriate for audience and purpose?

+     √     -         Does the writer include a sufficient amount of showing?

+     √     -         Does the writer take risks?

Does this look like a college paper?

+     √     -         Does it follow MLA format?

+     √     -         Does it display a college-level control of spelling, grammar, and punctuation?

+     √     -         Did the writer meet the requirements of the assignment, including the nit-picky details?