Good morning,
Welcome to second semester.
We are reading at the bell.
Then I want to show you a quick video.
Then we read some more, Thoreau this time. You will need your English Journal open.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Final Preparation
Good morning,
Your final is Thursday. To prepare for your final copy and paste the quote from Emerson below into your English Journal. Then explain what Emerson is saying and discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree. Give examples from your life or literature to support your position.
"What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude..."
Your final is Thursday. To prepare for your final copy and paste the quote from Emerson below into your English Journal. Then explain what Emerson is saying and discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree. Give examples from your life or literature to support your position.
"What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude..."
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Emerson - Self Reliance
Good morning,
Read at the bell.
When your computer is ready open your English Journal and answer this question. "How do you decide what is right and what is wrong?"
Today we will read excerpts from "Self Reliance" by Emerson. These passages are in your textbook, but I shared a digital copy with you in your Writing Group Folder. As we read through the text you will have time to "discuss" each section of the text with your group using the chat window on your shared document. Use the Insert/Comment feature to document your understanding of the text as you discuss it.
In other news:
Read at the bell.
When your computer is ready open your English Journal and answer this question. "How do you decide what is right and what is wrong?"
Today we will read excerpts from "Self Reliance" by Emerson. These passages are in your textbook, but I shared a digital copy with you in your Writing Group Folder. As we read through the text you will have time to "discuss" each section of the text with your group using the chat window on your shared document. Use the Insert/Comment feature to document your understanding of the text as you discuss it.
In other news:
- Your final is one week from today. I will tell you more about it in class today.
- All work MUST be turned in by 11:45 am on 1/24/13. This includes your links to your TWO book reviews which you need to give me on this form.
- If you have a question about your grade I will be available at lunch to discuss it with you Thursday, Friday or Tuesday.
- No school Monday for Dr. Martin Luther King Day.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Last full week of the semester!
Good morning,
Today you will be presenting your poet research to a group.
Tuesday I will give you time for your expert project research.
Wednesday we will meet in the back of the library with GearUp, so get your college research sheets done before then.
Thursday and Friday we will be reading Self Reliance by Emerson, but more about that later.
Your FINAL for our class will be Thursday 1/24. ALL work is due before the final, this includes any late work and your TWO book reviews. Make sure you share the links to the book reviews here.
Today you will be presenting your poet research to a group.
Tuesday I will give you time for your expert project research.
Wednesday we will meet in the back of the library with GearUp, so get your college research sheets done before then.
Thursday and Friday we will be reading Self Reliance by Emerson, but more about that later.
Your FINAL for our class will be Thursday 1/24. ALL work is due before the final, this includes any late work and your TWO book reviews. Make sure you share the links to the book reviews here.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
A Psalm of Life
Good morning,
We are reading at the bell.
When your computer is ready go to your English Journal and write about the image to the right.
Today you will be reading "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with a partner.
After reading and writing about the poem on your document, use this form to turn in the paragraph.
Fireside Poets: Mini Research Project
We are reading at the bell.
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Today you will be reading "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with a partner.
After reading and writing about the poem on your document, use this form to turn in the paragraph.
Fireside Poets: Mini Research Project
Monday, January 7, 2013
Welcome back
We will begin with some reading and then I have some minds-on questions for you to ponder.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Silent, Sustained, Satire
Good morning,
We are reading at the bell.
Then I am giving you most of the period to work on your satire draft. I'm giving you a draft grade tomorrow, so make sure you have something to show me. You will also have writing group time tomorrow, so make sure you have something to show your group.
We are reading at the bell.
Then I am giving you most of the period to work on your satire draft. I'm giving you a draft grade tomorrow, so make sure you have something to show me. You will also have writing group time tomorrow, so make sure you have something to show your group.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Persistent, Prolonged Satire
Good morning,
As you know I am at a tech training today. I will have access to email, so please write to me if you have questions.
Your priorities today should be:
As you know I am at a tech training today. I will have access to email, so please write to me if you have questions.
Your priorities today should be:
- Article of the week 12. This is in your view only folder. Read it, write a two paragraph response in your English Journal, one paragraph to recap the article and one paragraph about your thoughts on the issue. (If you have no thoughts then read it again.) You can also find a PDF version of it here. (The PDF is formatted slightly differently and is numbered 15, but for you this is AOW 12.)
- Work on your satirical essay. Use the words you added to your document yesterday. Language is power. You need a completed draft by Tuesday. (not kidding)
- Read your book. Make sure you have a recommended book picked out for this grading period.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Satire Utensils
Good morning,
We are reading at the bell.
One of the great tricks of satirists (people who write satire) is that they seem to have an immense (very large) vocabulary. They use this colossal catalog of words to reach new heights of specificity and astound their eager readers with their literary acumen, but the truth is they are all frauds. Their vocabulary isn't any bigger than yours or mine, but they have an extravagant ensemble of assets and I will share a few with you today. Can you guess what they are?
Asset #1: Word Hippo
Asset #2: InstaGrok
Asset #3: Visual Thesarus
Asset #4: Metaphor Assistance
We are reading at the bell.
One of the great tricks of satirists (people who write satire) is that they seem to have an immense (very large) vocabulary. They use this colossal catalog of words to reach new heights of specificity and astound their eager readers with their literary acumen, but the truth is they are all frauds. Their vocabulary isn't any bigger than yours or mine, but they have an extravagant ensemble of assets and I will share a few with you today. Can you guess what they are?
Asset #1: Word Hippo
Asset #2: InstaGrok
Asset #3: Visual Thesarus
Asset #4: Metaphor Assistance
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