Monday, May 26, 2014

Final Exam Tips

1. Study Quizzes

2. Study the logical fallacies


1.      Name-calling/ad hominem is an attack on a person instead of an issue.
2.      A bandwagon appeal tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is popular or because “everyone” is doing it.
3.      A red herring is an attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument.
4.      An emotional appeal tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader’s emotions instead of to logic or reason.  Glittering Generalities, Loaded Words.

5.      A testimonial attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea (for instance, the celebrity endorsement).
6.      Repetition attempts to persuade the reader by repeating a message over and over again.
7.      A sweeping/hasty generalization (stereotyping) makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information. Conclusion based on insufficient evidence. 
8.      A circular argument states a conclusion as part of the proof of the argument.




Review how to evaluate, and distinguish arguments and explanations by applying accepted standards of good reasoning. Review techniques to recognize deductively valid arguments and avoid fallacies.  See pages 468-469 in Textbook and PP.892-895 in Textbook.



Saturday, March 1, 2014

Week 8 English 10 B

Day
Class work
Homework
Monday

Skills: Students should be able to craft a short, evidenced based editorial and be able to refute an Argument
Use STEAL to complete a character analysis
Bring Fahrenheit 451 to Class daily

Review Editorial project

Complete Steps 1 and 2

Choose your topic!





Complete Editorial Projects
Research for your Topic

Tuesday

Write a draft of your editorial

Skip Lines
 Revise Your editorial

Submit to turnitin.com by class time on Thursday- No late work will be accepted!


Wednesday
No Class due to schedule
Revise Your editorial

Submit to turnitin.com by class time on Thursday- No late work will be accepted!


Thursday
Fahrenheit Culminating Essay Project Discussed


Fahrenheit Informational Article 1
Friday

Fahrenheit Culminating Essay Informational Article #2

Outline of Essay due in class on Monday.



Saturday, May 19, 2012

Week 17 May 21-26


Week 8
Class work
Homework
Monday

ACT III Macbeth


Diagramming 24

Study for vocabulary quiz and Vocabulary in Context quiz
Tuesday
Vocabulary Quiz
Symbolism worksheet
Diagramming 25
Wednesday
Symbolism
Diagramming 26

Read Act IV

Thursday
Vocabulary Review Quiz

Read Act IV
Diagramming 27
Read Act V
Friday
ACT IV and V  Vocabulary and Vocabulary in context

Diagramming 28, 29, 30,,31  



Saturday, May 12, 2012

CST WEEK

1. Finish reading Macbeth, remmber ACT I quiz is on Monday.

2.  Revise Essay on Brutus for additional points.

3. Take UNIT 12 Vocab test and print out results for partial credit

4.  Study for ACT II Vocabulary Test

5.  Complete ACT I, II, and III characterization worksheets

6.  Study for ACT II Test

7. Complete any missing work for a chance of partial credit ( if time permits grading).

The closed book final exam will cover Caesar, Macbeth, and grammar/diagramming of sentences.



Friday, April 27, 2012

Week 12 Second Semester


Week 11 April 30-May 4
Class work
Homework
Monday
(Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday at beginning of class for 100 points extra credit).

Objectives:
·      Interpret Literary Elements used in the play
·      Understand the theme of an Elizabethan period Play: ambition or Honor?
·      Plan, draft, revise, proof and publish an evaluation
·      Review sentence structure/syntax through diagramming
·      Build your vocabulary

NEW DEVICES ADDED!
Make your own flashcards using flashcardmachine.com of new vocabulary words for 300 extra credit points. Make them for your use only, not shared to insure your privacy.

Vocabulary


Exposition
Puns
Iambic pentameter
Hyperbole
Character
Foreshadowing
Historical
 Connections
Protagonist
Making inferences
Hypothesizing

The Rhetorical Devices
Allusion
Alliteration
Diction
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Personification
Repetition
Rhetorical question
Parallelism
Syntax
Synecdoche



Warm-up  Diagramming

Character Tables Collected

 Julius Caesar  Theme Worksheet£

Review Elements of Drama Handout£


Soliloquy-a long, usually serious speech that a character in a play makes to an audience and that reveals the character's thoughts£

Aside- a comment spoken by a character in a play that is heard by the audience but is supposedly not heard by other characters on stage £



£




Diagramming £

Finish Highlighting and Annotating and make Flashcards for elements of drama terms£


Revise Culminating Assignment and submit to turnitin.com Revision section:

Support or refute this statement: The conspiracy led by Brutus and Cassius was a force for good.  Review what you know from the play so far, and note all evidence you find that can support your point of view.  See pages 891-897 Writer’s workshop. £





Tuesday
Themes In Caesar Worksheet £
 £


·      Diagramming £
·     Vocabulary Test Unit 12
£


Wednesday
Diagramming
Vocabulary Test Unit 12
Film Julius Caesar
·      Diagramming £
·      Vocabulary Unit 10-12 Review Vocabulary for Comprehension
£


Thursday
Diagramming £

Film Julius Caesar £

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar

·      Diagramming
·      Vocabulary Unit 10-12 review  Grammar in Context

Friday
Diagramming £

Finish Film£

Prepare for Final Exam on Caesar on Monday

·      Diagramming
·      Vocabulary Unit 10-12
Two-Word Completion, Choosing the Right Meaning, Antonyms, and Word families
£
Essay and short Answer Final Exam on Julius  Caesar£


Saturday, April 21, 2012

Week 11 April 23-28


Week 11 April 23-28
Class work
Homework
Monday
(Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday at beginning of class for 100 points extra credit).

Objectives:
·      Interpret Literary Elements used in the play
·      Understand the theme of an Elizabethan period Play: ambition or Honor?
·      Plan, draft, revise, proof and publish an evaluation
·      Review sentence structure/syntax through diagramming
·      Build your vocabulary

NEW DEVICES ADDED!
Make your own flashcards using flashcardmachine.com of new vocabulary words for 300 extra credit points. Make them for your use only, not shared to insure your privacy.

Vocabulary


Exposition
Puns
Iambic pentameter
Hyperbole
Character
Foreshadowing
Historical
 Connections
Protagonist
Making inferences
Hypothesizing

The Rhetorical Devices
Allusion
Alliteration
Diction
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Personification
Repetition
Rhetorical question
Parallelism
Syntax
Synecdoche



Warm-up –review Diagramming

 Julius Caesar Acts IV £

Review Academic Language terms £


Soliloquy-a long, usually serious speech that a character in a play makes to an audience and that reveals the character's thoughts£

Aside- a comment spoken by a character in a play that is heard by the audience but is supposedly not heard by other characters on stage £

Dramatic monologues are usually long emotional speeches that express the feelings, actions, motives and views of the speaker or character either as a solo performance or as an individual part in a play. Dramatic monologues should not be confused with a soliloquy. Soliloquies are when someone talks to themselves about their thoughts and feelings concerning a situation, soliloquies imply that there is no audience.



Draft Ideas for Culminating Assignment £




Diagramming £

Study Vocabulary for Unit 11 Test £

Keep your character Tables updated £

Culminating Assignment:

Support or refute this statement: The conspiracy led by Brutus and Cassius was a force for good.  Review what you know from the play so far, and note all evidence you find that can support your point of view.  See pages 891-897 Writer’s workshop. £





Tuesday
Vocabulary Test Unit 11£
Act IV Test £


·      Diagramming £
·      Vocabulary Unit 12
·      Definitions and  
Completing the Sentence £


Wednesday
Diagramming

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar Act V

·      Diagramming £
·      Vocabulary Unit 12
Synonyms and antonyms £


Thursday
Diagramming £


Act IV and V discussion £

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar

·      Diagramming
·      Vocabulary Unit 12
·      Choosing the Right Words
·      Study for Act V Test


Friday
Diagramming £

Act V Test £

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar


·      Diagramming
·      Vocabulary Unit 12
Vocabulary in Context

·      Update your Character Tables to be checked on Monday £
Vocabulary Exam Unit 11 Tuesday £