Don't forget that you have a quiz on the first 15 allusions on Tuesday when you return. Here they all are in case you need a study tool.
Enjoy the weekend! Relax, recharge.
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It's been a looooooooong week, my darlings. I think we're all ready for the 3-day weekend!
Don't forget that you have a quiz on the first 15 allusions on Tuesday when you return. Here they all are in case you need a study tool. Enjoy the weekend! Relax, recharge.
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Sorry about the late post. Also sorry that the above picture is so hilarious that you probably laughed so hard that you ended up with cramps and now they hurt.
In class today we discussed active reading/annotation and argued about whether or not books are sacred. You read Mortimer Adler's "How to Mark a Book." Tomorrow you'll be having a vocabulary quiz on the unit 3 words (check earlier post for a link to those words if you lost your definitions). Then you have a 3-day weekend, and when you return, because I am a sadist, I'm giving you a quiz on the first 15 allusions from your warmups. Also, I would like to take this time to remind you about the late work policy (click on HOME for this site and you'll see it in bright red letters!). If an assignment is more than five school days late, I will not accept it. Progress reports will be going home on September 10, and it's important that you're keeping up with your coursework at all times. Today in class we discussed common pitfalls students run into when writing essays, specifically rhetorical analysis essays. THE SECOND RHETORICAL STRATEGIES TEST WILL BE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. See below for the terms that will be on this test. Today in class you received the words for unit 3. We discussed the words, you wrote them with their definitions, you wrote some awesome sentences featuring the words, and you tried to contain your excitement about the vocabulary quiz you'll have on Friday on them. HERE'S THE LINK TO THE UNIT 3 VOCABULARY WORDS. We also discussed and practiced using correct subject/verb agreement in writing. If you missed class or just want extra practice, I've attached the slideshow we used (I got it from lincoln.edu, but I can't find the link to properly cite it). You might also want simply to google "subject verb agreement quiz" if you feel like you need practice. There are so many of these free quizzes available on the web, and you should definitely be practicing with them if you're ever getting notes about s/v agreement on your papers. Today in class we discussed common errors that students make on essays, and you wrote your first rhetorical analysis essay about Anna Quindlen's "The C Word in the Hallways." The essay topic is below. If you were absent, you need to complete this essay at home (only allow yourself 40 minutes) and turn it in to me when you return to class. Tomorrow you will take your vocabulary quiz for unit 2, and we'll be peer assessing the essays that you wrote today.
Today in class we discussed and annotated Anna Quindlen's "The C Word in the Hallways." Terms to remember from today's lesson:
You completed the packet for the essay, but you won't be turning that in until after you write your [first!] rhetorical analysis essay about Quindlen's piece. (You can find the packet attached to yesterday's post.) In other exciting news, don't forget that you have your first rhetorical strategies test tomorrow. This one should be pretty easy for you since it's the review terms from 9th and 10th grade, but still be sure to study. Today in class you worked on vocabulary for unit 2 and wrote both the words and an original sentence featuring each new vocabulary word. If you did not finish writing your sentences, you need to complete those for homework and turn them in to me tomorrow. You will be having a quiz on the words from unit 2 on Friday. CLICK HERE FOR FLASHCARDS FOR THE WORDS FROM UNIT 2. We also began working on our first passage for rhetorical analysis, Anna Quindlen's "The C Word in the Hallways." You can read the essay here to click or the document below to access it. We will be discussing the essay tomorrow, and you will be writing your first in-class essay on this passage later this week. Also, as promised, I've attached the slideshow that walks you through the PASTA mnemonic device to use when tackling a rhetorical analysis piece. A couple of important dates to remember:
Congratulations! You made it through another week of school!
Today in class we took a vocabulary quiz on unit 1, discussed the PASTA approach for the rhetorical analysis essays on the AP exam using the essay "Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain," and played a game to hone your "appealing to your audience" skill. A couple of important dates to remember:
As I mentioned in class (and this is for you, too, parents!), I will not have grades entered into the gradebook until next Wednesday or Thursday because I need to wait for the IT people to come and help us set up the correct gradebook weights. You do not have homework over the weekend. |
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