Monday, March 18For each essay that we read, take 100 to 150 words of notes.
Read "Thesis" pages 71 to 73
Do Journal #5: Rules of Life Read "Unity" pages 90 to 93
Tuesday, March 19Discuss Chapter 5 "Organization" from pages 109 to 113
Do Journal #6: Organization
Four Types of Doublespeak ~ Language that pretends to communicate but doesn’t.
Wednesday, March 20Read “Beginnings and Endings” pages 133 to 139
Do Journal #7 To what extent does it capture the audience’s attention?
Homework: Read "Paragraphs" on pages 164 to 167 and Read and take notes on "Simplicity" on pages 168 to 171. List of TransitionsADDITION: also, in addition, furthermore, moreover
CAUSE AND EFFECT: therefore, consequently, thus, accordingly, as a result COMPARISON: similarly, likewise, by comparison CONCESSION: to be sure, granted, of course, it is true, to tell the truth, certainly, with the exception of, although this may be true CONTRAST: however, in contrast, on the contrary, on the other hand, nevertheless, in spite of EXAMPLE: for example, for instance RE-STATEMENT: as I have said, in other words, in simpler terms, to put it differently, simply stated SEQUENCE: first, second, third, next, finally SUMMARY: in conclusion, to conclude, to summarize, in brief, in short TIME: subsequently, at the same time, simultaneously, immediately, this time, until now, meanwhile, currently, in the meantime, formerly, the former, the latter Thursday, March 21Top Ten List of Most Helpful Writing Advice from "Simplicity":
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING THE MOST: Classroom Discussion of Zinsser's editing on page 172-174 Discuss "Transitions" pages 188-191
Do Journal #8 Homework: Read and take notes on Annie Dillard from An American Childhood pages 215-217. Friday, March 22Grammar and sentence structure . . .
II. Types of Sentences: A. Simple: IC. B. Complex 1: IC DC. C. Complex 2: DC, IC. D. Compound 1: IC,+ IC. E. Compound 2: IC; IC. F. Compound Complex 1: DC, IC, + IC. G. Compound Complex 2: IC, + IC DC. What is the relationship between sentence structure and punctuation?
HOMEWORK: DO JOURNAL ENTRY #9: SPRING BREAK What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash?
Monday, March 25Continue with the Grammar Packet
Postpone AP Literary Terms until after Spring Break Test over essays on Thursday Read and discuss "Diction and Tone" pages 239-244; Read and discuss "Pop-a-Shot" pages 259-262 Tuesday, March 26Review the tone of "Pop-A-Shot"
Discuss “Figurative Language” pages 270 to 271 Background Information on "The Hanging"Setting is the 1930s in Burma, now called Myanmar, formerly a part of the British Indian Empire or the British Raj.
Read, discuss, and take notes on “The Hanging” page 285: How does the dog create a juxtaposition in the mood of the scene? Juxtaposition = the contiguous positioning of either two images, characters, objects, or two scenes in sequence, in order to compare and contrast them, or establish a relationship between them. Wednesday, March 27Review the test
Illustrative Writing: "Talking Hard Work" by Woody Guthrie Read and discuss “Illustration”: pages 295-298 Review the Student Model ~ It's not brilliant writing, but it's a solid essay that addresses the second and third FCAs well. Illustrative Rubric If you want a little more insight into what illustration means, click here for a webpage from Alamo College that explains it well. Read and take notes on the following essays: “Be Specific” pages 306-307 “The Case for Shorter Words” pages 310-313 Sample Thesis Statements following the format ~ IC; conjunct, IC. While happiness is often an elusive state of being, it tends to come my way most fully when I find just the right balance between friends and family, work and play; even so, a lot of my happiness depends upon my attitude and level of engagement in the day. (50 words)
There are many wonderful people, rewarding activities, and fun situations that cause me to feel happy; in addition, I also harness some of my personal happiness from engaging myself and completing different types of work that are satisfying. (39 words)
Whether alone or with others, happiness is living fully and deliberately in the present moment; however,many times, it’s necessary to do a little planning in order to create those situations. (32 words)
True happiness emanates from positive interactions with my friends, my family, my students, and my pet; nevertheless, unlike many people, I do find much personal happiness in solitude as well. (26 words)
Thursday, March 28Take, correct, and record the Test
Finish Illustration Monday, April 8Writing Workshop: Illustrative Essay
Key Words Quiz Tuesday, April 9Compose in a wide range of genres that serve a variety of purposes and that use a variety of organizational patterns.
Read together, discuss, and take notes on “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin pages 346 to 349 "Narration" ~ Read on 321 to 324 “How I Got Smart” by Steve Brody pages 330 to 334 Proofread final drafts for publication based on rubric and assignment criteria.
Wednesday, April 10Writing Workshop: Write your Narrative Essay
Thursday, April 11Descriptive Essay: Create a verbal picture of a person, place, thing, idea, or state of mind through at least four different stages or phases that conveys a very clear dominant impression.
Think-Pair-Share: Identify 5-10 characteristics of good descriptive writing Analyze the description in two Tom Waits songs: "Trouble's Braids" and "A Soldier's Things" Activity: Identify the parts of speech and figurative language in model student descriptive essay What's good about this essay?
Read and take notes on “Subway Station” page 353 Read and take notes on “My Favorite Teacher” page 365
Friday and Monday, April 12 and 15Writing Workshop ~ Write your descriptive essay in class. Be finished with at least a rough draft of all three by Monday.
Tuesday, April 16Click here to go to the information for Process Analysis
Read "How to Write a Personal Letter" page 372 Read both Alli Klosner's and Brooke Walston's essays Read any three of the other six essays Wednesday, April 17Writing Workshop ~ Process Analysis
Create a new Google Doc entitled "Essay #2" The rubric is under English 11A ~ Process Analysis Thursday, April 18Use appropriate structures, language and grammar in a wide variety of genres that correctly reflect the constraints and possibilities of that genre.
Read "Definition" pages 391 to 393 Here's a good example of a definition essay from Michigan Public Radio ~ "What It Means to be a Michigan Man" Here's another good example of a definition essay from New York Timescolumnist and NPR pundit David Brooks: "What Moderation Means" HOMEWORK: Find AND bring in a printed copy of a famous quotation that gives a definition of your definition essay topic. Read the definition essays:
Examples of Negation 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 1 If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. [Meaning of this metaphor?] 2 And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, 5 it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, 6 it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. [Notice the parallelism!] "Love Is Not All" Edna St. Vincent Millay Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain; Nor yet a floating spar to men that sink And rise and sink and rise and sink again; Love can not fill the thickened lung with breath, Nor clean the blood, nor set the fractured bone; Yet many a man is making friends with death Even as I speak, for lack of love alone. It well may be that in a difficult hour, Pinned down by pain and moaning for release, Or nagged by want past resolution's power, I might be driven to sell your love for peace, Or trade the memory of this night for food. It well may be. I do not think I would. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW AN IMMATURE WRITER MIGHT INCORPORATE A QUOTED PASSAGE: "Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." ~Adlai Stevenson. Yes, I agree. Patriotism is a virtue that seems easy to define, but perhaps it's more complicated than that. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW A MORE MATURE WRITER MIGHT INCORPORATE A QUOTED PASSAGE: Patriotism is a virtue that often seems easy to define, but perhaps it's more involved and complex than our first conception of it. I mean, can you just declare, "I love America!" and then, you're a patriot? Perhaps, there's a more seasoned patriotism out there. For example, famous American politician Adlai Stevenson claimed that patriotism is not simply the act of waving a flag on July 4th: "Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." Even though dressing up in red, white, and blue and flying a flag on Independence Day may indeed be a manifestation of patriotism, Mr. Stevenson is saying that it takes an entire lifetime of steady and determined dedication to one's country to be considered truly patriotic. We must not only love our country but also serve it in such a way that makes our fellow citizens better off in some fundamental sense.
Tuesday, April 23Use appropriate structures, language and grammar in a wide variety of genres that correctly reflect the constraints and possibilities of that genre.
Classification: the grouping of individual objects or ideas into already established categories. Classify yourselves into the following groups:
Division: the separation of a class of things or ideas into categories following a clear principle or basis. (This is the process by which the categories are created.) Divide yourselves into those who have a personality most closely matching certain modes of transportation:
Click here to watch Sean Kelly and Phil Cooley's division and classification video of the different types of male friends. READ and DISCUSS TODAY IN CLASS:
JOURNAL #2: Think about your friends. Do you regard them all in the same light? Would you divide them in any way according to different types of friends? On what basis would you group them? Can you identify and give examples for at least four to five types of friends? Divide them into categories and write a paragraph that illustrates examples of each type. Use appropriate structures, language and grammar in a wide variety of genres that correctly reflect the constraints and possibilities of that genre. Useful vocabulary when using classification or division to develop your ideas: Nouns: basis, bases, breeds, categories, characteristics, classes, criterion, criteria, divisions, families, features, groups, kinds, members, orders, sorts, species, sub-categories, sub-classes, sub-divisions, sub-groups, sub-orders, types Verbs and phrasal verbs: arrange (in), categorize, classify, differentiate (between/among), distinguish (between/among), divide into, fall into, group, place in, put into, sub-divide (or subdivide) Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22Writing Workshop ~ Combine your Process Analysis and your Definition Essay: Both are due on Friday
Wednesday, April 24COMPARE / CONTRAST:
Point-by-Point Pattern: I. Weather · A. Winter · B. Summer II. Outdoor Activities · A. Winter · B. Summer III. Indoor Activities · A. Winter · B. Summer IV. Clothing · A. Winter · B. Summer V. Sports · A. Winter · B. Summer VI. Holidays · A. Winter · B. Summer VII. Foods · A. Winter · B. Summer Use appropriate structures, language and grammar in a wide variety of genres that correctly reflect the constraints and possibilities of that genre. #3 COMPARE & CONTRAST: Compare and contrast two people, places, experiences, things, ways of doing something, or ideas. For example, two cities, two political parties, two or four seasons, an inexperienced way of perceiving or doing something v. an experienced way of perceiving or doing something, two cars, two SUVs, two trucks, two restaurants, two sports, two video games, two classes, two ways to heat a home, two teachers, two classes, two students, two types of students, two people, two ideas, two philosophies, two religions, two . . . EXTRA CREDIT JOURNAL: As we age and gain experience, our interpretation of the same memory—or how we view the same scene—can change. For example, the way we view our own appearance changes all the time, and photos from our childhood may surprise us in decades that follow. Perhaps something we found amusing in our younger days may make us feel uncomfortable or embarrassed now, or the house we grew up in later seems smaller or less appealing or vice versa. What do you view differently now than you used to? How does your interpretation of it now contrast with how you experienced it at the time? In other words, compare and contrast the ways that you used to envision the world with how you see it now. How do you expect your world view will continue to evolve with the years, experience, and (hopefully) wisdom that you will accumulate in the future? Use appropriate structures, language and grammar in a wide variety of genres that correctly reflect the constraints and possibilities of that genre. Possible “apple to apple” combinations of local restaurants to compare and contrast:
Subject-by-Subject Pattern: I. Burger King · A. Selection · B. Quality of Food · C. Service · D. Pricing · E. Environmental, Health, & Economic Impact II. McDonald’s · A. Selection · B. Quality of Food · C. Service · D. Pricing · E. Environmental, Health, & Economic Impact Subject-by-Subject Pattern: I. Saugatuck · A. Size · B. People & Demographics · C. Natural Features · D. Hang Outs · E. Parks II. Douglas · A. Size · B. People & Demographics · C. Natural Features · D. Hang Outs · E. Parks Possible “apple to apple” combinations for village, town, or city comparisons:
Subject-by-Subject I. Spring · Weather · Activities · Clothing · Sports · Holidays · Seasonal Foods II. Fall · Weather · Activities · Clothing · Sports · Holidays · Seasonal Food
Thursday, April 25Use appropriate structures, language and grammar in a wide variety of genres that correctly reflect the constraints and possibilities of that genre.
Read “Cause and Effect” 462 to 464:
#4 CAUSE AND EFFECT ~ WHY ARE YOU WHO YOU ARE??? Analyze five or six of what you consider the most important influences on your life: parent(s), your friends, a grandparent, your job, a teacher, a coach, your neighborhood, a journey or vacation, a skill that you have developed, your religious or spiritual beliefs, your own personal philosophy of life a book or movie, your cultural background, youth organization, your siblings, a hero or mentor, a conflict addressed, a lesson learned, your education, an important experience, a guiding philosophy, some good advice . . . POSITIVE CHANGE: If you could do one thing to change America for the better, what would it be? --OR-- LANGUAGES: When you are in public and hear people around you speaking a foreign language, what is your immediate reaction? Are you intrigued? Do you feel uncomfortable? Why? How do you regard people who speak a language other than English in public in America? Why? In other countries of the world, how do you imagine that people react to hearing a language other than their own? Do you think this is common?
Friday, April 26 and Monday, April 29Writing Workshop ~ Choose any one of the three essays
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JOURNALS#5 RULES OF LIFE: In his essay “Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name,” James Collier illustrates several examples about how dealing with anxiety made him a better person. Find examples in paragraphs 4, 9, 15, 18, and 21. How do his rules of life apply to you and your goals, aspirations, and dreams for this class and your future? (250 to 300 words)
#6 ORGANIZATION: In five minutes each, create and label examples of three different organizational techniques: 1) logical, 2) chronological, and 3) spatial.
#7 MISS BESSIE: Choose one, two, or even three of Miss Bessie’s sayings from the essay “Unforgettable Miss Bessie” and write a total of 250 to 300 words about how it could relate to you and your life: See paragraphs #6, #10, #13, #14, #18, #19 on pages 158 to 161. #8 TRANSITIONS: A transition is a word or phrase used to signal the relationship among ideas and to join the various parts of a piece of writing together. Describe your weekend using (and then highlighting in your favorite color) at least twelve transitional words. Try to use transitional expressions from at least six different categories. #9 SPRING BREAK: Answer the question: "What do you want to do during your spring break vacation?" using all of the four sentence types. Underline the simple sentence; highlight the complex sentence in yellow; highlight the compound sentence in orange; and highlight the compound-complex sentence in green. ESSAYS ON TEST:
LITERARY TERMS ON TEST:
MEMORIZE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF USEFUL WORDS FOR TEST:
#10 ILLUSTRATIONIllustrate one of the following thesis statements with at least three specific examples:
#1 NARRATIONTell a story using all of the following sentences in order:
HIghlight all of the following types of sentences in your writing:
OR Tell a story or stories about something that happened to you over your Spring Break by including all of the following elements:
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