Thursday, March 29, 2012

1. HSAP Practice Projector Questions
2. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Re-read the sermon in the textbook, but before you begin—read the prompts below to help guide your reading.
1. Select the most vivid image to you.  Draw a visual representation of the image in the center of the card  (think carefully about your choice of color).  Around the image, “write the quote from the text” (585). On the card, artfully place 3 adjectives that modify the tone of the quote and the image.

 2. Would you want to hear another one of Edwards’s sermons? Explain and refer to his use of ethos, pathos, and logos in
 your justification.

3. What is the theme of the sermon?

3. Rhetorical Ad Analysis (individual)

Homework: Continue working on Rhetorical Ad Analysis & be prepared for Socratic Seminar tomorrow!
Bring Great Gatsby next week!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

1. DEAR
2. Level Four Analysis (165, #5-6)
3. Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement

Homework:  
  • Begin analysis of advertisement (rough draft due Friday)
  • Level Four Analysis (7-8)

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

1. Imitation Poem Reflection

2. Art of Persuasion: The Three Appeals

Homework: Bring an Advertisement or a Magazine to share!

Monday, March 26, 2012

1. SSR
2. HSAP Study Guid Dojo

Homework: 
Finish Sinners questions and  Imitation Poem (both due tomorrow)

Thursday, March 22, 2012

1. Quick write: First Sentence or Last Words
2. Clauses: Four Level Analysis & Sentence Recipes
3. Response Groups: Imitation Poetry

Homework: Study Grammar Notes & Revise Imitation Poem (Final Copy Due Monday)

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

1. DEAR
2. Clauses
3. Think Like a Puritan Discussion
4. Imitation Poem


Homework: Imitation Poem Rough Draft Due Tomorrow

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

1. Quick write #7:
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.   --Bertrand Russell
Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.   --James Stephens
Many people would agree that fear is one of the most powerful motivators of human behavior.  After all, it is our fear of injury that makes us buckle our seat belts, and our fear of failure makes us study or work harder.
Write a one page response about a time when fear motivated an individual.
2. Sinners Vocab
3. Texting Tuesday
4. Bradstreet Imitation Poem
Homework: Imitation Poem (rough draft) due Thursday  

Monday, March 19, 2012

1. SSR
2. Level 3 Grammar Go Back Quiz
3. Think like a Puritan
4. Collaborative Annotations

Homework: Collaborative Annotations Reflection (Entrance Slip)

Friday, March 16, 2012

1. SSR
2. Verbal Phrases Review
3. Level 3 Analysis Quiz
4. Cappuccino Day 11:05-20am
5. Collaborative Annotations


Homework
  • Study for Level 3 Grammar Go-Back Quiz  
  • Visit this site for a verbal phrases online quiz:
http://www.quia.co/quiz/413380.html?AP_rand=2109060170

Thursday, March 15, 2012

1. Quick write: First sentence or last words...
  • He swore on his mother's grave, but he swore on just about everything.
  • ...the day Leslie called me a leech.
2. Level Three Analysis (The Magic Lens, 147)
3. Three Sovereigns for Sarah
 
Homework: Annotate "Here Follow..."
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
1. DEAR
2. Level 3 Analysis
3. Visit with our Vocab
4. Poem Recipe (Pair share and identify inversion and iambic pentameter)
5. Collaborative Annotation Activity

Homework:  Finish Annotations & 
Study Grammar Go-Back Level Level 3

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

1. Quick write: Grammar Usage and Errors (Read the packet and choose 2-3 ideas that you now understand and will implement in your writing/speaking)
2. Level Three Analysis
3. "Here Follow..."
  • Vocab
  • Intro. to Meter, Inverted Syntax, & Implied Metaphor
Homework: Finish PPT (and complete Entrance Slip: Poem Recipe)
Monday, March 12, 2012
1.SSR
2. Verbisection and Sentence Analysis (134)
3. Level Three Phrases (135)
4. Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

1. DEAR
2. Phrases: Sentence Recipes
3. "Half-hanged Mary": Response group discussion of annotations (focus on tone and theme)
4. Think Like a Puritan

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

1. Quick write:
Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure
~LORD BYRON 
1. Do you agree or disagree?
2. Are there levels of sin? EXPLAIN.

2. Texting Tuesday: Vocab
3. Phrases: Appositive and prepositional
4. "Half-hanged Mary": Group discussion of annotations

Homework:   Finish reading and annotating poem

Monday, March 5, 2012

1. Classroom Guidance: Course Selections for 2012-13
2. SIFTT-CCC Powerpoint

Homework: Read and annotate 7pm-2am of "Half-hanged Mary"

Friday, March 2, 2012

1. SSR
2. Level Two Analysis (The Magic Lens 110)
3. Three Sovereigns for Sarah

Homework: Level Two Analysis (The Magic Lens 111)

Thursday, March 1, 2012

1. Discuss Crucible test
2. Grammar Go Back Quiz: Level Two
3. Three Sovereigns for Sarah