Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Friday, September 28, 2012

Class Notes DUE 9/28


Please make sure the notes submitted are organized and clearly labeled. 

Notes should include:
1. Aristotle’s Triangle

2. 150 Words on the effect on the reader of MLK’s use of italics.

3. Multiple Choice MLK

4. 100 words on the appeal to ethos in paragraph 34 of MLK

5. Annotation of “Why Men Fail”

6. Noun Tools Worksheet

7. The purpose and patterns worksheet on “Late Bloomers”

Friday, September 14, 2012

Syllabus for 1st Quarter 2012-2013




Assignment 1  Class Notes First Five Weeks Classwork/Homework
Assignment 2  Class Notes Second Five Weeks Classwork/Homework
Assignment 3  Reading Journal First Five Weeks Classwork/Homework
Assignment 4 Reading Journal Second Five Weeks Classwork/Homework
Assignment 5 Summer Reading Classwork/Homework
Assignment 6  Three Appeals Essay Essays/Projects
Assignment 7  Tone Essay Essays/Projects
Assignment 8 Arrangement Essay Essays/Projects
Assignment 9  Annotation of Article Essays/Projects
Assignment 10  (3) Timed Writing Revisions Essays/Projects
Assignment 11  Timed Writing 1- Audience Timed Writings
Assignment 12  Timed Writing 2- Purpose Timed Writings
Assignment 13 Timed Writing 3- Speaker Timed Writing
Assignment 14 Timed Writing- Rhetorical Device Timed Writings
Assignment 15  Timed Writing- Quote Response Timed Writings
Assignment 16 Timed Writing - Character Sketch Timed Writings
Assignment 17  Timed Writing - Diction Timed Writings
Assignment 18 Timed Writing - Argument Timed Writings
Assignment 19  Timed Writing Making Connections Timed Writings
Assignment 20 Timed Writing Style Timed Writings


Reading Journals should have 10 of the following entries, without duplication, per five weeks:

A 400 word imitation of the author's style

A 400 word discussion of arrangement

A 400 word discussion of the author's tone

A 400 word discussion of one the the three Appeals

A 400 word discussion of a recurring rhetorical device

A 400 word discussion which connects the novel to another piece we have read in class

A 200 word argument response regarding a premise in the novel

A 200 word character sketch

A 200 word response which discusses one instance of a rhetorical device

A 200 word response to a quote from the text.

A 200 word discussion on the diction on one page of the novel

A 200 word discussion on the speaker

A 100 word statement of the author's purpose

A 100 word statement of the author's intended audience

An Annotation of a two-page excerpt



Class notes should include:

Short In-Class Writing Responses

Annotations

Class Notes

Multiple Choice answers with rationales

Group work notes

New vocabulary



Major essays: Separate assignment guidelines will be provided.

Annotation of an Article: Separate assignment guidelines will be provided.