The Poetry Unit Begins

Today we began our look at poetry with Brooks' "We Real Cool," reviewing some poetic terms in preparation fro unit 7 in the textbook.
Tomorrow we are in the computer lab for more Navigator.

Persuasive Papers

Today students had some time to put finishing touches on their persuasive papers which were due at the end of the period.

Enjoy the vacation!

Wednesday/Thursday

We've spent the last two days working on the persuasive papers. There will be some time in class tomorrow, but final, typed drafts are due at the end of the period.

Persuasive Paper, Day #2

Today we finished up the planning work from the textbook that we started yesterday and then moved on to writing the first drafts using the handout given in class. Some students also started researching using the website evaluation handout they were given.

The Persuasive Paper: Day 1

Today we brainstormed topics and students got started planning their papers using pages 653 (1-4) and 654 (1 & 2).

"The Pedestrian"

Today we read Ray Bradbury's "The Pedestrian" and did questions 1-4, 6 & 7.

Thursday

Today we finished our in class analysis of "Search and Suspend," discussed it and handed in the written work. We then read "Primal Screen" on page 640 and 641 in the text.

Persuasion and Bias

Today we looked at #33 from the Q2 assessment, discussed number 8 from yesterday's homework (which I collected), and then we started studying "Search and Suspend," an article from a recent North Coast Journal, looking for bias, fact and opinion.

Persuasive Techniques & Pennies for Patients

Today we started with a bit of test review, then watched a video about the Pennies for Patients fundraiser currently going on on campus. After passing the PFP box and discussing the persuasive techniques demonstrated in the video, we went over last night's homework which will be collected tomorrow.

Friday & Monday

Friday we began by reviewing the terms "fact," "opinion," and "bias" on page 621 of the textbook. Then we read "How Private is Your Private Life" (622) and started "The Privacy Debate" (628).
Monday we started with new seats and by reviewing a question from the Q2 quarterly assessment. After that, we finished "The Privacy Debate" and did question 1 to 6 and 8 on page 631. Students should finish these for HW if necessary.

Gettysburg & Vocab

Today we analyzed Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address," looking for the rhetorical devices and persuasive techniques we've been studying. We spent the rest of the period adding definitions to the notes for the vocabulary words on page 621.

Run-ons and MLK

Today we began with the grammar work on page 88. We then discussed and turned in the MLK work from pages 608 and 609.

Flight of the Navigator

Today we were in the lab working on our four year plans.

Monday

Today we continued with the "I Have a Dream" work we began Friday. Students had the whole period to fill out the rhetorical device and persuasive techniques charts we created before reading. Students also worked on numbers 1-4 and 7 on page 608 and the Vocab in Practice and Vocab in Writing on page 609. This is due Wednesday.
We are in the computer lab tomorrow.