Friday, January 27, 2012
Last assignment On Document
This paper should be shared with me at jenmurphy11@gmail.com - Please make sure this paper is shared correctly. If it does not say Mrs. Murphy - you have not shared correctly. This may or may not be the last grade on the grade report. Make sure you have it in because if it is the last grade on the report and you don't have it in - this translates as a 0 on your grade report. Today is the last day to turn it in. Friday!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The midterm
The midterm is a 50 question (approx) multiple choice exam. You will have 4 - 5 passages. This tests your development in critical reading skills we have been working on with the extensive annotations and analysis in class. This is the type of exam you will experience in May. It will be about 10% of the grade. Don't stress, get sleep and do your best.
Your On paper should be shared with me at jenmurphy11@gmail.com on Google docs by the day of the midterm. If you have questions, ask me prior to the day of the midterm. I will return for midterms.
Your On paper should be shared with me at jenmurphy11@gmail.com on Google docs by the day of the midterm. If you have questions, ask me prior to the day of the midterm. I will return for midterms.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
18 distractors to Academic Voice
Read the following Powerpoint on 18 distractors to academic voice
Write a reflection based on your first paper of what you need to do to improve your own writing. 1 paragraph. Use the powerpoint to reflect on what you have done.
Write a reflection based on your first paper of what you need to do to improve your own writing. 1 paragraph. Use the powerpoint to reflect on what you have done.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Read Shooting an Elephant By Thursday
THIS TEXT IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR NORTON READER p. 493!!!!!!!
Bring a copy of Shooting an Elephant with you to class (book or printed out)
Be prepared to answer the question
"Shooting an Elephant" is a striking example of how a government official uses the language of narration to convey political ideas. What political ideas does Orwell convey? How does he convey them? Is his message conveyed directly or indirectly? Explain.
Bring a copy of Shooting an Elephant with you to class (book or printed out)
Be prepared to answer the question
"Shooting an Elephant" is a striking example of how a government official uses the language of narration to convey political ideas. What political ideas does Orwell convey? How does he convey them? Is his message conveyed directly or indirectly? Explain.
The On Document - due January 23rd or earlier
The On Document
You have now read several texts on a topic (War, compassion, dumpster diving, and discrimination. You are now going to create and write your opinion on a topic you are passionate about emulating Ralph Ellison’s style in “On Discrimination.”
1. Choose a topic you know well and are passionate about to write about.
You can write about abstract ideas: On Fear, On Despair, On Annoyance, On rules, equality
Or
You can write about concrete ideas: On surfing, On Being home, On school
Your topic _______________________________
2. What idea do you want to express about it? __________________________________
(On war expressed war makes humans suffer, On Compassion expressed the idea that there needs to be more compassion in the world, etc.)
3. Invent and select your mode of delivery. Using 2nd person, narrate, describe and exemplify your idea on your topic. Use 2-3 descriptions or examples from your life to explain your point. You can write on:
• Discovery: Writing a narrative about an event in which you discovered something about your place in the world. (Think about childhood) Give careful consideration to point of view and the use of dialogue. (Think about how Ellison integrates dialogue with his mother, the policeman).
• Reflection: Relate an incident from your life that illustrates how you felt about a particular environment – On imagination (jumping off the rooftop of a house), On chaos (describe your school schedule), On comfort or disgust (describe your neighborhood), On mediocrity (describe cleaning) Use description to create a clear picture of the place.
• Rebellion: Relate the feeling of an action against society. Have you ever broken a code (whether an unwritten rule or a recorded law) to do something? Write an essay that evaluates the worth of breaking the code. Describe the code you broke. What did you risk and gain (or lose)? (On rules, on regulations) Make sure to use concrete details to narrate both the incident and the outcome.
• Another idea of your choice
4. Choose 3 stylistic devices to write with. (concrete / abstract language as in WWII, specific mode definition (as in dumpster diving, imagery & figurative language as in On Compassion, 2nd person narration as in On Discrimination)
Format: Typed, double spaced in Google Docs, share with jenmurphy11@gmail.com
Title it _______(your period) ________(name) title\
4 Jen On being a procrastinator
Papers will have
• Introduction and body paragraphs with 2-3 examples, descriptions or narrations to convey the idea
• Descriptive narration & 3 stylistic devices are used
• there is clear idea written about the topic that you want to express to the reader
• You have stylistically selected your material so that your voice echoes through the piece
You have now read several texts on a topic (War, compassion, dumpster diving, and discrimination. You are now going to create and write your opinion on a topic you are passionate about emulating Ralph Ellison’s style in “On Discrimination.”
1. Choose a topic you know well and are passionate about to write about.
You can write about abstract ideas: On Fear, On Despair, On Annoyance, On rules, equality
Or
You can write about concrete ideas: On surfing, On Being home, On school
Your topic _______________________________
2. What idea do you want to express about it? __________________________________
(On war expressed war makes humans suffer, On Compassion expressed the idea that there needs to be more compassion in the world, etc.)
3. Invent and select your mode of delivery. Using 2nd person, narrate, describe and exemplify your idea on your topic. Use 2-3 descriptions or examples from your life to explain your point. You can write on:
• Discovery: Writing a narrative about an event in which you discovered something about your place in the world. (Think about childhood) Give careful consideration to point of view and the use of dialogue. (Think about how Ellison integrates dialogue with his mother, the policeman).
• Reflection: Relate an incident from your life that illustrates how you felt about a particular environment – On imagination (jumping off the rooftop of a house), On chaos (describe your school schedule), On comfort or disgust (describe your neighborhood), On mediocrity (describe cleaning) Use description to create a clear picture of the place.
• Rebellion: Relate the feeling of an action against society. Have you ever broken a code (whether an unwritten rule or a recorded law) to do something? Write an essay that evaluates the worth of breaking the code. Describe the code you broke. What did you risk and gain (or lose)? (On rules, on regulations) Make sure to use concrete details to narrate both the incident and the outcome.
• Another idea of your choice
4. Choose 3 stylistic devices to write with. (concrete / abstract language as in WWII, specific mode definition (as in dumpster diving, imagery & figurative language as in On Compassion, 2nd person narration as in On Discrimination)
Format: Typed, double spaced in Google Docs, share with jenmurphy11@gmail.com
Title it _______(your period) ________(name) title\
4 Jen On being a procrastinator
Papers will have
• Introduction and body paragraphs with 2-3 examples, descriptions or narrations to convey the idea
• Descriptive narration & 3 stylistic devices are used
• there is clear idea written about the topic that you want to express to the reader
• You have stylistically selected your material so that your voice echoes through the piece
Monday, January 2, 2012
Dumpster Diving
Read On Dumpster Diving for Tuesday. Print out a copy or bring your book (it is located in your Norton Reader.
Questions, Chunking analysis & Multiple choice questions - last day to hand in is Wednesday January 10th
This was completed last Friday
Questions, Chunking analysis & Multiple choice questions - last day to hand in is Wednesday January 10th
This was completed last Friday
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