Some of you asked for a list of power verbs. Here you go! Also, in the analysis folder.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2SfhJ-tB6PtNTc1TG41ak9jX0E/view?usp=sharing
Occasionally, I will put helpful resources on here for you. But the majority of our class will be conducted on Schoology.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
What you need to work on during Thanksgiving Break...
There are three things that will be due the week we come back from break. Please stay on top of them.
1. MC Practice #4 is due on 11/30. We will also have a quiz that day.
2. 90/90 quizzes begin on 12/1. Here is the list of terms you need to know. The powerpoint is in the analysis folder.
3. You need to read Huck Finn. The quiz on Chapters 25-32 is on 12/3.
1. MC Practice #4 is due on 11/30. We will also have a quiz that day.
2. 90/90 quizzes begin on 12/1. Here is the list of terms you need to know. The powerpoint is in the analysis folder.
3. You need to read Huck Finn. The quiz on Chapters 25-32 is on 12/3.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Extra Credit Opportunity
I will give you 20 points extra credit in the writing category if you participate and enter one of the following categories. (Only 1 submission will be worth extra credit, but feel free to enter both contests!!)
You must provide me with your essay/ editorial cartoon and proof of entry. I would need this by December 7th.
Essay Contest
http://www.csus.edu/calst/LegiSchool_contests/2015EssayFlyer.pdf
Editorial Cartoon Contest
http://www.csus.edu/calst/LegiSchool_contests/2015_Art_Contest.pdf
You must provide me with your essay/ editorial cartoon and proof of entry. I would need this by December 7th.
Essay Contest
http://www.csus.edu/calst/LegiSchool_contests/2015EssayFlyer.pdf
Editorial Cartoon Contest
http://www.csus.edu/calst/LegiSchool_contests/2015_Art_Contest.pdf
Helpful Terms to Know for MC #4
Here are some terms that you will see on the MC #4 Quiz. You can find them in the terms packet I gave you. It has a black rhetorical triangle on the front. If they are not in there, look online. A large chunk have to do with sentence structure.
allusion
analogy
paradox
anaphora
antithesis
asyndeton
irony
epistrophe
polysydeton
allusion
analogy
paradox
anaphora
antithesis
asyndeton
irony
epistrophe
polysydeton
Monday, November 9, 2015
Project Look-Around
Take some time today to look at the projects your classmates did.
1. Try to look at one of each type. Ex. padlet, wevideo, infographic, etc.
2. Look at a few others.
3. Spend at least 10 minutes exploring other people's projects.
4. Then you can work on other stuff, like MC practice #4, read Huck Finn, etc,
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lJyMA13XbA67hHrzRLe05vOgMUdkgSEAOHQhDpN5EqE
Also, here is the free audio for Huck Finn.
http://www.loudlit.org/works/hfinn.htm
1. Try to look at one of each type. Ex. padlet, wevideo, infographic, etc.
2. Look at a few others.
3. Spend at least 10 minutes exploring other people's projects.
4. Then you can work on other stuff, like MC practice #4, read Huck Finn, etc,
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lJyMA13XbA67hHrzRLe05vOgMUdkgSEAOHQhDpN5EqE
Also, here is the free audio for Huck Finn.
http://www.loudlit.org/works/hfinn.htm
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