Tuesday, November 30, 2010

BLACK DAY

PUBLIC SPEAKING
1. Ads
-brainstorm of ads and slogans and "jingles" you can generate off top of head
-'what you know about ads' test
-begin notes on conventions of advertising
-for next time: research a subliminal ad (TV, youtube, radio, magazine) and share it with the class!

COLLEGE PREP
1. Same as orange day....they are one class ahead of you. See their plan from yesterday...

Monday, November 29, 2010

ORANGE DAY

CP
1. Vocab words for Friday test
2. College Essay
-Myers Briggs personality inventory test
-collect final essays, which were due today
3. We will start Short Stories on Wed.

HONORS
1. College Essay
-Myers Briggs test
-Brainstorm of clothing: "Top ten favorite pieces of clothing that identify you"
-Go over effective leads in essays (one of the three items on the rubric)
-For next time: Write THREE lead sentences AS IF you were writing to the topic "What my clothes say about me as an individual." Make them good, solid, fun, creative leads!

ENG 12
1. Vocab for test on Friday
2. Myers Briggs Test

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

BLACK DAY

SPEECH
1. Daily: You should all really get.........
2. View Office "Local Ad" as introduction to advertising unit

CP ENGLISH
1. Creative Careers presentation given by Art Institute
2. Essays were collected today

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

ORANGE DAY (I forgot to update this yesterday-11/2/10....SORRY!)

COLLEGE PREP
1. Art Institute presentation on creative careers
2. REMEMBER: Your college essay is due on the Monday you come back from break. This is a FREE CHOICE essay....ideally, you want to write the essay you will use from college....if you dont know what to do, consider one of the prompts or questions we have explored in this unit. Remember the rubric:
a. Voice
b. Strong Lead
c. Varied sentence beginnings (you need to underline at least THREE examples of you integrating appositives, prepositional phrases, adjective phrases, or participle phrases into your writing)

HONORS
1. Art Institute presentation on creative careers....we will continue college essay when you get back!

ENGLISH 12
1. Creative Careers presentation!

Friday, November 19, 2010

BLACK DAY

PUBLIC SPEAKING
1. Gendhai does his WUSSA
2. Gendhai and Elizabeth do their "controversy speeches" from being absent
3. Empathy
-finish up with "smile test" and discuss results
-Empathy Quotient test on line and discuss results
-with extra time, follow some of the other links on the tinyurl.com!
4. We'll be starting with Advertising/Marketing next!

COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH
1. 6 word bios/"Hint Fiction" NPR project
2. College Essay
-"I am a dynamic figure" creative activity
-read Hugh Gallagher's NYU essay USING this strategy
-"Shakespeare," "BC," and "Clayton Kennedy" examples....and discuss with time
-Remember, your essays are due on Tuesday. Be sure to have a good lead, have an essay full of voice, and have at least three sentences underlined that reflect the 'sentence variety' strategies we discussed last class!!!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP
1. Same as black day....your college essay will be due after Thanksgiving....see yesterday's plan, since that is your plan too!

HONORS ENGLISH
1. Vocab Test
2. College Essay
-"annoying" responses read and judged for voice
-list of questions AND personal inventory mixer....fun!
-for next time, finish the personal inventory, and, based on the honor system, write for ten minutes....this writing can be on ANY aspect of the two sheets (as long as it inspires you)....make the writing as rich in voice and personality as you can!

ENGLISH 12
1. Vocabulary test
2. Short Stories Unit
-teach the Point, Question, Connect strategy
-apply it as we read "Herb Johnson" story

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

BLACK DAY

PUBLIC SPEAKING
1. Larry does his WUSSA
2. NPR podcast: Regional dialects and how our brain processes them!
3. "Stewie's see n say: The International Version"
4. Empathy
-2 truths and a lie
-share
-introduce "smile" theory, which we will do on Friday!

COLLEGE PREP
1. Vocab test
2. College Essay
-sentence variety exercises
-learn the four types of sentence variety
-when you hand in your essay (next TUESDAY) you must use ANY COMBO OF THE FOUR STRATEGIES I TAUGHT YOU at least three times (2 appositives, one prep phrase....3 prep phrases....1 participle phrase, 2 adjective phrases....ETC.) You must underline these three examples before handing in your paper to me...see me with any questions!
3. Have a great afternoon!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP
1. Please see the Black Day class schedule....this is you too.
2. Your vocabulary test is on THURSDAY

HONORS ENGLISH
1. OWL test
2. Vocab test is on THURSDAY
3. Papers
-pass back these fantastic pieces
-quick OWLs (led vs lead AND could of vs could have)
-write these OWLs in your notebook so you dont forget them
4. College Essay
-Colby newspaper article and discuss voice
-"annoying" prompt...keep them anonymous....we will share them and 'judge' next time...hehe

ENGLISH 12
1. Funny-worst essay analogies
2. Persuasion
-"In defense of boredom" read and S.C.A.R.
-smiley face rubric for persuasion papers
-write for 20 minutes and finish for next class: "Write about something you are against....and argue FOR it..."

Monday, November 15, 2010

BLACK DAY

SPEECH
1. Larry: You will do you WUSSA on Wednesday. Gendhai: Can you go Friday?
2. Anti-status quo speeches delivered (with special guest Mr Atwood)
3. Empathy/body language
-stories/examples of body language which exudes (or does not) confidence
-"dickde" story and discussion

COLLEGE PREP
1. Vocab test is on WED
2. College Essay
-clothes essay due....share some aloud
-I read my example about stealing airport furniture
-workshop papers by switching with partner and doing 1) Point, Question, Connect and 2) THREE alternate leads (remember....the big fca for this was an effective lead!)
-'begin' work on sentence variety, which is the last FCA for your final essay!!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

ORANGE DAY

CP ENGLISH
1. Same as Black day....your vocab test is next THURSDAY...your paper on clothes is due TUESDAY

HONORS ENGLISH
1. Reminder: Test on OWLS on TUES and test on vocab on THURSDAY of next week
2. College Essay
-rubric given on board
-Kite or clothesline game!
-"Would you rather!"

ENGLISH 12
1. OWL practice sheet for participation grade
2. Persuasion
-"One thing I'd like changed about school is...." prompt and discussion
-SCAR on "The Junk with School Lunches" and discuss
-we will write on TUESDAY
3. Vocabulary test: It is coming up (supposed to be on Tuesday) so be prepared!!!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

BLACK DAY

PUBLIC SPEAKING
1. Finish film clips on confidence
2. view "Regan" clips as they relate to confidence
3. Speeches are due on Monday.....must have one clear sign of confidence!

CP ENGLISH
1. Vocab for test next WEDNESDAY
2 College essay
-study leads using "Dark and Stormy" book
-brainstorm ten favorite pieces of clothing (*clothing means clothes, accessories, jewelery, tattoos, keychains, talismans, etc!)
-write for Monday: "What does your clothing say about YOU?" The FCA for this paper is a GOOD SOLID LEAD and plenty of voice. It must only be a page (minimum)

Monday, November 8, 2010

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP
1. Same as Black Day class....see their post

HONORS ENGLISH
1. Vocabulary words for vocab quiz next THURSDAY
2. O.W.L. test is next TUESDAY
3. Your paper is due on WEDNESDAY (wow....you have a lot going on)
- "Describe how a seemingly good quality--like loyalty, tenacity, kindness, etc--can also be a detriment to a character(s), ultimately causing flaws. Use any of our short stories as a reference point....the FCA for this is your opening paragraph/intro....we discussed the effectiveness of good leads (and how to do them) in class"
4. College Essay
-share prompts
-some notes on what the unit will look like
-what IS the college essay anyway?
-handout given on possible prompts, etc.

ENGLISH 12
1. Vocab words for test next TUESDAY
2. Finish "Thank you for smoking"

Friday, November 5, 2010

BLACK DAY

PUBLIC SPEAKING
1. Discuss film, intro to persuasion, bogus law suits, issues, and things that defy status quo....
2. Speech assigned: Argue against something widely accepted by YOU or society (school should be year round, pizza is an awful food, basketball is the worst sport, etc). Work on this and you will have time on Tuesday as well to finish it
3. Begin presenting film clips on confidence....

CP ENGLISH
1. College Essay
-continue reading aloud essays....PQC to them...
-continue to be amazed at the fantastikness (that IS a word....haha) of my class's ability to both write and share their writing
-Read article from "English Journal" on using creative nonfiction to write a college essay
-we will continue the discussion next time, in order that we could hear from CBL about their awesome experience at the kid's cancer ward....
AMAZING CLASS. THANK YOU.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH
1. Same as Black day classes--see their assignment

HONORS ENGLISH
1. "Once more to the lake"
-discuss story, take a few notes, share responses
2. Writing
-reminder of FCA of intro paragraph
-go over introduction paragraphs, with attention to backstory....see examples/photocopied sheets
3. "Herb Johnson: god of Canton"
-read aloud and enjoy.....

ENGLISH 12
1. Persuasion
-view "Thank you for smoking"
-pay attention/take notes for followup activity
2. Collect "epic hero" papers...these were assigned last class, and you had 25 minutes to work on them....basically, all you should be doing today is printing them out!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

BLACK DAY

PUBLIC SPEAKING
1. Finish "Smoking" film
2. Discuss elements of confidence and persuasion in film
3. Bring a film clip that demonstrates CONFIDENCE and present it to the class on Friday

COLLEGE PREP
1. College Essay
-hear "collecting activity" feedback and discuss and share
-in class writing: at least a page long....on any of the prompts or ideas we have discussed
-teach the Point, Question, Connect strategy for giving feedback on writing
-begin sharing aloud/giving feedback...we will continue this on Friday
-THANKS FOR SHARING!!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

ORANGE DAY

CP ENGLISH
1. See Black Day Plan

HONORS ENGLISH
1. Writing prompt given: If you have questions or need it written down again, please come see me! This paper is due next WED.
2. O.W.L. test is next MON
3. "Once more to the Lake"
-discussion of a changed place, EB White, etc
-read the essay
-participation writing: How does White use symbolism in the story?? Pick out examples. Think outside the box

ENGLISH 12
1. OWL Test
2. Epic Hero
-finish last convention
-Epic Hero conventions sheet to do in class
-Writing: Describe a modern day hero, using at least 3 conventions we discussed in class. This was begun in class, and this is due in class on Thursday
3. BRING PERMISSION SLIP FOR MOVIE!

Monday, November 1, 2010

BLACK DAY

PUBLIC SPEAKING
1. You folks were in the library,, since I was at the Shakespeare production. I had a great time, and I hope you did too. We will continue the film on Wednesday

COLLEGE PREP
1. Vocabulary test
2. College Essay
-voice writing prompts (kid at Beiber concert, day after Thanksgiving, etc)
-list of questions/partner up/talking and switching
-"writing floats on a sea of talk"-Donald Hall. *Remember this when looking for ideas!*
-"collecting activity" on other side of the list of questions...please do this for homework...come to class with it completed....we will be writing on Wednesday!