Nobody showed up to class. This is getting really old.
2nd Per - Honors:
We read a biography of John Milton. Students were asked to consider how life's experiences often contribute to what and how we write. How was Milton ideally placed to have written "Paradise Lost?" What was his personal life like that would help him to understand the highs and lows of this mortal life? Also consider how wealth affects culture. If people don't have the freedom and the time to sit around thinking and writing, or painting, or sculpting all day, we would be very culturally poor as well as economically poor. I have copies of the handout on my "homework counter."
3rd Per - 8th Grade:
We started working on our debates today. Mrs. Henley provided a rubric that discussed the rules and details of what we are looking for when you begin this tomorrow. Here is the handout she provided:
- 8th Grade Debate from Persuasive Essays
1. On the day of the debate, each student in the ‘audience’ will have a blank rubric to complete for each team pro and con. The audience should strive to judge the debate objectively.
2. The debate will begin with the proponent speaker first. They will have 3-5 minutes of uninterrupted time to explain their position.
3. Repeat for the con (contrasting), or opposition, side.
4. Both sides will have 2 minutes to read through their cards and prepare their rebuttal.
5. The rebuttal begins with the con side. They will have 2 minutes to speak after which their opponent will ask them 3 questions. Responses are 1-2 minutes in length.
6. Repeat for the pro side.
7. A final 1 minute summation will be delivered by each side beginning with the proponent.
8. At the end of each debate, well thought out questions can be taken from the audience. These questions will be noted for possible extra credit for the questioner.
Each team will be rated on a 1-10 scale for demonstrating that they understand their own position and on arguments from the opposition relating to the issue.
- Each person in the debate will be scored on their initial statement regarding their position as well as on their rebuttal.
All remarks should be thoughtful and respectful.
Scores will be based on how well a position is stated and argued and on how convincingly each rebuttal point is made.
The concluding summation should sound sure and strong and be backed by evidence and expert opinion. Questions from the audience should be answered quickly and surely.
We began reading from page 246 in our literature books and took notes on the different kinds of Characterizations found on page 246 & 247. Here are the notes:
Character
Dad says you need to build it.
Mom says you need to improve it.
Society says you need to have it.
But how do you define it?
- Character Traits
- Characterization
- The process of revealing a characters traits in a story.
- Direct
- Just telling us what we should be thinking. Very little deduction involved (putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 8.)
- Indirect
- You have to put the pieces together for yourself.
- One person could see them as positive, another could see them as negative.
- Appearance
- What you see first off.
- Includes key details about appearance.
- Judge a book by it’s cover.
- Actions
- How a person acts in certain situations.
- How a person responds to events around him/her.
- Speech
- Colloquialisms
- Local ways of saying something when not in a formal situation.
- Is it . . .
- Pepsi?
- Coke?
- Soda?
- Pop?
- Soda Pop?
- Speech
- Grammar
- Can they use the rightest wordses in the rightiest places?
- Syntax
- How they place words in a sentence, and which words they choose.
- “It was hot and humid.”
- “The summer day waxed sultry and oppressive while the spiteful humidity never abated.”
- Thoughts and Feelings
- The beauty of reading a story is you can get inside a person’s head.
- This allows you to connect the dots FAR quicker than if you are just watching something happen.
- Entire pantheon of literature about guys trying to figure out the women in their lives.
- Just read “Twilight.” NOT!
- Other’s reactions to a person
- How do others react or respond to a character?
- Is the other person someone you trust or not?
- Like or dislike?
- Crabbe and Goyle with Malfoy
- Ron and Hermione with Harry.
From the Greek:
- Kharakter – a defining quality.
- Characterize + ation (process)
- The process of defining someone’s qualities.
See Honors. We are still working with them for this week.
6th Per - 10th Grade:
We are FINALLY finishing up our Prezi Presentations. 5 students went today, and I saw some very impressive and creative things.
-Remember the 5 second rule for pictures: Don't show a picture for less than 5 seconds. It's too quick to process it in your mind.
-Have someone else preview your text to make sure it's visible.
-make sure you give credit where it is due with your works cited.
-Don't speak too quickly or quietly.
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