11.10.2010
10.25.2010
Computer Writing Time
The last computer time that we will have as a class is this Thursday, the 28th. The Persuasive Paper is due Friday at the beginning of class (there will be no worktime Friday, and students will not be able to print).
Persuasive Paper Due
Due Date: Friday, October 29th (this reflects a one-week extension)
MLA Format: This is the format you already know. Heading on the left (double spaced), whole paper double spaced (and no extra space between paragraphs). No underline under the title. If we were going to have a bibliography page it would be titled "Works Cited."
Works Cited Page: I've decided not to go there with this project. You may quote facts from your sources without citations. If you quote a whole sentence--and you should use several good quotes--, make sure to a) "put it in quotes" and b) mention the author's name before OR put the author's last name in parenthesis after the quote. Like this:
The zoos in America are filling a vital need, "We are seeing an increasing number of homeless animals--that's a problem that needs to be dealt with!" (Geiger). OR
According to Geiger, of US Zoos and World Report, US zoos are filling a vital need: "We are seeing an increasing number of homeless animals--that's a problem that needs to be dealt with!"
The paper must have an intro paragraph with three-point Thesis statement. The thesis comes at the end of the paragraph and sounds something like this: The thing that I'm arguing for should/should not be . . . because Reason1, Reason2, and Reason3.
Each body paragraph should correspond to the reasons listed in the thesis (and in that order). Body paragraphs should be written to convince a classmate who has the opposite opinion (saying "I think jail populations should be reduced" is not very convincing, is it?).
The conclusion paragraph should mirror the intro. Grabber sentence. Restatement of three reasons. Rousing call to action.
MLA Format: This is the format you already know. Heading on the left (double spaced), whole paper double spaced (and no extra space between paragraphs). No underline under the title. If we were going to have a bibliography page it would be titled "Works Cited."
Works Cited Page: I've decided not to go there with this project. You may quote facts from your sources without citations. If you quote a whole sentence--and you should use several good quotes--, make sure to a) "put it in quotes" and b) mention the author's name before OR put the author's last name in parenthesis after the quote. Like this:
The zoos in America are filling a vital need, "We are seeing an increasing number of homeless animals--that's a problem that needs to be dealt with!" (Geiger). OR
According to Geiger, of US Zoos and World Report, US zoos are filling a vital need: "We are seeing an increasing number of homeless animals--that's a problem that needs to be dealt with!"
The paper must have an intro paragraph with three-point Thesis statement. The thesis comes at the end of the paragraph and sounds something like this: The thing that I'm arguing for should/should not be . . . because Reason1, Reason2, and Reason3.
Each body paragraph should correspond to the reasons listed in the thesis (and in that order). Body paragraphs should be written to convince a classmate who has the opposite opinion (saying "I think jail populations should be reduced" is not very convincing, is it?).
The conclusion paragraph should mirror the intro. Grabber sentence. Restatement of three reasons. Rousing call to action.
10.11.2010
Persuasive Paper
We begin by reading and jotting down notes from SIRS Researcher (linked from the LPHS library page). If you think about the community where we go to school and consider the importance of being "central," you can access all kinds of good things.
9.30.2010
Writing the Compare Contrast
General Tips on Writing the CC Paper
Format the body of your compare and contrast essay in one of several ways this way: You can compare and contrast different elements of each subject in each paragraph of your essay body. This is also called “point by point” comparison and contrast.
Example 1:
- (Compare) Apples and oranges are both tree fruits often grown commercially in large orchards. (Contrast) However, apples grow in every climate and oranges need tropical temperatures to produce fruit.
- (compare) Although both fruits can be juiced, (contrast) apples are pressed and only the juice is bottled while both pulp and juice is squeezed from oranges.
- (Compare) Again, while fruit sauce is made from both apples and oranges, usually applesauce comes from the pared and pureed apple (contrast) while orange sauce may contain both the rind and the pulp of the orange.
The Assignment
Take the two short stories below and compare/contrast them in a 2-page, 5-paragraph paper of your own. The intro and conclusion paragraphs should be identified by location, but left blank. (create a table with one cell)The Grading Rubric
The grading rubric for this assignment will be the Oregon State Scoring Standards. Points are awarded for each of 6 categories, with a range of 1-6 points per category. Conventions count twice, and voice and word choice, though scored, are not counted in the final score.
9.24.2010
McDonalds Vs. Taco Bell
The 4th period class wrote this together. It is NOT perfect, but it is generally the format that the McDTB Sample Paper needs to be in.
Leave a box for the intro paragraph and the conclusion, then copy (and improve) the two paragraphs. Make sure to have a nice transition sentence that introduces each body paragraph. Include your own third paragraph, where the whole paragraph is about a single topic and the first half compares and the second half contrasts. Then leave a box for a conclusion.
Leave a box for the intro paragraph and the conclusion, then copy (and improve) the two paragraphs. Make sure to have a nice transition sentence that introduces each body paragraph. Include your own third paragraph, where the whole paragraph is about a single topic and the first half compares and the second half contrasts. Then leave a box for a conclusion.
9.17.2010
9.15.2010
9.14.2010
Hints about getting a GREAT score . . .
- On the first slide (where you're putting the name of your first story and "Characters"), also put your name. Otherwise when it prints out, you won't be able to know whose is whose.
- Print to my classroom printer, which is LPH-P-11 or 10.215.128.35
- Make sure that default printer is NOT set to "last printer used."
- Grab quotes from each story AND/OR give details and summaries.
- Choose how big the font should be on slides 7-12 to be readable when printed. I think 20pt is a minimum, but it's up to you.
- Add color with a colored pencil or crayon? This sets your project out from the others...
9.11.2010
Grading the Projects
Here is the system I will use to grade your PPT projects:
They are due on Wednesday at the beginning of class.
They are due on Wednesday at the beginning of class.
9.10.2010
Short Story Cutouts
Compare and Contrast Cutouts
Go read TWO (at least) stories from Saki, Chekhov, or Dahl, then create a PPT Cutout of the two, comparing these areas:
Slides one through six of your Google Docs Presentation should be the title (lift-up) slides. Then 7-12 are the corresponding informational slides (very small print is okay, as long as it's still legible).
Can I recommend some stories?
Dahl's Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat is very fun. So is his Lamb to the Slaughter (see the link above). I rarely read a Dahl story that doesn't amuse me at least a little.
Chekhov has short and long stories, but most of his best ones are too long to read unless you go home to read them on your own time. Chekhov is the father of modern short stories, but they're not for little kids.
Saki has some real gems. I can't recommend one over the others, but I hope you have a chance to read a couple of them.
Go read TWO (at least) stories from Saki, Chekhov, or Dahl, then create a PPT Cutout of the two, comparing these areas:
- Characters
- Setting
- Conflict
Slides one through six of your Google Docs Presentation should be the title (lift-up) slides. Then 7-12 are the corresponding informational slides (very small print is okay, as long as it's still legible).
Can I recommend some stories?
Dahl's Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat is very fun. So is his Lamb to the Slaughter (see the link above). I rarely read a Dahl story that doesn't amuse me at least a little.
Chekhov has short and long stories, but most of his best ones are too long to read unless you go home to read them on your own time. Chekhov is the father of modern short stories, but they're not for little kids.
Saki has some real gems. I can't recommend one over the others, but I hope you have a chance to read a couple of them.
9.01.2010
Welcome, Superstar!
Let's get something straight right from the start--you are a Superstar, and you need to learn to live up to your title. I'm SOOOO glad to have the classes that I have. I'll try to live up to being the teacher of Superstars, but that's a tall order.
This blog will function as a place where I post assignments, links, embed video, etc. We'll come here quite a bit throughout the term, so you might bookmark it or add the link to your own homepage.
Did I mention already how glad I am that your in my class?
Here's a bullet-point overview of our English 9A term:
BTW, there are two grammar mistakes somewhere on this post. Can you find them?
This blog will function as a place where I post assignments, links, embed video, etc. We'll come here quite a bit throughout the term, so you might bookmark it or add the link to your own homepage.
Did I mention already how glad I am that your in my class?
Here's a bullet-point overview of our English 9A term:
- journal prompts
- short stories
- journal prompts (worth a full 50% of your grade!!!)
- persuasive writing
- CIM writing test practice
- journal prompts
- Of Mice and Men
- Greek/Roman/Norse Mythologies
- journal prompts
- Shakespeare
- parts of speech
- narrative writing
- journal prom... you got the idea already, right?
BTW, there are two grammar mistakes somewhere on this post. Can you find them?
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