1. Read the article, "Cleaning up Trash on Indian Beach." Take notes. 2. Watch the videos below, and take notes. 3. Compare the information across the sources. a) What are the "angles?" b) Is their a general consensus? c) Any trends? d) Contradictions? e) Similarities/differences f) Compare the authors g) What additional questions do you need to research as a result of your study of these sources??
Read through the poetry books at your table, and look for examples of the poetic devices listed on the bingo squares. When you find an example, write it on a post it (along with the title of the poem and the poet's name) and place the post it on the correct square on your bingo board.
Antithesis: a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.
See how many examples of antithesis you can spot as you watch the video and listen to the lyrics!
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.”
Today's debate format is set up in a way that will help you write your argument essay over the weekend. Rounds 2 and 3 are specifically designed to lay the groundwork for the counterargument section of your essay. Remember, there are two objectives in a counterclaim. #1 poke holes in your opponent's theory. #2 play defense for your own theory.
Avoid words that don't further your argument.
Take words or phrases that your opponent used in their initial argument, and turn them around to use their own words against them. Redefine the circumstances to better align with your theory.
This weekend as you write your flashdraft arguing whichever side you support on this issue... be sure to use the notes you have from the debate activity. What are the most relevant pieces of evidence to support your view.
Sending an email is more like writing a letter than sending a text message. There are specific rules that should be followed, especially if the letter is addressed to a teacher/professor, boss or someone you are hoping to work for some day. Following these rules will help you present yourself in the best possible light, and make it more likely that the person to whom you are writing will take you seriously.
Watch the video and take notes in your writers notebooks.
Based on the video, what are the rules for writing an email? Write them in your notebook.
Use the link below to watch the Brainpop video on how to write a business letter, then take the quiz at the end.
Write an email to me using the guidelines you reviewed today in class. You could ask questions about Language Arts, high school, or discuss something else that is on your mind. Be sure to keep the tone professional and appropriate, and don't forget to proof-read!
Anybody know what this place is? This is Gettysburg. This is where they fought the battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fightin’ the same fight that we’re still fightin’ amongst ourselves today. This green field right here, painted red, bubblin’ with the blood of young boys. Smoke and hot lead pourin’ right through their bodies. Listen to their souls, men. I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family. You listen, you take a lesson from the dead.
If we don’t come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed, just like they were. I don’t care if you like each other right now, but you will respect each other. And maybe – I don’t know, maybe we’ll learn to play this game like men.
"Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers" - Samwise Gamgee
Transcript-
I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something.”
“What are we holding onto, Sam?”
“That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo…and it’s worth fighting for. Highlighted script link
Use this checklist to give your partner some feedback. Make at least 15 comments on their draft, if there are any parts of the checklist that you think they need to address.
Goal: I used transitional phrases to alert my reader to the passage of time, to connect parts of the story, to imply cause and effect, to raise questions.
Use the list below to see where your transitions fall on the Columbia Rubric
Like a 6th grader: If he hadn’t....he might not have..., because of..., although... or little did she know that
Like a 7th grader:and suddenly, if only, meanwhile
Like an 8th grader: and so, thereabouts, whenever, wherever, in spite of
Like a 9th/10th grader:as when, just as, whereby, without realizing, ever afterward
Breaking down our writable moments to dig for details... Try to think of each memory as a progression of: emotions, actions, thoughts (reflection), dialogue. Charting these details on simultaneous timelines can help turn a simple description into an opportunity for a meaningful memoir.
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Breaking down our writable moments to dig for details... Try to think of each memory as a progression of: emotions, actions, thoughts (reflection), dialogue. Charting these details on simultaneous timelines can help turn a simple description into an opportunity for a meaningful memoir.
