Transcript Welcome to English III - Ms. Mills`s English Class

Welcome to English III
Mrs. Wolford
First Impressions - January 21 - #1
- Why are first impressions so important?
- Are you ever able to change someone’s first impression
of you?
- Do you allow first impressions to alter your judgement of
someone? Why or why not?
- What would you like me to have as my first impression
of you? Explain.
About Mrs. W
- Graduated Cum Laude (3.5
GPA) from UNCC in May
2013.
- I just got married on July 19,
2014.
- I am fluent in sign language.
- I am a firm supporter of the
2nd amendment.
- When I was your age I was
All-District, All-Conference,
All-Area, and the WNC
Player of the Year in
Our Wedding
Classroom Procedures
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Clipboard/Participation
Give Me 5 - My Pet Peeve
Entering and leaving my classroom
3 X’s
Candy on Friday’s
Extra Credit
Turning in assignments
Notebooks
Popsicle Sticks
Exit Tickets/End of Class
Smaller assignments/classwork/how grades are taken
My teaching style/expectations from you
Research Paper
Do you have any questions regarding
your
research paper?
Your Interests - #2
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What is your favorite class? And why?
What are your plans after high school?
My friends might describe me as…
One interesting fact about me is…
- Be prepared to share one of these with me.
3 Goals for Yourself - # 3
- What three major goals can you set for yourself that will
help you succeed in this course, other classes, and as a
model citizen?
- Write each goal out in a sentence then explain how you
will work all semester to perfect that goal?
- At least two of these goals should be centered around
my class but might be able to apply to others as well.
Letter To Me - January 21
- What are things that you believe it is important that I know
about you?
- What could you tell me that you think would be beneficial for
me since you will be my student over the next semester?
- How do you learn best?
- What types of strategies help you and why do you feel that
way?
- What do you think makes a great teacher? List some
qualities and explain why you feel the way you do.
- What commitment can you make to me as a student?
- What expectations do you have for me?
- What expectations do you have for yourself?
Research Paper Topics
- Brainstorm a list of at least 3 topics that interest you and
that you feel that you would be interested in exploring
for your junior research paper?
- Explain reasons why you are interested in each topic.
- Make sure you consider how you will use this topic
to complete your product in your senior year.
What Makes an Argument? - January 22 - # 4
- What makes a valid argument?
- How do you know when your argument was successful?
- When you want someone to take your side or agree with
you, what things must you consider?
- What elements must go into an argumentative essay?
What must you have in your research papers to make
them argumentative?
- What types of evidence make an argument successful?
CMS Approved Research Topics
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Take a look at the list of CMS approved research topics.
Browse and consider each of the topics.
Circle at least 3 of these topics that interest you.
Explain, in your notebook, why these topics interest you
and why you could see yourself potentially using these
topics for your paper.
- Consider, briefly in one complete sentence, how you
might use the three topics you chose and turn them into
a service project during your senior year.
Claim & Counterclaim - # 5
- In your textbooks, go to pages R123 & R124
and define the following terms: Claim,
Counterclaim, and Evidence
- Why are all of these terms important in any
argument?
- What types of evidence do you feel will be
appropriate in your papers? What type of
evidence will not?
Necessary To Protect Ourselves - pg. 1224 - #
6
1. What claim is being made against Malcolm X?
2. How does Malcolm X respond to this claim?
3. How do the two men, Malcolm X and Les Crane, feel
about violence? How do they support their arguments?
4. What does Malcolm X feel toward government and the
law?
5. What claim does Malcolm X provide in his argument
meant for citizens of the U.S.?
6. How might someone contradict (or offer a counterclaim)
against Malcolm X?
TV Commercials - January 26 - # 7
- Why are commercials or advertisements successful?
- How do companies market and sell items or their services
successfully?
- Think of how they grab the viewer’s attention and explain
why and how it is effective.
- What kinds of tv commercials grab your attention more
than others?
- Why do you think that is?
- Add this term to your notes. You will use it today and will
hear it often:
- Rhetoric: the art of speaking or writing effectively.
Week 1 & 2 SAT/ACT Vocabulary - January 26Feb 6
1. Alleviate - to make more bearable.
a. I hope to alleviate some stress off of my boss by
meeting my deadline this week.
2. Amiable - friendly, easygoing.
a. The politician hoped to appear amiable to his
audience.
3. Adamant - insisting, unyielding.
a. The thief was adamant that someone else had
placed the stolen gem in her purse.
Week 1 & 2 SAT/ACT Vocabulary - January 26Feb 6
4. Ambivalent - feelings two ways at the same time;
unsure.
a. She was feeling ambivalent about whether to attend
college or to travel.
5. Archaic - outdated; no longer in use.
a. The expression ‘groovy’ is archaic.
Week 1 & 2 SAT/ACT Vocabulary - January 26Feb 6 - Honors
1. Abdicate - to give up position, usually one of great
power or authority.
a. When King John realized that his enemies would
ultimately win, he abdicated his throne and hid
himself away.
2. Ambivalent - feelings two ways at the same time;
unsure.
a. She was feeling ambivalent about whether to attend
college or to travel.
Week 1 & 2 SAT/ACT Vocabulary - January 26Feb 6 - Honors
3. Audacious - excessively bold.
a. An audacious freshman actually challenged the
upperclassmen to a battle of wits.
4. Anomaly - something that does not fit in the normal order.
a. Any medical mishap or anomaly will raise suspicions
with doctors.
5. Abnegation - denial of self-comfort.
a. The woman slept only on the floor, took cold showers,
and followed religiously many other practices of
abnegation and self-denial.
Persuasive Rhetoric
Video # 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAsxyffBq
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Video # 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpTb2Rjb
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos T-Chart - # 8
Ethos
Definition
Definition
Pathos
Logos
Definition
Example
Example
Example
Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters - # 9
1. Who is the intended audience of the poster?
2. What is the purpose or underlying message
behind the poster?
3. Which persuasive appeals are being used in
this poster?
4. Explain how you came to that conclusion.
Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters
Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters
Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters
Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters
Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters
“The Most Dangerous Job” Reading Questions
- # 10
1. What do you think the author’s goal is in writing this
book? Why is he writing this?
2. What makes this a particularly effective piece of writing?
3. What tactics does he use to make it more interesting
than a traditional news story?
4. How would you have handled this situation?
5. Make a claim about this piece of text. Do you agree that
this the “most dangerous job” and why?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos Ad/Propaganda
Homework
- Find an advertisement, political cartoon, or propaganda
poster that has not been used in class and print it out.
- Either on the back of the print out or on another sheet of
paper, answer the following questions about your ad:
- 1. What is the purpose of the ad?
- 2. Who is the intended audience?
- 3. Which ethical appeals are being used? Explain in
detail.
- This is due Thursday, January 29th
LINCS Vocabulary Strategy - Tuesday
•Sounds like part or all of the new word.
•Is a real word.
•Has a meaning that you already know.
new word means.
•Helps you remember what the
Denzel Washington UPenn Commencement
Speech #11
1. What is the underlying theme (author’s claim) of this
speech?
2. What is the speaker’s tone?
3. Identify at least 1 example of ethos, pathos, and logos.
4. What words or phrases are repeated throughout his
speech?
5. What makes this speech effective?
6. Could the argument or speech have been improved? If
so, how?
7. List any phrases or words that stand out to you.
Direct Quotes, Summarizing, Paraphrasing
–Use quotation marks if you are copying word
for word.
–Use paraphrasing to put the thoughts of the
author into your own words.
–Use a summary to describe the main points of
an information source.
Frayer Model - Wednesday
Definition
Sentence
Word
List of Synonyms
(At least 2)
List of Antonyms
(At least 2)
Possible Research Paper Topics - January 29 # 12
- Discuss some of the research topics that you
researched yesterday.
- Which ones are you considering for your paper?
- Why these topics in particular?
- What would your claim be for these topics?
- What type of evidence would you use?
- What questions do you still have about your paper?
Graffiti Art - Thursday
After a few days of practice with these terms, you now
choose one
word to use in your graffiti art. Cover your sheet of paper
by doing the
following things:
1. Draw and decorate the word neatly in the center of the
paper.
2. Write a description of the term in your own words.
3. Draw at least 3 images representing the term.
4. Color in the white space.
Rhetorical Appeals
1. Alliteration - the occurrence of the same letter or sound
at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected
words.
a. Be bold, beautiful, and brave.
2.
Antithesis - a parallelism of words that are opposites
or contrast of
ideas.
a. Make sworn enemies into the surest of friends.
b. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.
Rhetorical Appeals
3 . Apostrophe - addressing an imaginary character.
a. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you
are.
4. Allusion - a brief, indirect reference to a person, place,
thing, or
idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political
significance.
a. This place is as beautiful as the Garden of Eden.
5. Anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase at the
beginning of
successive phrases, clauses, or lines.
Rhetorical Appeals
6. Euphemism - a polite, indirect expression which
replaces words and
phrases that are considered harsh and impolite.
a. You are becoming a little thin on top (bald).
b. He recently passed away (died/killed).
7. Hyperbole - an extreme exaggeration.
a. I’ve told you a million times.
8. Parallelism - Components in a sentence that are
grammatically the
same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning,
or meter.
Rhetorical Appeals
9. Rhetorical Question - a question that does not require
an answer.
a. Who knows?
10. Paradox - a statement that is self-contradictory.
a. What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.
11. Repetition - the same words or phrases repeat a few
times to make
an idea more clear.
a. A horse is a horse, of course, of course and no one
can talk to a horse, of course.