Friday,+September+9

Bell Ringer: Quiz
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Language Practice: Sentence Model
"What results from these educational methods is a mode of thinking (or, more accurately, of //not// thinking) that equips our kids for the future: **Future McDonald's employees. Future corporate board members. Future special prosecutors. Future makers of the 100-best-books lists who fondly recall what they first read in high school - and who may not have read anything since."**


 * The above sentence demonstrates the use of anaphora, along with parallel fragments. Click the link to study this rhetorical device.
 * Now practice with some anaphora of your own! Use the above quote as a model and write one about anything you wish. Make sure to use anaphora in a series of fragments, just like Francine Prose did! Can you use some vocabulary words too?
 * Put your sentence(s) on today's discussion board.

Today's Anchor Text: "Education" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
 Group 1: Paragraphs 1 and 2 Group 2: Paragraph 3 Group 3: Paragraph 4 Group 4: Paragraphs 5-7 Group 5: Paragraphs 8-9
 * Today, we are going to try a reading strategy called 'jigsawing.' You are now in your 'home' groups. Each of you will be assigned to an 'expert' group.
 * Read, annotate, and discuss your assigned paragraph(s) with your 'expert' group. (BTW, I uploaded a handy PowerPoint on how to read actively and annotate for my Pre-AP. You might find it helpful too!) [[file:Active Reading.pdf]]

(1A- Forget the jigsaw thing! Work as a class on paragraphs 1-4.)
 * Return to your 'home' group and share your knowledge! Discuss the beginning of the passage.
 * As a group, discuss and answer questions 1, 2, 3, and 5 from "Questions on Rhetoric and Style" on pg.108-109 in your LOC book. (1A- Just do questions 1, 2, and 3.)

Homework
Read Sherman Alexie's essay, "Superman and Me" pg.110-112

Respond on the Discussion Board. There are 4 threads on conversation set up; you need to post at least 4 times. 2 should be detailed prepared responses, and 2 should be responses to other posts. Work to build a conversation. That means: DON'T wait until the last minute. Remember to use the @ symbol to let us know who you are talking to.