Happy Monday!!!!!
It is time for you to participate in your learning!
This week, you are going to find an ACADEMIC article over a topic you would like to discuss. YOU are going to find the article, send the link in your comment, complete the SOAPSTone process on your article, and make an argument about why this would be so ACADEMICALLY fitting for our class.
Sources:
https://plshs.plcschools.org/library
(The password is listed on the site right in front of you: pap58206)
The articles from the database are peer reviewed and are all credible, which makes it a great source.
.gov, .edu..........................if the article is published at a university or from our local, state, or federal government, it will be acceptable.
After those options, NOTHING ELSE IS AS A CREDIBLE SOURCE THIS FIRST TIME. Can you hear me yelling?
If you try to use the USA Today, MSNBC, FOX News as sources......................the best grade you can hope to get is a 50%. We are demanding Academic credibility for the first article you find.
Your article link, your written SOAPSTone, and your argument about why your article should be read by the whole class are all due on Sunday, Feb. 5th by 1156pm.
Explore, challenge yourself. Argue well. This post is worth double....................so don't mess it up.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Islamophobia
Hello, Friends!!
In the articles we read about Islamophobia, your assignment is this:
1) Study the Audience. To whom would these articles be directed? What is their demographic? How do you know? Prove it.
2) Why this Subject? What makes this so much more relevant than it was 10 years ago? Why is it important to discuss in a class like ours?
3) Purpose - what were the authors of these two articles trying to accomplish? Were their individual purposes met? Yes? No? Prove it.
You need to write about 10 sentences total in responding to the questions asked. Use textual evidence to defend your positions.
This is easy. Be thoughtful. Write well.
Mrs. S
In the articles we read about Islamophobia, your assignment is this:
1) Study the Audience. To whom would these articles be directed? What is their demographic? How do you know? Prove it.
2) Why this Subject? What makes this so much more relevant than it was 10 years ago? Why is it important to discuss in a class like ours?
3) Purpose - what were the authors of these two articles trying to accomplish? Were their individual purposes met? Yes? No? Prove it.
You need to write about 10 sentences total in responding to the questions asked. Use textual evidence to defend your positions.
This is easy. Be thoughtful. Write well.
Mrs. S
Monday, November 14, 2016
Fast Food Nation
Hello, Friends.
Happy 23 days left in the semester!
http://jhampton.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/51769044/Fast%20Food%20Nation.pdf
Pages 63 - 70
In the section of the book we read, there is a clear argument presented.
12 - 15 sentences. Write well. Be thoughtful and well-spoken. Don't let me down.
Response is due on November 20th by 1156pm.
=)
Happy 23 days left in the semester!
http://jhampton.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/51769044/Fast%20Food%20Nation.pdf
Pages 63 - 70
In the section of the book we read, there is a clear argument presented.
- What is the author's argument?
- How does the author STRUCTURE the argument?
- Is the purpose of the author effectively met? If so, how? If not, why not? What structures aid or hinder the message of the author? How does the use of language help or hinder the purpose?
- In what ways is this chapter related to so many other articles we have read and documentaries we have watched? What factor binds American workers together?
- Where is the hope?????
12 - 15 sentences. Write well. Be thoughtful and well-spoken. Don't let me down.
Response is due on November 20th by 1156pm.
=)
Thursday, November 10, 2016
"Animals" by Simon Rich
Hello, Friends!!!
It's been a while.........................you're welcome!
What we are accomplishing in this academic response is really to reinforce the discussions we had in class.
Your response is due on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH BY 9PM. =)
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/animals
Requirements:
Come to the Leo Club Pancake Feed on Tuesday, November 15th...................... =)
It's been a while.........................you're welcome!
What we are accomplishing in this academic response is really to reinforce the discussions we had in class.
Your response is due on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH BY 9PM. =)
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/animals
Requirements:
- 12 - 15 sentences
- Pay particular attention to the types of prejudices that were presented
- What acts of discrimination did you see and how do you define it?
- Select the FIVE (5) MOST SIGNIFICANT WORDS OR PHRASES; List them separately and write about them separately. Consider: How did these words AFFECT the story? What was the author's purpose and how did his word choice help him achieve that purpose?
- What is the message the author was sending?
Come to the Leo Club Pancake Feed on Tuesday, November 15th...................... =)
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
"Grace"
"Grace" Seems an interesting title.
In a Christian sense, it is the "free and unmerited favor of God" but I'm not certain that any child in any of these articles found themselves to be a child of "favor."
This week, we are practicing a different skill.
This is reader-response criticism. You need to acknowledge and analyze the argument presented in the article you chose to read. Tell me where you found a thesis, what the author's message is, and what readers are to take away from these articles. Next, you need to respond in a human way. The connections you make with any part of either of these articles is valid, and it is your job to prove how. If you have a grandparent much like Paul, if you know someone in Foster-Care, if you have political ideas about how to change or manage the system, if you have facts and figures and research you'd like to share, if you know someone who has dedicated their lives to saving children...........anything of this nature, is valid and worthy, and your job is to write about those connections.
It needs to be a personal, insightful, and well - thought - out piece of writing. Length? I don't know, long enough to be clear and precise? 12 - 15 sentences.
Write well.
Be thoughtful.
Your writing assignment is due on Sunday October 16th by 1156 pm......... =)
In a Christian sense, it is the "free and unmerited favor of God" but I'm not certain that any child in any of these articles found themselves to be a child of "favor."
This week, we are practicing a different skill.
This is reader-response criticism. You need to acknowledge and analyze the argument presented in the article you chose to read. Tell me where you found a thesis, what the author's message is, and what readers are to take away from these articles. Next, you need to respond in a human way. The connections you make with any part of either of these articles is valid, and it is your job to prove how. If you have a grandparent much like Paul, if you know someone in Foster-Care, if you have political ideas about how to change or manage the system, if you have facts and figures and research you'd like to share, if you know someone who has dedicated their lives to saving children...........anything of this nature, is valid and worthy, and your job is to write about those connections.
It needs to be a personal, insightful, and well - thought - out piece of writing. Length? I don't know, long enough to be clear and precise? 12 - 15 sentences.
Write well.
Be thoughtful.
Your writing assignment is due on Sunday October 16th by 1156 pm......... =)
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
"It's a Third World Country..............."
There are multiple parts to this weeks' assignment.
1) You need to watch carefully when we view the "Chi-Raq" documentary. You need to take notes over logistics - how many similarities there are between the two communities, one in Kentucky, the other, Chicago. Also, there is (are) glaring dissimilarity (ies). What are those? Why?
2) Select one issue: drugs, poverty, government, police, working poor, lack of jobs, lack of education, drug laws/drug sentences, logical fallacies, the use of Anecdotal Evidence.......SELECT ONE (or a group of) lines, facts, statistics, anything. Explain why that particular item struck you so much. What did it relate to? Remind you of? Make you think of?????
3) The Guardian is a British Newspaper. What is the First World's view of America? What in particular was the slant - the piece of irony, as they saw it - that came out in this piece of writing? Why? How would you like for America to be known? For what reasons?
So......this article is much longer than any other yet this semester, and because of that, Mrs. J and I are giving you until:
SUNDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 2ND AT 1158 PM
to respond fully to this article.
Write well. Don't let this be a last minute session for you, because your grades suffer from crappy responses. =)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Stq5OF4To
"Chi-Raq" video link, in case you missed part of Wednesday or Thursday. =)
1) You need to watch carefully when we view the "Chi-Raq" documentary. You need to take notes over logistics - how many similarities there are between the two communities, one in Kentucky, the other, Chicago. Also, there is (are) glaring dissimilarity (ies). What are those? Why?
2) Select one issue: drugs, poverty, government, police, working poor, lack of jobs, lack of education, drug laws/drug sentences, logical fallacies, the use of Anecdotal Evidence.......SELECT ONE (or a group of) lines, facts, statistics, anything. Explain why that particular item struck you so much. What did it relate to? Remind you of? Make you think of?????
3) The Guardian is a British Newspaper. What is the First World's view of America? What in particular was the slant - the piece of irony, as they saw it - that came out in this piece of writing? Why? How would you like for America to be known? For what reasons?
So......this article is much longer than any other yet this semester, and because of that, Mrs. J and I are giving you until:
SUNDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 2ND AT 1158 PM
to respond fully to this article.
Write well. Don't let this be a last minute session for you, because your grades suffer from crappy responses. =)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Stq5OF4To
"Chi-Raq" video link, in case you missed part of Wednesday or Thursday. =)
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Septermber 18th - 24th!
Islam.
Anti-Islamic rhetoric has led to multiple negative experiences and encounters for hundreds of Muslims in the United States. Read both articles provided about Muslim Americans working and learning in our nation's public schools. As you read, consider the intended audiences and the purpose of these articles. Write your response to the questions below in 12-15 sentences.
1. Explain what rhetorical approaches Shah and Sharim use in response to "Islamophobia" (ethos/logos/pathos) and why you think their approaches or rebuttals are effective or ineffective.
2. Explain why you think it is significant to discuss topics like this in a high school classroom.
Make certain you maintain your objectivity while answering the first question, and then you may insert a more conversational tone while answering the second question.
Think critically, write well.
=)
Mrs. Sudan
and
Mrs. Salinas
Anti-Islamic rhetoric has led to multiple negative experiences and encounters for hundreds of Muslims in the United States. Read both articles provided about Muslim Americans working and learning in our nation's public schools. As you read, consider the intended audiences and the purpose of these articles. Write your response to the questions below in 12-15 sentences.
1. Explain what rhetorical approaches Shah and Sharim use in response to "Islamophobia" (ethos/logos/pathos) and why you think their approaches or rebuttals are effective or ineffective.
2. Explain why you think it is significant to discuss topics like this in a high school classroom.
Make certain you maintain your objectivity while answering the first question, and then you may insert a more conversational tone while answering the second question.
Think critically, write well.
=)
Mrs. Sudan
and
Mrs. Salinas
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