Flipped Video 1.21.14

Please watch the following video and read Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.  Click HERE to read the address.

January 21, 2014

Go ahead and ACE the following quiz.  It will feel great! 

Emerson, "Self-Reliance," and Transcendentalism

View the video below, then read "Self-Reliance"

Remember, as you view these videos, you should be taking notes on important ideas, new vocabulary, and information about the text.  

Here are the links to more information mentioned in the video.

"Self'Reliance" Vocabulary

Transcendentalism or Transcendentalism

Emerson

"Self Reliance" or "Self Reliance"

Unit IV Weekly Assessment I

Complete the following weekly assessment over characterization, diction, imagery, and tone.

January 16, 2014

Please watch the following video in addition to your reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"

January 15, 2014

Please enjoy the following quiz.

January 14, 2014

"The Tell Tale Heart" by E.A. Poe

Please watch Flipped Video 3

Enjoy!

January 11-12, 2013

Please watch Flipped Video 2 below, and the read "The Minister's Black Veil."

The reading can be found on the right of this page under the "Readings" link.

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Please watch the following video before the beginning of class tomorrow 1/10/14.

The reading for Rip Van Winkle can be found under the READING tab on the right side of this page.

Enjoy!

MLA

MLA Format is part of your grade for this paper.

It is very simple to get right, and very easy to overlook and do wrong.  Take this seriously, and use your resources to make sure your paper is right.

MLA Basic Set-Up

MLA In-Text

MLA Works Cited

Using Signal Phrases

MLA Sample Paper

MLA In-Text Citation

Please watch the videos below from Andrew Clarkson about how to cite your research according to MLA format.

Using MLA correctly will effect your overall grade for this paper.

Research

You should be completing your research for your paper.

Check your Drive for the documents you need to complete the ECards.

Selecting your Topic

We will be finishing out the semester with a research paper.

Check your Drive for the assignment sheet and the document you need to complete to select your topic.

PAPER WILL BE DUE DECEMBER 16, to turnitin.com

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Example of Rhetorical Essay

Introduction, Body, & Conclusion

Introduction Paragraph

Hook
Context-Occasion from SOAPSTone
Thesis: Speaker/Text, Subject, Purpose, Rhetorical Devices

Henry Trumbull once called Tecumseh "the most extraordinary Indian that has appeared in history." Tecumseh, a leader among his Shawnee people, was unhappy with the treatment of Native Americans, especially the loss of land that was part of the Treaty of Fort Wayne. As a result, he attempted to organize a multi-tribe rebellion against the US government. In Tecumseh's "Speech to the Osages," he discusses the importance of unity among the tribes in order to convince his listeners to join his fight against the US government; he does this through his use of anaphora and allusions, as well as his hopeful tone and simple diction.

Body Paragraph

Tecumseh uses anaphora through his speech to better connect to his audience and enlist their help.  He repeatedly refers to his audience as “Brothers” when starting new lines of thought.  He is reminding his audience that they are in this fight together.  This repeated use of brother helps Tecumseh appeal to his audience’s emotions by making it seem like they are family.  A family sticks together through tough times and a family is willing to risk everything for their blood, which is what Tecumseh is trying to make his audience remember.  Later, he repeats the phrase, “we must” when speaking.  Here, he is reminding his audience that there is really no option when it comes to joining the fight.  Tecumseh is appealing to his audience’s emotion by creating a sense of urgency and implying that if they do nothing they will anger the “Great Spirit.”  This will make his audience more likely to join him because they do not want to anger the “Great Spirit,” and they do not want to see what happens if they do nothing.  Tecumseh’s use of anaphora allows him to establish a link between him and the audience, which helps him achieve his goal of convincing them to join the fight.

Conclusion

In his rallying “Speech to the Osages” Tecumseh’s strives to achieve unity amongst the tribes in an effort to persuade his brothers to join his fight against the US government. Through his clever use of rhetorical devices he is able to establish a bond amongst the various tribes allowing them to set aside their differences so that they may rescue their people, culture, and history from a merciless white man.

Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical Analysis Essay

Objective:  In an extended essay, students will analyze the rhetorical choices of an author, focusing on the claim made and how the author uses rhetorical devices and rhetorical appeals to support that claim.

You need to be completing the Rhetorical Analysis document in Google Drive.

The final essay will be due the night of November 22.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Olaudah Equiano

Objective:  In a short constructed response students will analyze and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of a text.  

Task:

1. Complete the reading (this can be found in the reading section of this blog on the right hand side)
2. Complete the reading and analysis questions in your Cornell Notes
3. In a 3 paragraph mini essay explain the view of Africans by themselves (Wheatley and Equiano) and by Anglo-America and how the major ideas from each of the poems are communicated in the Equiano piece?

Watch the following videos to enhance your understanding of Equiano

For more resources CLICK HERE or HERE or HERE

Wednesday, November 6

Phyllis Wheatley and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

Objective: In an SCR, students will demonstrate knowledge of foundational works of American Literature, specifically how two texts from the same era treat similar themes.

Task

• Read "On Being Brought from Africa to America" and "The Slave's Dream"
• Complete the Wednesday notes on this week's document.
• Complete EITHER the paragraph or the graphic organizer comparing the ideas expressed in the two poems.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Close Reading of "The Declaration of Independence"

Objective: In groups, students will compose an SCR in which they will determine the central claim of "The Declaration of Independence," and analyze its development, focusing on the rhetorical appeals used.

Task

• In project groups students complete the DOI Close Reading Document

Friday, November 1, 2013

Everybody's Working for the Weekend!

Complete the following Weekly Assessment to prove your knowledge

Animoto Example Chief Logan's Speech

Chief Logan's Speech