STUDYPATH* January 9-13, 2017

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday January 9
Responses for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are due (hard copy) today
Outline for Introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theatre is due (hard copy) today
(outline template and sample introduction will be posted on this blog)
Anthologies are required in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Outline for Holt Fourth Course Textbook Elements of Literature William Shakespeare

(Sample Template for Students)

I.                Robert Anderson wrote “William Shakespeare’s Life-A Biographical Sketch” for the textbook.

A.     More material has been written about Shakespeare and his works than any other writer in the world.

B.      No one realized that the actor and writer would become known as the world’s greatest playwright and poet.

C.     The neglect of years past has been corrected since we know more about him today than ever before.

D.     He was baptized on April 26, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon, his hometown northwest of London.

                                                       1.      He was actually born a few days before his baptism according to public records.

                                                       2.      It is assumed his birthday is celebrated on April 23, possibly because he died on   that date in 1616.

E.      (Continue outlining)

F.      (Continue outlining)

G.     (Continue outlining)

H.     (Continue outlining)

I.       (Continue outlining)

II.               The Elizabethan Stage section features the theaters, the sets, the actors and the audience. (continue outlining)

III.              The play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is the results of violence. (continue outlining)

IV.              Reading strategies are important to a student’s understanding of how to read Shakespeare. (continue outlining)

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NOTE TO STUDENTS:

Follow these rules for finishing the outline of the assigned text.

I. Roman numerals are used for the main heading for each of the sections to be outlined.

A.  Read each paragraph and determine its main idea (that idea goes here).

1.  If there is enough information in the paragraph to support the idea in A. then list it here.

2.  In an outline, a 1. cannot exist without a 2. so make sure both 1. and 2. support A.

B.  An A. cannot exist by itself so a B. is necessary; find another idea in the same paragraph and put it here.

1.  A. 1. and 2 is not always needed.; sometimes a B. or even an A. can exist by themselves without 1. 2. 3., etc.

2.  Make sure the indenting of topics and subtopics is lined up.

II. 

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

Tuesday January 10

Anthologies are required in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Holt Grammar textbooks are required in class for Spelling pp. 385-388 Exercise 5 and Review B

Wednesday January 11
Anthologies are required in class all week for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
In-class assignment from NYT Upfront is scheduled
Literary terms from the anthology are scheduled in class

Thursday January 12
Letter to the Editor #7 is due by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site today
As announced in class for two days, Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop responses are due in class today

Friday January 13
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Opening day bulletin signed document is due today

AGENDA BIN:
Getty Villa Museum visit is scheduled February 27 (adult parent chaperones are needed)

STUDYPATH* December 12-16, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday December 12
Final exam preparation
Responses for Vocabulary Workshop Units Seven-Nine reviewed in class
FDR Second Inaugural prewriting is scheduled (tentative)
Winter break work for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is distributed
Winter break work outlining Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theatre is assigned

Tuesday December 13
Finals Periods One (133 minutes) and Two (118 minutes)
Periods Three and Four meet briefly today after lunch

Wednesday December 14
Finals Periods Three (133 minutes) and Four (118 minutes)
Final examination:
Units Seven-Nine Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled
Semester reflection is scheduled
FDR Second Inaugural paper is scheduled (tentative)

Thursday December 15
Finals Periods Five (133 minutes) and Six (118 minutes)
Period One meets briefly today after lunch

Friday December 16
Winter break work reviewed in class (all assignments are hard copy due January 9, 2017)
Classes resume Monday, January 9, 2017
Anthologies are due in class today for outlining assignment explanation
Check STUDYPATH over winter break for next semester's assignments and class information

FDR Speech Prewriting

NAME_______________________________

DATE_______________________________

PERIOD_____________________________

DATE DUE__________________________

Answer in complete sentences in detail and submit hard copy responses on November 28, 2016.

What is the controversial and unpopular suggestion that Roosevelt hopes his audience will accept?

SOAP(STONE)

Subject

Occasion

Audience

Purpose

Speaker

TONE

What is the subject of the inaugural address?

What is the occasion of the inaugural address? (Occasion:  Why the speech or essay came into existence?)(Because he became the thirty-second president of the United States)(100 234, 2,546 or over you may use numerals; one to ninety-nine)  twenty-one; twenty-two; forty-one; ninety-nine sixteen nineteen

Who is the audience of the inaugural address? (people who arrived in D.C. to hear the new president make his first speech of his presidency for the entire United States)

What is the purpose of the inaugural address?

Identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos in the inaugural address.  Cite specific quotes to provide evidence of your analysis. (ethos-ethics credentials-trust-believable counterargument-accountability-fairness) pathos (loaded words--emotional appeal); logos (does it make sense—is it logical? facts, statistics)

Cite any other rhetorical devices in the inaugural address and provide evidence of their purpose and effect.

List any shifts of tone in the inaugural address.  Be specific. (inspiring; hopeful; optimistic; persuasive; candid; ceremonial; forthright; authoritative; determined)

List any unfamiliar diction in the inaugural address. (callous-cruel disregard-wrongdoing); (languishes-fatigue due to amount of work-lack of vitality)(curtailment-action or fact of reducing or restricting something, such as crime)

Cite one example of each of the following sentence types (syntax):

a.     Declarative-states a fact or makes a statement (.)

b.     Interrogative-asks a question (?)

c.     Imperative-polite command or request (You)—understood to be the subject (.) (!)

d.     Exclamatory-mild excitement (!)

Carefully read President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address, paying special attention to Roosevelt’s use of language and the techniques he employs to guide his audience to hopefully accept a possibly controversial and unpopular suggestion.  Then, write a thoughtful and well-supported paper in which you analyze the techniques Roosevelt uses to maintain his hearers’ interest and support.  Do not merely summarize the passage or list the various devices used.

OUTLINE of FDR FIRST INAUGURAL (Harvard Outline)

(sentence outline) (NOT a phrase outline) DO NOT MIX!  It has to be all sentences OR all phrases.

Never have a A. without a B.; never have a 1. without a 2.

I.               Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address is an important step in healing a country devastated by the Depression.

A.    This speech uses language and rhetorical devices to get his audience’ attention so they will accept his ideas about how to improve the country.

B.    The controversial and unpopular suggestion the president makes is something that the audience has never heard and the president must lead them to understand that war is necessary to fight this battle.

C.    

STUDYPATH* December 5-9, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday December 5
Catcher in the Rye dialectical journals (three) for Chapters 16-20 are due Friday for class discussion
Units Seven-Nine Vocabulary Workshop review responses due Friday in class
FDR First Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class all week
Literary terms 11-20 from the anthology are reviewed in class; test is scheduled tomorrow

Tuesday December 6
Holt Grammar textbook is required in class; assignment due today Exercises 3 and 4 Pages 382-383 and Review A Pages 383-384
Literary terms 11-20 test is scheduled in class
Catcher in the Rye paper is due on turnitin.com web site Friday by 8:30 A.M.

Wednesday December 7
FDR First Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class
Anthologies are required in class for winter break work assignment discussion

Thursday December 8
FDR First Inaugural Address prewriting continues in class

Friday December 9
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
Class discussion for Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 is scheduled; novels are required in class and dialectical journals (three) are due
Units Seven-Nine Vocabulary Workshop review responses due today in class; test is scheduled during final examination next week
Catcher in the Rye paper is due by 8:30 A.M. today on turnitin.com web site

AGENDA BIN:
Outlining Shakespeare in American Communities
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar responses