The I Have a Dream Speech - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net

The I Have a Dream Speech - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net

High School Exit Exam

Exit exam

Homework:

Song Reviews Thursday and Friday

Read Song Reviews from about.com.

Review songs that students bring in with FAVORITE SONGS form.

Tuesday - Wednesday: District Assessment

Take district assessment.

Poetry, Multi-Cultural Week, and TUPE

May 21, 22 Eighth grade poetry reading
May 23-24 Read "Can't Stop the Sun" and final words of persuasion unit.
May 25 TUPE Presentation



Homework: All make-up work due for emergency report card.

Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday

Do exercises 10 and 11 on pages 360-362 in Writing and Skills.

Memory Thief Poem

Practice for Poetry Reading on May 21 and 22.

Homework:

Freedom writers

Assignment for first week of testing(Tues. - Fri.):

View Freedom Writers

Complete viewing guide.

Write four paragraph movie review.

First paragraph: What was your personal response to the movie? Did you relate to the characters? Explain this in your first paragraph.

Second paragraph: Comment on the setting, situations, dialogue, and characters in the second paragraph.

Third paragraph: Consider and develop thoughtful answers to the following questions in the the third paragraph. What can students learn from this movie? What can teachers learn from this movie? (Theme)

Fourth paragraph: Consider the following. Should people see this movie? Why?



Homework: Finish all assignments

First Day of CSTs

Take test in homeroom. Periods 1, 3, and 5 meet today.

View Freedom Writers and complete viewing guide.

Homework: Finish persuasive research reports.

Read movie reviews

Read movie reviews from the Los Angeles Times calendarlive.com.

'Spider-Man 3' shows a dark side

Blades of Glory

Answer the following questions.

Spider-Man 3 Review Questions

1. What clues about the critic’s opinion are given in the headline? Explain.

2. The critic is saying something negative about the movie in the second paragraph. What is it in your own words?

3. Who directed the movie?

4. Who wrote the script?

5. Who are the villains?

6. Who is Spider Man’s new love interest?

7. Is the critic’s review positive, negative, or mixed?

Blades of Glory Questions

1. What does the headline say about the movie? Answer in your own words.

2. Name the real skaters who appear in the movie.

3. What is Will Farrell’s character’s name?

4. What is John Heder’s character’s name?

5. When is the movie funniest according to the critic? Answer in your own words.

6. What is one of the critic’s criticisms of the movie?

7. Is the review positive, negative, or mixed? Explain.

Read "War Party" by Louis L'Amour

Read "War Party" by Louis L'Amour on page 738 in The Language of Literature.

Answer questions on page 753.



Homework: Finish unfinished work.

Read "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan

Read "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan on page 349 in The Language of Literature.

Answer questions on page 360 through 361.



Homework: Finish unfinished work

The Raven and Parallelism

Read The Raven and answer the following questions.

1. Copy a line from the poem that has alliteration and underline the consonants that alliterate.

2. Copy a line from the poem that has assonance and the vowels that have assonance with other vowels in the sentence.

3. How many stanzas are in the poem?

4. Define obeisance.

Do worksheet on parallel structure.

Parallel Structure Article

Minimum Day Parent Conferences

Homework:

Persuasive research reports due!

Last day to work on persuasive research reports in class.

Vocational education can keep students hooked on school - Los Angeles Times

Vocational education can keep students hooked on school - Los Angeles Times

A choice in Mexico - Los Angeles Times

A choice in Mexico - Los Angeles Times

Read editorial and article silently

Read editorial and article silently.

Look at student sample of rough draft.

Work on persuasive research report.



Homework: Persuasive research report and study island

Parent conferences from 1 to 3 pm.

Use class time to finish rough drafts of persuasive research report.


Homework: Persuasive research report and StudyIsland

Wisely use class time to work on persuasive research reports

Homework: Persuasive Research Reports and Study Island

Persuasive Research Reports

Fact: There are 260 million guns in the United States.

Use this fact to make an argument for or against gun control.

Fact: There are 12 million immigrants living in the United States illegally.
Use this fact to make an argument for or against deporting immigrants living here illegally to their former country.

See how James Q. Wilson uses this fact about guns in an opinion article in the Los Angles Times by clicking the link below.

Gun control isn't the answer - Los Angeles Times: "...the existence of some 260 million guns (of which perhaps 60 million are handguns) ..."

Write your persuasive research reports.

Homework: Persuasive Research Reports (3 x 5 cards due) and Study Island

Persuasive Research Report

Discuss persuasive research report.

note cards 30 pts. due Tuesday
rough draft 60 pts. due Wednesday
final draft 120 pts. due Friday
Works Cited page 50 pts. due Friday
Grading Rubric 20 pts. due Friday

Distribut related documents below.

Persuasion Checklist

Research Report Rubric

Persuasive Essay Guidelines

Research Report Formatting Requirements

Homework: Persuasive research report and Study Island

Digital Library

Go to Library to learn how to use Digital Library for persuasive research reports

Homework: Study Island

Citing sources

Copy notes on proper citing of sources:

The basic elements of an Internet citation are as follows:
Author's Last name, First name. "Title of Document." Page or site name. Document date. Protocol and Internet address (Date of access).

Example:
Frank, Peter. "Yoko Ono As An Artist." The Fluxus Home Page. 1997. http://www.artcommotion.com/Issue2/VisualArts/#Fluxus (1 Aug. 2000).

An Article in a Newspaper or Magazine
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages.

A Part of a Book
Book parts include an essay in an edited collection or anthology, or a chapter of a book. The basic form is:

Lastname, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages.

For more on properly citing sources seeThe Owl at Purdue website.


Distribute hand-out on how to properly format your persuasive research report.


Homework: Pick a topic for your persuasive research report. Study Island.

What is your issue?

We have discussed and studied many controversial issues such as immigration, abortion, the death penalty, school-wide bans, and global warming. What issue do you feel strongly about? Write about it. Make a moral/ethical appeal and a logical appeal. Persuade me!

Read Chicago Tribune news: Bill limits Web sites at schools, libraries

1. If you were to write a persuasive essay against banning web sites at school what information would you quote from this article? (copy a thorough quote)

2. How does this information support a position against banning web sites?

3. If you were to write a persuasive essay for banning web sites at school what information would you quote from this article? (copy a thorough quote)

4. How does this information support a position for banning web sites?

Do the assignment the Supporting Evidence assignment on Study Island.


Homework: Achieve a blue ribbon on the supporting evidence standard on Study Island.

Was he persuasive?

Overall, do you feel that Al Gore was effective in persuading you about global warming. Why or why not? Which of his appeals (facts and stats, emotional, logical, fear-based, etc.) was most effective? Why? Which of his appeals was least effective? Why? Write some paragraphs.

Hand back the study questions.

Copy these notes on Supporting Evidence.

Do the assignment the Supporting Evidence assignment on Study Island.


Homework: Achieve a blue ribbon on the supporting evidence standard

An Inconvenient Truth Day Three

View An Inconvenient Truth

Fold your paper twice so that you have three spaces on each on which to write the following persuasive appeals as subheadings.

Ethical Appeal: right vs. wrong

Emotional Appeal: feelings--hate, love, compassion, etc.

Logical Appeal: reasoning--"common sense"

Fact and data based appeal: numbers, data, research

anecdotal evidence: stories, personal accounts

Fear based appeal: scaring people

Under each heading write Al Gore quotes from An Inconvenient Truth that fit into the particular category.

Today, make sure that you have three examples for each category.

Homework:

An Inconvenient Truth Day Two

View An Inconvenient Truth

Fold your paper twice so that you have three spaces on each on which to write the following persuasive appeals as subheadings.

Ethical Appeal: right vs. wrong

Emotional Appeal: feelings--hate, love, compassion, etc.

Logical Appeal: reasoning--"common sense"

Fact and data based appeal: numbers, data, research

anecdotal evidence: stories, personal accounts

Fear based appeal: scaring people

Under each heading write Al Gore quotes from An Inconvenient Truth that fit into the particular category.

Today, make sure that you have two examples for each category.

An Inconvenient Truth

Turn in study questions on immigration and electronic devices editorials.

View An Inconvenient Truth

Fold your paper twice so that you have three spaces on each on which to write the following persuasive appeals as subheadings.

Ethical Appeal: right vs. wrong

Emotional Appeal: feelings--hate, love, compassion, etc.

Logical Appeal: reasoning--"common sense"

Fact and data based appeal: numbers, data, research

anecdotal evidence: stories, personal accounts

Fear based appeal: scaring people

Under each heading write Al Gore quotes from An Inconvenient Truth that fit into the particular category.

More examples of persuasion

Study questions for Immigration Editorial


Study questions for School-wide bans teach exactly the wrong lessons

Examples of Persuasion

Study questions for Immigration Editorial


Study questions for School-wide bans teach exactly the wrong lessons