10/30: Start Nisei Daughter

Today we started reading Nisei Daughter.

If you were absent, you need to:

1. Listen or read to this story.
2. Stop by Mrs. Dragavon's classroom and grab your book. They are on the front whiteboard with your name on it.
3. Read chapter 1 and complete the first journal entry (due Friday).

Here is the reading schedule + journal directions.

Homework: finish reading chapter 1 and complete your journal entry. Remember, you should expect a reading quiz every day.

10/28: Background research

Today we conducted research on topics related to our reading of the memoir Nisei Daughter.
Our goals were twofold:
1) improve our research skills
2) learn background information

If you were absent, you need to complete this assignment. You may choose whichever of the six topics you like. BEFORE you start taking notes on the topic, you must put the website through the SMELL test. You may NOT use Wikipedia to complete this work. Choose another website. You will need to click around within the website to answer all the questions. Look for buttons that say things like "about us," "who we are," "our history," etc. Your answers must be in complete sentences. After finishing the SMELL test, then take notes on your topic. Be thorough. Lastly, complete the reflection.

10/24: Background info Japanese Internment Camps

We began covering background information today related to the reading of our upcoming memoir.

If you were absent, you will need to open the link below and complete the assignment. Please note that the TED Talk and the reading (Executive Order 9066) are linked in this document: Today's handout

Homework: look up the definition of memoir and either record the definition in your own words on page 4 of the packet OR write down the definition and put it in quote marks and cite it.

Essays are due 10/28!

Today we worked on formatting our essays correctly using MLA.

Click here for a resource on how to format your essay correctly.

Final drafts are due to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm on Monday, October 28.

Rhetorical Terms Quiz Retakes

Rhetorical Terms Quiz Retakes

Students may retake the rhetorical terms quiz one time to raise scores. If you retake the quiz and score lower, your score will not change. If you retake the quiz and score higher, the higher score will go in Skyward.

Complete the following in order to be eligible for the retake:

1. Study using the Quizlet linked on Mrs. Dragavon’s website. You must complete TWO of the following tasks:

a.       Complete Learn

b.       Complete Write OR Spell, OR score in the top 10 of Gravity OR Match

Login using your name so that your teacher can see that you’ve completed this work.

2. Complete the Kahoot challenge linked on Mrs. Dragavon’s website. You must sign in using your name so that I can see your results on my end. Closes at noon on Friday, 11/1. The pin is 0302711.

The retake will be offered on the following dates/times. You must arrive having completed the above work or you will not be eligible for the retake.

                Wednesday, October 30 at 9:30 am

                Friday, November 1 at 3 pm

If you miss both these dates, your quiz score will remain unchanged. If you believe that you have legitimate extenuating circumstances for why you cannot attend either retake session, please see me.

If you were absent for the quiz, you must make it Wednesday morning between 8:45-10:05 in the Student Support Center. You must TELL YOUR TEACHER you wish to do this BY TUESDAY so that I can send your quiz there for you.

Friday, 10/18: Peer editing

Today we peer reviewed our essays. If you were absent and your absence is excused, please complete the alternate assignment. Note that this is due by Friday, 10/24.

Next class period we will review introductions, conclusions, and citation, and then have work time to complete revisions.

The final draft of your essay is due to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm on Monday, 10/28.

Study for the Rhetorical Terms Test

Here are two ways to review for the test:

1. You can play the Kahoot on your phone using this link. The PIN is 0219609.
2. Study using the Quizlet. Try the "learn" feature and/or play one of the games (Match or Gravity).

The test is Friday. Also due on Friday: typed, printed, double-spaced five paragraph essay for peer editing.

Rhetorical Analysis Essay

On Thursday, 10/10, we reviewed the assignment sheet for our upcoming essay.

This work packet designed to generate the information you need to write your body paragraphs is due completed at the beginning of class on Tuesday, 10/15.

On Tuesday, 10/15, we worked on making sure our body paragraph topic sentences are aligned with our topic sentences. After working through this process, students who had their prewriting packet complete were given writing time on laptops.

The following speeches are options for your essay:

• George Bush’s 9/11 “Address to the Nation” 

• Lou Gehrig’s “Farewell Speech” 
• President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” 
• President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Attack on Pearl Harbor Address” 
• Oprah Winfrey’s “Time’s Up” 

This is the rubric that will be used to score your essay.

Don't forget to format your essay using MLA formatting!

Important upcoming dates:

• Essay rough draft due Friday, 10/18
• Rhetorical terms test Friday, 10/18 (study using the quizlet)
• Final draft of essay due Monday, 10/28 to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm

Tuesday, 10/8: Rhetorical Analysis Example + Practice

Today we began by reading an example rhetorical analysis in our textbook and completing these questions. We then transitioned back to discussing Oprah Winfrey's Time's Up speech. Students chose one appeal (either ethos OR logos, but NOT pathos) and met with a partner to discuss the prewriting questions. If you were absent, you'll need to complete this work independently. Finally, students completed the writing template and then wrote a final draft of their paragraphs. These final draft paragraphs are due at the beginning of class on Thursday. Please follow the directions in the handout.

Our test on rhetorical terms is on October 18! Are you ready? Do you know all the terms on the blue sheet? Use this link to study. I recommend clicking "learn" which will force you to get every term correct twice before it lets you finish. Once you've mastered that, move on to the matching games for a more fun way to study.

Friday, 10/4: Oprah Rhetorical Analysis

Before watching our next speech, we needed to gain background knowledge to establish the OCCASION for the speech.

We then learned more about our SPEAKER.

We then watched the speech.

Finally, we went back through the speech and focused our analysis. We examined paragraph 2 specifically for ethos, paragraph 5 for pathos, and paragraph 7 for ethos. If you were absent, you will need to review the speech and look specifically at these paragraphs for these appeals.

Homework: answer the questions (in absent work binder) on a separate piece of paper. Due Tuesday at the beginning of the class period.

Wednesday, 10/2: Apply your rhetorical skills

Today we learned about parallelism.

Then we wrote pretend reviews for Amazon products to demonstrate our rhetorical skills. Find the assignment sheet here. Your writing is due to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm tonight if you didn't finish in class.

Monday, 9/30: Roosevelt day 2

Today we analyzed Roosevelt's speech for rhetorical appeals. We focused on answering the questions:

• What is the author's purpose in using this appeal/writing this way?
• What is the impact on the audience?

Students then wrote a paragraph. If you were absent, you'll need to do this for homework.

Choose one appeal and analyze its use in the speech. Include in your paragraph:

• a topic sentence that identifies the appeal you've chosen, the speech title, and the speaker name
• two quotes
• in text citation of quotes
• analysis that addresses the questions above for each quote
• conclusion sentence

HW: none, unless you were absent