Homework Check: Intro & 2 body paragraphs over "A Moment in History"
Lesson: Persuasive Essay Conclusions
Some ways to end a persuasive essay:
1) Call to action: What should we DO about this problem?
2) Give a sense of urgency: Why does this issue matter RIGHT NOW?
3) Address and refute a counterargument: What does the other side think, and what are some specific reasons that the other side is wrong? What does the other side fail to realize?
4) Explain how this relates to today's society: What does this issue say about America or about human nature in general?
Continue seminar on leaders
HW: Prepare for tomorrow's in class essay on leaders. You'll need to bring your article packets, seminar prep handout, and any notes or other handouts you wish to use. You will be expected to use the strategies I've taught in class (3-step intro, body paragraphs, conclusion types listed above) AND must use one piece of evidence from a text we have studied in class (either from The Odyssey or from one of the three articles) to support your thinking in addition to any other sources of evidence from your own experience or other readings that you choose to use.
TPS-FAST ANALYSIS FOR POETRY
T- Title (consider literal and metaphoric meanings)
P - Paraphrase (go through and summarize each stanza in your own words)
S - Speaker (consider the narrator or persona of the poem--is he/she an observer or a participant? How "emotionally close" is the speaker? Is he/she experiencing this event right now, or reflecting back on it later?)
F - Figurative Language (look for at least three patterns - similes, metaphors, repetition, sound devices, rhyme, opposites, or particular patterns of words)
A - Attitude (what is the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem? In short, what is the tone?)
S - Shift (where does the poem change? why might this turning point be significant?)
T - Theme (a complete statement that expresses the meaning of the poem and highlights two techniques the poet uses to express that meaning...e.g., In the poem "__title______," [the poet] uses ___device #1______ and _device #2_______ to suggest that __poem's meaning__________.
P - Paraphrase (go through and summarize each stanza in your own words)
S - Speaker (consider the narrator or persona of the poem--is he/she an observer or a participant? How "emotionally close" is the speaker? Is he/she experiencing this event right now, or reflecting back on it later?)
F - Figurative Language (look for at least three patterns - similes, metaphors, repetition, sound devices, rhyme, opposites, or particular patterns of words)
A - Attitude (what is the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem? In short, what is the tone?)
S - Shift (where does the poem change? why might this turning point be significant?)
T - Theme (a complete statement that expresses the meaning of the poem and highlights two techniques the poet uses to express that meaning...e.g., In the poem "__title______," [the poet] uses ___device #1______ and _device #2_______ to suggest that __poem's meaning__________.
NEED HELP WITH YOUR RESEARCH PAPER?
Link to Wikispaces (Samohi Library) to access databases for this project and all handouts
KnightCite Online Bibliography Generator
ProQuest
OWL at Purdue's MLA Formatting and Style Guide
HANDOUTS FOR RESEARCH PAPERS:
Science, Medicine & Technology Researched Argument Paper Suggested Topics
Science, Medicine & Technology Researched Argument Paper Source Packet Grading Cover Sheet
Science, Medicine & Technology Researched Argument Paper Guidelines
Science, Medicine & Technology Researched Argument Paper Experience Source Guidelines
KnightCite Online Bibliography Generator
ProQuest
OWL at Purdue's MLA Formatting and Style Guide
HANDOUTS FOR RESEARCH PAPERS:
Science, Medicine & Technology Researched Argument Paper Suggested Topics
Science, Medicine & Technology Researched Argument Paper Source Packet Grading Cover Sheet
Science, Medicine & Technology Researched Argument Paper Guidelines
Science, Medicine & Technology Researched Argument Paper Experience Source Guidelines
THANK YOU!
Just wanted to publicly thank everyone for your condolences and warm encouragement these past few weeks. I miss my godson Ezra very much, and appreciate your patience while I mourn and slowly get back into school.
If you'd like to learn more about Ezra's short but extraordinary life, you can follow the stories written about him in the Orange County Register. Here is the link to the tribute that his father, Micah, wrote:
http://gaming.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/24/a-fathers-tribute-to-ezra-the-world-of-warcraft-fan-with-brain-cancer/856/
Beneath the story is the web archive of all of Ezra's stories, including a link to the foundation that is helping the family defray medical and funeral expenses.
Again, thank you so much to everyone for your understanding as I have been absent (and woefully behind on grading). I appreciate your love, patience, and support.
Love, pust
If you'd like to learn more about Ezra's short but extraordinary life, you can follow the stories written about him in the Orange County Register. Here is the link to the tribute that his father, Micah, wrote:
http://gaming.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/24/a-fathers-tribute-to-ezra-the-world-of-warcraft-fan-with-brain-cancer/856/
Beneath the story is the web archive of all of Ezra's stories, including a link to the foundation that is helping the family defray medical and funeral expenses.
Again, thank you so much to everyone for your understanding as I have been absent (and woefully behind on grading). I appreciate your love, patience, and support.
Love, pust
WISH LIST!
If you are able to donate any of the following to our classroom, we would greatly appreciate it...
Tennis balls (pre-cut if possible for easy slipping-on to desk feet!)
Kleenex
Classroom supplies: loose leaf paper, highlighters, post-it notes, blue/black ink pens, 3x5 index cards, etc.
Good books for the classroom library, especially new nonfiction!
A fan (it gets really hot in here!)
Band-aids
Tennis balls (pre-cut if possible for easy slipping-on to desk feet!)
Kleenex
Classroom supplies: loose leaf paper, highlighters, post-it notes, blue/black ink pens, 3x5 index cards, etc.
Good books for the classroom library, especially new nonfiction!
A fan (it gets really hot in here!)
Band-aids
CONTACT INFORMATION
COURSE SYLLABUS
REQUIRED TEXTS: FIRST SEMESTER
Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Black Boy by Richard Wright
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Black Boy by Richard Wright
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
INDEPENDENT READING LISTS
About Me
- Jennifer Pust
- I have taught various grade levels of English for the past sixteen years, and spent five of those years teaching in San Diego. Currently I'm teaching 12th grade AP English: Literature and Composition, and 11th grade AP English: Language and Composition at Santa Monica High School.
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