Monday, March 28, 2016

Week 12 ( subject to change)

Date
Class work
Homework
3/29
Part I Questions due at beginning of class.

Driving Questions:

1.     What is power?
2.     What is the “Illusion of technology”?
3.     Who writes history? Can history be “rewritten”? Can history be  “reclaimed? Who “owns” history?
4.     What is the role of “Hope” or Hopelessness” in achieving a goal?
5.     In the dawn of the age of AI and Robots, what does it mean to be human?
6.     Winston says that “Your worst enemy...was your own nervous system.” Have you ever experienced a time when you felt this way? Have you ever felt helpless or not in control of your own life? How have you dealt with this feeling?
 Sophomore Project Interview Day TO BE ANNOUNCED Later in Week!  

College Counselor
Begin Part II
Questions
3/30
1984

Ch. 1 and 2

Ch. 3 and 4
3/31
1984
Ch. 3 and 4
Ch.5-8


April 1
1984

Ch. 5-8
Ongoing Part II Questions

April 2
1984

Ch. 9 and 10
Read Part III
And Answer Questions

Saturday, March 5, 2016

Weeks 10 and 11 ( Subject to change/revision) Mini-Revision Checklist and 1984 Questions Rubric.




English 10B Weeks 10 and 11

Date
Class work
Homework
3/7
Sophomore Project
Peer Mock Interviews  
Roles: Interviewer and Interviewee
Score your teammate.  Take notes on back of score sheet. 

Finish Annotation of Letter from Birmingham Jail
3/8
Annotation and discussion of Letter from Birmingham Jail


Revision of Law or Personal Conscience Paper using 12-step revision check sheet.
3/9
Test on Letter from Birmingham Jail

Test Covers: Theme, Techniques of argument
(Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Concession, etc) used by Dr.King, textual evidence, and Vocabulary/Literary terms
Multiple choice and Short Constructed Response

Revision of Law or Personal Conscience Paper using 12-step revision check sheet.

3/10
Grade Window Opens
Screening of 12-Angry Men 
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Writer: Reginald Rose (story)

Due process:
    is a set of procedures designed to make sure that people are treated fairly by the government;
    is based on the idea that a person cannot be deprived of life, liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards;
    includes, at least, the right to notice, an opportunity to be heard, and protection from an unreasonable or capricious result;
    is a flexible concept and requires different procedures in different situations; for example, the due process requirements for a criminal case are more stringent than due process requirements for a civil case because a criminal conviction carries potential incarceration, a heavier punishment than mere loss of money; and
    requires more protections in a court case than in an administrative proceeding; in an administrative hearing the decision must be reasonable but it doesn't have to meet the standards of beyond a reasonable doubt or even a preponderance of the evidence.


Answer 3 Journal Questions:

1. What would you think about due process if a member of your family was killed and the killer was acquitted because the prosecutor made mistakes and did not prove his case?
2. How would you feel if your relative or they themselves were accused of a crime they did not commit and then they were convicted and had to go to jail?

3. One of the jurors originally felt that the boy was guilty because of the neighborhood that he had grown up in. What are the logical flaws in this argument?


3/11
Screening of Screening of 12-Angry Men 


Handouts: Anticipation Guide and Part 1 Questions
( All Handouts are in 1984 Folder in 10th grade Box).


Complete Anticipation Guide Part I
Driving Questions:

1.     What is power?
2.     What is the “Illusion of technology”?
3.     Who writes history? Can history be “rewritten”? Can history be  “reclaimed? Who “owns” history?
4.     What is the role of “hope” or Hopelessness” in achieving a goal?
5.     In the dawn of the age of AI and Robots, what does it mean to be human?
6.     Winston says that “Your worst enemy...was your own nervous system.” Have you ever experienced a time when you felt this way? Have you ever felt helpless or not in control of your own life? How have you dealt with this feeling?


Read Part I

Complete Part I Questions Remember to cite Page # where you found your answer.
No page Number no credit.   



Date
Class work
Homework
3/14
Sophomore Project

Mock Interviews with HHS staff
1984 Part II
Ch.1 and 2
Begin Part II
Questions
3/15
1984
Ch. 1 and 2

Ch. 3 and 4
3/16
1984
Ch. 3 and 4
Ch.5-8


3/17
Grade Window Closed
1984

Ch. 5-8
Ongoing Part II Questions

3/18
Ch. 9 and 10
Read Part III
And Answer Questions

Review 5-paragraph Essay Checklist and Grading Rubric for Analyzing and/or Writing A Persuasive Essay or Speech

ACTION
Check off
Student uses correct paragraph form

Student has all major parts of essay including introduction with a thesis, body paragraphs with evidence/support, counterargument, rebuttal and conclusion and call to action.
Student defends positions with facts, concrete data, expert opinion, eyewitness information, and quotations.

Evidence from the text is introduced (The author writes… notes, expresses, states….)

Evidence from the text is explained with Rhetorically accurate verbs (This supports, suggests, proves, illustrates, demonstrates, unpacks, promotes, provokes, refutes, rejects …)

Student does not have sentence fragments

Student uses commas appropriately

Student’s syntax does not cause confusion

Student’s essay is free from contractions

Student does not use first or second person in essay

Student uses subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement correctly

Student correctly identifies rhetorical devices (appeal to logic through reasoning, appeal to emotion or ethical belief, relate a personal anecdote, case study, or analogy).

Student correctly identifies types of argument contained within the text (causality, analogy, authority, emotion, and logic)

Student makes clear connections between the author’s theme/message/assertion and the structure of the text.

Student writes neatly/legibly


Rubric for 1984 Responses to Questions


Category
5
4
3
2
1
0
Depth of discussion in responses, not simplified answers
Responses are insightful, helpful to answering the question, and show great care and knowledge of text, provide added discussion
Responses are helpful, clearly aligned to the question or topic, and provide additional information but not as insightful
Responses are sometimes generic, and do not seem to stray from original question.




Responses are rather generic overall, with little thought or effort given to the question. One or two word answers or sentences fragments.
Missing 1 or more responses, and even if the majority are insightful did not follow directions.
No response
Grammatically appropriate and mechanics/punctuation correct
 Page Citation Complete and correct
No grammar errors are evident in the posts, page number is correct (for questions
Grammar and punctuation errors are minimal, page citation is present
NO more than 3 words are misspelled or misused but post is well-written, page citation is present
Grammar  and punctuation errors are abundant but still able to decipher question, page  citation is present
Grammatically the question or topic makes no sense and contains multiple punctuation and spelling errors.
No Page # citations.







Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Revised Week 9

English 10B Week 9

Date
Class work
Homework
2/29
Review Ethos




Revised Ethos and Pathos Papers due Thursday by 6PM ( close of Lacer).


Revised Ethos and Pathos Papers due Thursday by 6PM ( close of Lacer).

3/1
Read King Article Focus on Pathos






Persuasive Paper prompt:


“The educated citizen has an obligation to uphold the law... He knows that for one man to defy a law or court order he does not like is to invite others to defy those which they do not like -- leading to a breakdown of all justice and all order.”
President John F. Kennedy’s speech to the graduating class of Vanderbilt University May 18, 1963


While most people would agree that citizens should obey the law, some would argue that it is more important for a person to follow their conscience – even if that means breaking a law.
Write an essay stating your position on whether it is more important to follow the law or personal conscience.

Create A Roman Numeral Outline for Paper.
Indent carefully to show the structure and the development of your reasoning

Be sure to –
·       Review Persuasive Paragraph Rubric Handout in Box
·       Clearly state your thesis
·       Organize and develop your ideas effectively
·        Choose your words carefully (diction)
·       Edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling
·       Embed your quotes (use a quotation sandwich by providing context, quote, and analysis).
·       Use parenthetical citations (check that you have not plagiarized or merely aggregated quotations)


Paper due to turnitin.com by  3/ 4/16 6 PM ( close of Lacer)
3/2

SBAC Testing
Law or Conscience Paper due

3/3





SBAC Testing
Law or Conscience Paper due
3/4
Begin Sophomore Project

Opened ended vs.  Close Ended Questions




Develop 10 Interview Questions