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Thursday, April 29th Having Fun With the Newspaper!
Mrs. Flom is not in the classroom today, but will be back tomorrow...
Turn in your Rodriguez essay about bi-lingual education. Staple the white rubric sheet to the top as I will use this rubric. Then . . . 1. Read today's Minneapolis Star Tribune and do the following (you may work with a partner):
-A Section: Read through the section. In your notebook/journal, jot down topic ideas as you read. When you get to the Opinion/Editorial section (toward the very end of the A section), read through the editorials and letters to the editor (left side) and then read the column/ists on the right side. Using the argument/thesis triangle that's on the board, write 5 thesis statements that are arguable, clear, and appropriately qualified that connect to anything in the editorial/op ed section. Be prepared to share these tomorrow.
-B Section: Read through the B section (State/local) Write down the top five pieces of local news that might have position paper possibility.
-Obituaries (end of B section): Read through the obituary section. Select the most interesting obituary and write a short eulogy from one of their friends, colleagues, enemies, etc. 3-4 paragraphs. Be creative and think outside the box (or coffin -- ba dump bump!)
-Variety: Read the advice columns. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the advice. Take the Isaac Asimov Quiz. Are you a PhD? Do the Sudoku, wuzzles, and the crypto quip. Then challenge a neighboring group to crossword puzzle contest. Speed and accuracy are key!
- Taste Section: This is a Thursday treat (pardon the pun)! Discuss what you would cook or bake if you were in a kitchen and had the appropriate ingredients. Maybe you'll even get ideas for our post AP exam pot-luck (Friday after the AP exam)!
I will be back on Friday. We're going to talk about your newspaper fun and share some of the writing you did. Also, we'll talk about next week's practice test.
CLEAN UP YOUR NEWSPAPERS WHEN YOU ARE DONE!
Turn in your Rodriguez essay about bi-lingual education. Staple the white rubric sheet to the top as I will use this rubric. Then . . . 1. Read today's Minneapolis Star Tribune and do the following (you may work with a partner):
-A Section: Read through the section. In your notebook/journal, jot down topic ideas as you read. When you get to the Opinion/Editorial section (toward the very end of the A section), read through the editorials and letters to the editor (left side) and then read the column/ists on the right side. Using the argument/thesis triangle that's on the board, write 5 thesis statements that are arguable, clear, and appropriately qualified that connect to anything in the editorial/op ed section. Be prepared to share these tomorrow.
-B Section: Read through the B section (State/local) Write down the top five pieces of local news that might have position paper possibility.
-Obituaries (end of B section): Read through the obituary section. Select the most interesting obituary and write a short eulogy from one of their friends, colleagues, enemies, etc. 3-4 paragraphs. Be creative and think outside the box (or coffin -- ba dump bump!)
-Variety: Read the advice columns. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the advice. Take the Isaac Asimov Quiz. Are you a PhD? Do the Sudoku, wuzzles, and the crypto quip. Then challenge a neighboring group to crossword puzzle contest. Speed and accuracy are key!
- Taste Section: This is a Thursday treat (pardon the pun)! Discuss what you would cook or bake if you were in a kitchen and had the appropriate ingredients. Maybe you'll even get ideas for our post AP exam pot-luck (Friday after the AP exam)!
I will be back on Friday. We're going to talk about your newspaper fun and share some of the writing you did. Also, we'll talk about next week's practice test.
CLEAN UP YOUR NEWSPAPERS WHEN YOU ARE DONE!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Places to go to find columns....
On-line Sources
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Blue Eagle Commentary (database of columnists)
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Blue Eagle Commentary (database of columnists)
Contemporary Columnist Analysis
For this activity, you will select and analyze three recent columns from a nationally recognized columnist (David Brooks, Thomas Friedman, Peggy Noonan, George Will, Garrison Keillor, etc.). Closely read each column and respond to the following for each:
1. How does he/she open the column?
2. How does she/he close the column
3. What is the thesis for the column? Is it directly stated or is it implied?
4. How soon is the thesis announced in the column?
5. How much is based on observation? Personal experience? Interviews? Fact?
6. Are outside sources used in the column? If so, how does the columnist synthesize the source material?
7. How is the writing arranged/organized/developed/supported? What mode(s) of arrangement are used - compare/contrast, definition, description, process analysis, exemplification, division and classification, narration, cause & effect. See chapter one of your text if you need to review these.
8. Characterize the columnist's diction.
9. Characterize the columnist's syntax.
10. What audience does the columnist assume? How do you know?
11. How does the columnist address the other side of the issue?
Reaction Essay (One that synthesizes the three columns you studied)
After completing the analysis for each of your three columns, students need to write a 1-2 page (typed, DS) personal reaction to the readings/columnist. In this short essay, you might speak to the following:
• What you liked/disliked about the writing
• Whether or not you tended to agree or disagree with the columnist
• Any questions, objections, ideas, learning that the writing might have generated for you, the reader.
Imitation Paragraph
Select any ONE paragraph from the writing. Copy and paste it to your word document. Then write a paragraph of your own that imitates the style of your chosen columnist.
The columnist project is due NEXT Friday (4/16)
1. How does he/she open the column?
2. How does she/he close the column
3. What is the thesis for the column? Is it directly stated or is it implied?
4. How soon is the thesis announced in the column?
5. How much is based on observation? Personal experience? Interviews? Fact?
6. Are outside sources used in the column? If so, how does the columnist synthesize the source material?
7. How is the writing arranged/organized/developed/supported? What mode(s) of arrangement are used - compare/contrast, definition, description, process analysis, exemplification, division and classification, narration, cause & effect. See chapter one of your text if you need to review these.
8. Characterize the columnist's diction.
9. Characterize the columnist's syntax.
10. What audience does the columnist assume? How do you know?
11. How does the columnist address the other side of the issue?
Reaction Essay (One that synthesizes the three columns you studied)
After completing the analysis for each of your three columns, students need to write a 1-2 page (typed, DS) personal reaction to the readings/columnist. In this short essay, you might speak to the following:
• What you liked/disliked about the writing
• Whether or not you tended to agree or disagree with the columnist
• Any questions, objections, ideas, learning that the writing might have generated for you, the reader.
Imitation Paragraph
Select any ONE paragraph from the writing. Copy and paste it to your word document. Then write a paragraph of your own that imitates the style of your chosen columnist.
The columnist project is due NEXT Friday (4/16)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Company Man
Now that you've read and discussed Goodman's, "The Company Man", I would like you to imitate her style and write an obituary for another type. You may consider a role that you play in life (daughter, volleyball captain, student athlete, AP Student, Office Max worker, minister's son, etc.) OR you may play with another role that is not connected to you (the lunch lady, the teacher, the cheerleader, the beauty queen, the farmer, the politician, etc.). Consider the following about Goodman's style:
Syntax
Tone
Organization
Irony
Quotes/dialogue
I'd encourage you to use Goodman's opening sentence, but swap the "worked himself" out with what fits for the role/type you are writing about. I'd also encourage you to use her ending repetition to close things up. Be prepared to share and submit your example on Monday.
Experimenting with other styles improves your writing range, so experiment and have fun with the writing.
Syntax
Tone
Organization
Irony
Quotes/dialogue
I'd encourage you to use Goodman's opening sentence, but swap the "worked himself" out with what fits for the role/type you are writing about. I'd also encourage you to use her ending repetition to close things up. Be prepared to share and submit your example on Monday.
Experimenting with other styles improves your writing range, so experiment and have fun with the writing.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Final Project for Fast Food Nation - Multiform
For this final project you will adopt a persona and create a three-part multiform project. The writing choices you make will be determined by your selected persona. Due to the length and formatting, you will be receiving a paper copy of this assignment. We will use the blog as we work.
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