For those of you in Video I - we are working on our vocab page 2. Tomorrow we will play bingo one more time, quiz on Friday.
For advanced, check your calendar, it is time to start filming for announcements.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Welcome
Thus begins the 2011-2012 school year. For seniors this year is historic as you are the first graduating class of KHS. For everyone, this year is remarkable in that it is our first year with all four classes.
Be sure to check back for updates, info and assignments. I will even throw in some links to interesting resources, apps, or anything else that might help you in your education.
Be sure to check back for updates, info and assignments. I will even throw in some links to interesting resources, apps, or anything else that might help you in your education.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Thursday
Remember, working on our personal statements and your arguments for which state you are going to remove.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Eliminate a State
We started, in groups, working on a project where you will aruge for a state to be eliminated.
"With the economy so poor, it has been decided by the government that w will be eliminating one state. Your job is to argue for one state to be eliminated, which state will you get rid of?"
Also, for Wednesday, you will need to bring in a list of goals: 2 years, 5 years, 10 years as well as a list of your activities and clubs that you are involved in at school.
"With the economy so poor, it has been decided by the government that w will be eliminating one state. Your job is to argue for one state to be eliminated, which state will you get rid of?"
Also, for Wednesday, you will need to bring in a list of goals: 2 years, 5 years, 10 years as well as a list of your activities and clubs that you are involved in at school.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
More on the Essay
Sample Cover Page, MLA format: http://bit.ly/gD53ap
Table of Contents:
Your Table of contents is one page, but does not count as a page in your overall count. Same for your title page. Page one in your research paper is the first page you start writing on when covering your topic.
For each new section, make sure you include a title/heading. The heading should be the title from your index page.
So ...
I. What I Know
Music, and it's creation, is a fascinating creative process. Each person creates differently, so when a musician approaches a writing project, inspiration can occur on many different levels. Elton John has twenty-one number one hits and over ten platinum albums. There is no doubting his success as a musician nor his prowess as a music writer.
As I listen to Elton John's music, I am curious as to how he can write so many different hits. For example, he wrote Daniel's Song and had a tremendous hit selling over a million records. Then, after the death of his dear and close friend Princess Diana, he altered the song to encompass her life. As a result, John had himself another platinum hit selling over a million records for a second time. It's as if John has a sixth sense of music writing, an ability to create music that millions of people will love.
Another example, The Lion King. Elton John was able to win a Grammy and an Oscar. Then, with his involvement on Broadway, John got a Tony award for his musical. Someone who wrote so many great songs, albums and musicals must have some type of creative process for creating great music.
(page break)
II. What I want to Know
What does Elton John use to create all of the music he writes? What process does he go through to find the lyrics and music to create so many number one hits?
(Get the idea? Let me know if you have questions).
Focus: make sure you are analyzing. Re-read your paper. If at any time you feel like you are rambling or you are giving me a lot of info without sharing your opinion/analysis, make some changes. Have someone else read your paper if you have time.
Sample Works Cited Page:
http://bit.ly/h8mesj
Or, try this picture
I hope this helps, let me know if you have questions. Again, I encourage you to get this done as soon as you can. Nothing worse than working late on a Sunday night because you procrastinated.
Also, if you are gone on Monday, either have a friend deliver the essay to class or email it to me. Barring major life altering circumstances, I will not accept any late essays. Tuesday is late.
Table of Contents:
Your Table of contents is one page, but does not count as a page in your overall count. Same for your title page. Page one in your research paper is the first page you start writing on when covering your topic.
For each new section, make sure you include a title/heading. The heading should be the title from your index page.
So ...
I. What I Know
Music, and it's creation, is a fascinating creative process. Each person creates differently, so when a musician approaches a writing project, inspiration can occur on many different levels. Elton John has twenty-one number one hits and over ten platinum albums. There is no doubting his success as a musician nor his prowess as a music writer.
As I listen to Elton John's music, I am curious as to how he can write so many different hits. For example, he wrote Daniel's Song and had a tremendous hit selling over a million records. Then, after the death of his dear and close friend Princess Diana, he altered the song to encompass her life. As a result, John had himself another platinum hit selling over a million records for a second time. It's as if John has a sixth sense of music writing, an ability to create music that millions of people will love.
Another example, The Lion King. Elton John was able to win a Grammy and an Oscar. Then, with his involvement on Broadway, John got a Tony award for his musical. Someone who wrote so many great songs, albums and musicals must have some type of creative process for creating great music.
(page break)
II. What I want to Know
What does Elton John use to create all of the music he writes? What process does he go through to find the lyrics and music to create so many number one hits?
(Get the idea? Let me know if you have questions).
Focus: make sure you are analyzing. Re-read your paper. If at any time you feel like you are rambling or you are giving me a lot of info without sharing your opinion/analysis, make some changes. Have someone else read your paper if you have time.
Sample Works Cited Page:
http://bit.ly/h8mesj
Or, try this picture
I hope this helps, let me know if you have questions. Again, I encourage you to get this done as soon as you can. Nothing worse than working late on a Sunday night because you procrastinated.
Also, if you are gone on Monday, either have a friend deliver the essay to class or email it to me. Barring major life altering circumstances, I will not accept any late essays. Tuesday is late.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Essay due and other assignments
As we head into Spring Break, here is what was missed over the past 2 weeks in class.
Your Essay is due May 2, 2011 - reached our fundraising goal, essay extended to after the break. If you have questions, let me know. I will try to check email or Twitter, but will be off and on due to being on vacation. If you are not here on May 2nd, make sure I haev your paper on May 2nd. Late papers will not be accepted, and for a 100 point assignment, you do not want to miss.
From the end of the language chapter, page 576 Rumors, lies and inuendo with questions.
Page 577 graph & questions on Census data.
Conversation, page 579-592 - answer the questions at the end of each article.
The Bird and the Machine pg 601: Questions on Rhetoric and Style, 1-9
The Method of Scientific Investigation: page 609, Jolliffe chart.
Have a great break, see you when you get back.
Your Essay is due May 2, 2011 - reached our fundraising goal, essay extended to after the break. If you have questions, let me know. I will try to check email or Twitter, but will be off and on due to being on vacation. If you are not here on May 2nd, make sure I haev your paper on May 2nd. Late papers will not be accepted, and for a 100 point assignment, you do not want to miss.
From the end of the language chapter, page 576 Rumors, lies and inuendo with questions.
Page 577 graph & questions on Census data.
Conversation, page 579-592 - answer the questions at the end of each article.
The Bird and the Machine pg 601: Questions on Rhetoric and Style, 1-9
The Method of Scientific Investigation: page 609, Jolliffe chart.
Have a great break, see you when you get back.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
3-30-11
As of this week, this is what you should have done. We did a Joliffe on "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell on page 529 in your book. We answered the Discussion questions on page 539-540 and did the questions on Rhetoric and style. We read together and did a Joliffe on "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan. We read "Bilingualism in America: English Should Be the Official Language." We answered the Exploring the Text questions and wrote a one page essay on whether or not you agree or disagree that English should be our national language. We started our research papers, so, if you don't have a topic, find one, make sure you have it in class. We spent a lot of time going over these topics in class, I hope you have a few down ready to discuss so you can start. I'm working on posting the layout for the project soon. Any questions, you know where to find me.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
College Night
This free Workshop will explain in less than an hour, how we will
assign you a mentor to help you sign up for and receive at least
six admissions awards in the next few weeks.
Your parents will also learn how they are able to afford this great program for
their family. This is one program and is intended for the entire family
as a one-time expense, for less than the first year’s cost of books.
All families, regardless of financial strength, are qualified and invited either on
Monday March the 28th at 7:00pm or Wednesday the 30th at 7:00pm to learn about this program at the Tracy Elks Lodge, 6400 West 11th Street, Tracy, CA 95304
Reserve your seat....please call (209) 229-1256 to rsvp for your family!
Four year plans are available today, for YOU.
At the Workshop, we will announce a $20,000.00 Essay contest which you can sign up for at the
Workshop and earn this valuable tuition credit in May this year, if you are the selected winner.
Join us in March and plan to change your LIFE.
assign you a mentor to help you sign up for and receive at least
six admissions awards in the next few weeks.
Your parents will also learn how they are able to afford this great program for
their family. This is one program and is intended for the entire family
as a one-time expense, for less than the first year’s cost of books.
All families, regardless of financial strength, are qualified and invited either on
Monday March the 28th at 7:00pm or Wednesday the 30th at 7:00pm to learn about this program at the Tracy Elks Lodge, 6400 West 11th Street, Tracy, CA 95304
Reserve your seat....please call (209) 229-1256 to rsvp for your family!
Four year plans are available today, for YOU.
At the Workshop, we will announce a $20,000.00 Essay contest which you can sign up for at the
Workshop and earn this valuable tuition credit in May this year, if you are the selected winner.
Join us in March and plan to change your LIFE.
Monday, March 21, 2011
3-21-11
For today:
You should have finished your Huck Finn Final by now. If you have not, see me about possible make-ups.
We have read the first two essays in our text books: Politics and the English Language and A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood. For both, you should have answered the questions for discussion and questions on rhetoric and style. They are due by Wednesday if you have not finished in class.
For homework on Wednesday, check out and read this article:
http://harvardmagazine.com/print/2752?page=all
Come ready to discuss this article next week.
You should have finished your Huck Finn Final by now. If you have not, see me about possible make-ups.
We have read the first two essays in our text books: Politics and the English Language and A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood. For both, you should have answered the questions for discussion and questions on rhetoric and style. They are due by Wednesday if you have not finished in class.
For homework on Wednesday, check out and read this article:
http://harvardmagazine.com/print/2752?page=all
Come ready to discuss this article next week.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
2-17-11
Grammar 174-175 Review D & E
Discussed Huck, watched a video on Twain and then discussed how it related to chapters 21-25 - looking at Jim's character and how he misses his family. This interaction resulted in Huck seeing Jim in a more human light.
Homework for Tuesday, Read chapter 25 up through chapter 35 (stopping at chapter 36). Annotate chapters.
If you have time, feel free to start and work on your REHUGO due next Thursday.
Discussed Huck, watched a video on Twain and then discussed how it related to chapters 21-25 - looking at Jim's character and how he misses his family. This interaction resulted in Huck seeing Jim in a more human light.
Homework for Tuesday, Read chapter 25 up through chapter 35 (stopping at chapter 36). Annotate chapters.
If you have time, feel free to start and work on your REHUGO due next Thursday.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
REHUGO #4
Nisha Rangel
AP English 3
Mr. Soeth
February 16, 2011
REHUGO #4 - Current Event Analysis: Why should or why
shouldn't homosexual couples be allowed to marry?
A. Article citation's at the end of the essay.
a) Should Gays Be Allowed to Marry? by Kathy Henry
b) I Finally Understand Why Homosexuals Shouldn't’t be Allowed to Marry by Marcus
Zabimaru
B. a) In the first article Kathy Henry states that gay marriage should become
legalized because marriage is a commitment between two adults, not two adults of a
different sex. She goes on to state that gender should not be an obstacle and the
American society should not be ones to judge when a mockery is made almost everyday
by heterosexual couples divorce.
b) Marcue Zabimaru is against the legalization of gay marriage by going back to
ancient traditions of heterosexual marriages and evolution by stating if homosexual
couples should marry then they should be able to reproduce like heterosexual
couples. He then goes on to say that gay couples do not make as good of parents as
heterosexual couples and that society will not conform to the change of legalizing
gay marriage.
C. a) Henry uses examples of the American lifestyle and how it hypocritical by
allowing one couple to achieve marriage and not the other. She goes on to state that
many gay individuals have the same jobs as straight individuals and since they are
allowed to hold the same jobs, why not the same rights? Also by creating a reference
to the "American Dream" and how denying homosexual rights of marriage we are not
fulfilling that opportunity of gaining a true "American Dream."
b) In Zabimaru's essay, he slightly uses a religious background to his argument,
which helps support him because many people have the same religious beliefs and by
creating this argument it can persuade those of similar ideas. Another crucial part
of his essay is how he lists his examples of arguments and provides information to
glorify why that is the way he feels.
D. a) Henry uses juxtapostiton throughout most of her essay by providing examples on
how one type of couple is to the other. For example, "Although American society
denies the right to marriage to gays, it glorifies heterosexuals who make a mockery
out of marriage by marrying and divorcing a succession of partners." by stating how
heterosexual couples have the opportunity to marry, but abuse it, persuades her
audience to feel sympathy for homosexual couples. Henry also uses allusions to
better her argument; "According to some individuals, America is the greatest country
in the world. It is supposedly filled with opportunities for everyone, not just
financially but an opportunity to be free from judgement. This is not true.
Everyday, millions of people are denied a right many take for granted." By alluding
to the "American Dream" it gets the audience to think about the opportunities they
have and if it truly is the American dream.
b) Zabimaru uses process analysis throughout the entire essay, listing all
reasons why he believes gay marriage should not be legal. He uses reasons such
as "Marriage is an ancient tradition and has always been a union between a man and a
woman." and "The union between a man and a woman is a fertile one, while homosexual
relationships can't without help lead to children." Listing his arguments helps to
persuade the reader to possibly agree with his reasoning or come up with their own
to go along with his. Zabimaru also uses rhetorical questions such as, "I'm sure
change is still always bad; no one wants a change in the basic structure of our
society right?" and "So, why is this important to me?" to get the audience to wonder
about his approach and to get readers to rethink their opinion.
E. While I do have my religious aspects of marriage, I still believe that love is
love and people should be able to marry as they wish. Who is to say that a guy
cannot marry a guy or a girl cannot marry a girl? No one has the right to criticise
an individuals choice of lifestyle. Plus, there is no reason to worry about everyone
else's personal aspects of life, but your own, and people need to realize that.
Marriage is something sacred, a commitment, if both can remain faith full, why must
the orientation matter?Hopefully one day there will be true equality for all, and
homosexual couples can gain their marital rights.
MLA Citation for Articles:
Henry, Kathy. "Should Gays Be Allowed to Marry?" EzineArticles. 29 May 2007. Web. 16
Feb. 2011..
Zabimaru, Marcus. "I Finally Understand Why Homosexuals Shouldn't’t Be Allowed to
Marry." HubPages. June 2009. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.
AP English 3
Mr. Soeth
February 16, 2011
REHUGO #4 - Current Event Analysis: Why should or why
shouldn't homosexual couples be allowed to marry?
A. Article citation's at the end of the essay.
a) Should Gays Be Allowed to Marry? by Kathy Henry
b) I Finally Understand Why Homosexuals Shouldn't’t be Allowed to Marry by Marcus
Zabimaru
B. a) In the first article Kathy Henry states that gay marriage should become
legalized because marriage is a commitment between two adults, not two adults of a
different sex. She goes on to state that gender should not be an obstacle and the
American society should not be ones to judge when a mockery is made almost everyday
by heterosexual couples divorce.
b) Marcue Zabimaru is against the legalization of gay marriage by going back to
ancient traditions of heterosexual marriages and evolution by stating if homosexual
couples should marry then they should be able to reproduce like heterosexual
couples. He then goes on to say that gay couples do not make as good of parents as
heterosexual couples and that society will not conform to the change of legalizing
gay marriage.
C. a) Henry uses examples of the American lifestyle and how it hypocritical by
allowing one couple to achieve marriage and not the other. She goes on to state that
many gay individuals have the same jobs as straight individuals and since they are
allowed to hold the same jobs, why not the same rights? Also by creating a reference
to the "American Dream" and how denying homosexual rights of marriage we are not
fulfilling that opportunity of gaining a true "American Dream."
b) In Zabimaru's essay, he slightly uses a religious background to his argument,
which helps support him because many people have the same religious beliefs and by
creating this argument it can persuade those of similar ideas. Another crucial part
of his essay is how he lists his examples of arguments and provides information to
glorify why that is the way he feels.
D. a) Henry uses juxtapostiton throughout most of her essay by providing examples on
how one type of couple is to the other. For example, "Although American society
denies the right to marriage to gays, it glorifies heterosexuals who make a mockery
out of marriage by marrying and divorcing a succession of partners." by stating how
heterosexual couples have the opportunity to marry, but abuse it, persuades her
audience to feel sympathy for homosexual couples. Henry also uses allusions to
better her argument; "According to some individuals, America is the greatest country
in the world. It is supposedly filled with opportunities for everyone, not just
financially but an opportunity to be free from judgement. This is not true.
Everyday, millions of people are denied a right many take for granted." By alluding
to the "American Dream" it gets the audience to think about the opportunities they
have and if it truly is the American dream.
b) Zabimaru uses process analysis throughout the entire essay, listing all
reasons why he believes gay marriage should not be legal. He uses reasons such
as "Marriage is an ancient tradition and has always been a union between a man and a
woman." and "The union between a man and a woman is a fertile one, while homosexual
relationships can't without help lead to children." Listing his arguments helps to
persuade the reader to possibly agree with his reasoning or come up with their own
to go along with his. Zabimaru also uses rhetorical questions such as, "I'm sure
change is still always bad; no one wants a change in the basic structure of our
society right?" and "So, why is this important to me?" to get the audience to wonder
about his approach and to get readers to rethink their opinion.
E. While I do have my religious aspects of marriage, I still believe that love is
love and people should be able to marry as they wish. Who is to say that a guy
cannot marry a guy or a girl cannot marry a girl? No one has the right to criticise
an individuals choice of lifestyle. Plus, there is no reason to worry about everyone
else's personal aspects of life, but your own, and people need to realize that.
Marriage is something sacred, a commitment, if both can remain faith full, why must
the orientation matter?Hopefully one day there will be true equality for all, and
homosexual couples can gain their marital rights.
MLA Citation for Articles:
Henry, Kathy. "Should Gays Be Allowed to Marry?" EzineArticles. 29 May 2007. Web. 16
Feb. 2011.
Zabimaru, Marcus. "I Finally Understand Why Homosexuals Shouldn't’t Be Allowed to
Marry." HubPages. June 2009. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.
2-16-11
Grammar 173-174 Review B & C
Talked about two chapters in Huck, chapter 14, Huck and Jim's discussion on King Solomon, and Huck's lying about Jim being white and having small pox to scare away the posse hunting escaped slaves.
Finished going over AP essay samples, looking at different types of grades and discussing why.
For tomorrow, make sure you have read up through chapter 25, also, REHUGO. Don't worry about attaching the articles, just post your citations.
Talked about two chapters in Huck, chapter 14, Huck and Jim's discussion on King Solomon, and Huck's lying about Jim being white and having small pox to scare away the posse hunting escaped slaves.
Finished going over AP essay samples, looking at different types of grades and discussing why.
For tomorrow, make sure you have read up through chapter 25, also, REHUGO. Don't worry about attaching the articles, just post your citations.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
2-15-11
Reading quiz on Huck Finn
Brief discussion on book, scored annotations for chapters 11-20.
Looked at Student writing samples on the AP test.
For tomorrow, if - for some reason - you did not have your annotations finished, or woudl like a better score, bring them tomorrow.
We will be having a close discussion/reading on chapter 16 and on, when Huck and Jim share their stories and then make analogies afterwards. We will also talk about the Grandefords and their feud. REREAD IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBER THIS PART!
For Thursday, REHUGO 4 and chapters 21-25.
Brief discussion on book, scored annotations for chapters 11-20.
Looked at Student writing samples on the AP test.
For tomorrow, if - for some reason - you did not have your annotations finished, or woudl like a better score, bring them tomorrow.
We will be having a close discussion/reading on chapter 16 and on, when Huck and Jim share their stories and then make analogies afterwards. We will also talk about the Grandefords and their feud. REREAD IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBER THIS PART!
For Thursday, REHUGO 4 and chapters 21-25.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
REHUGO #3
Nisha Rangel
Mr. Soeth
AP English 3
February 9, 2011
REHUGO Analysis #3 - Universal Truths
A. a) A quote from Abraham Lincoln based off a community, "The strongest bond of
human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of
all nations and tongues and kindreds."
b) A quote from M. Scott Peck also based off of community, "There can be no
vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there
can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community."
B. a) Lincoln is explaining to people that when family relations are not enough to
fulfill our lives, our next option is a stable community. Within the community,
there should be a unification of all ethnicity's, without segregation nor prejudice.
By building a strong bond in a community environment, it brings people closer
together, making change in that area and possibly even change to other places as
well.
b) Peck uses his quote to emphasize that a human being cannot survive without any
risks, vulnerability, peace, and ultimately, community. In order to construct a
stable community risks must be taken to acquire the trust of others and with trust
eventually it can be transformed into vulnerability because you can share your
personal ideas or thoughts with one another. Once all ideas and thoughts are put
together, peace is achieved with every one's ideas being heard and life within the
community begins to prosper.
C. a) Today, Lincoln's idea of a community could be used as a reflection on people
who may not have a substantial living environment can still put forth their efforts
toward building a new and even better community for themselves and others. Also, it
can be used to explain that no matter the person, anybody could build a reliable
commonality, as long as all can come together as one and assemble an unbreakable
bond between all ethnicity's and nations. Especially with the times we are in now
with the recession, all nations, all people must look after and confide in one
another.
b) Peck's concept of how a community should function relates to how, on occasion,
may citizens do not interact with others because of actions committed by them or
because they feel a sense of withdrawal in situations. In order to be heard, you
must take the risk of reaching out to other societal groups. Make yourself
vulnerable to the gamble of adventure and attempt to make new alliances with other
people.
MLA Citation for quotes:
Anonymous. "Community Quotes." Http://www.best-quotes-poems.com/community-
quotes.html. 2007. Web. 9 Feb. 2011..
Mr. Soeth
AP English 3
February 9, 2011
REHUGO Analysis #3 - Universal Truths
A. a) A quote from Abraham Lincoln based off a community, "The strongest bond of
human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of
all nations and tongues and kindreds."
b) A quote from M. Scott Peck also based off of community, "There can be no
vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there
can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community."
B. a) Lincoln is explaining to people that when family relations are not enough to
fulfill our lives, our next option is a stable community. Within the community,
there should be a unification of all ethnicity's, without segregation nor prejudice.
By building a strong bond in a community environment, it brings people closer
together, making change in that area and possibly even change to other places as
well.
b) Peck uses his quote to emphasize that a human being cannot survive without any
risks, vulnerability, peace, and ultimately, community. In order to construct a
stable community risks must be taken to acquire the trust of others and with trust
eventually it can be transformed into vulnerability because you can share your
personal ideas or thoughts with one another. Once all ideas and thoughts are put
together, peace is achieved with every one's ideas being heard and life within the
community begins to prosper.
C. a) Today, Lincoln's idea of a community could be used as a reflection on people
who may not have a substantial living environment can still put forth their efforts
toward building a new and even better community for themselves and others. Also, it
can be used to explain that no matter the person, anybody could build a reliable
commonality, as long as all can come together as one and assemble an unbreakable
bond between all ethnicity's and nations. Especially with the times we are in now
with the recession, all nations, all people must look after and confide in one
another.
b) Peck's concept of how a community should function relates to how, on occasion,
may citizens do not interact with others because of actions committed by them or
because they feel a sense of withdrawal in situations. In order to be heard, you
must take the risk of reaching out to other societal groups. Make yourself
vulnerable to the gamble of adventure and attempt to make new alliances with other
people.
MLA Citation for quotes:
Anonymous. "Community Quotes." Http://www.best-quotes-poems.com/community-
quotes.html. 2007. Web. 9 Feb. 2011.
2-9-11
Grammar 170-171 ex. 4 and Rev. A (20 questions).
Took notes and Handout on Jolliffe's framework (gent handout from me, notes from other student).
PPT on improving your REHUGO
Practice identifying parts of a formal writing piece using Jolliffe's framework.
Chapter 6-10 on Twain is due tomorrow.
Took notes and Handout on Jolliffe's framework (gent handout from me, notes from other student).
PPT on improving your REHUGO
Practice identifying parts of a formal writing piece using Jolliffe's framework.
Chapter 6-10 on Twain is due tomorrow.
Monday, February 7, 2011
2-7-11
Grammar page 167-168, exercise 2 & 3.
Checked off annotations on first five chapters.
Reading quiz on first five chapters.
Reviewed rules of annotating.
Took notes on Twain's early life.
Went over format of resume, checked for understanding & asked questions.
Asked questions and calrified on the text.
For Wednesday: if you have questions on the next five chaptes of Huck, ask Wednesday.
Final Resume due Wednesday.
The reading for chapters 6-10 will be quizzed on Thursday.
Annotate text
REHUGO Due on Thursday.
Checked off annotations on first five chapters.
Reading quiz on first five chapters.
Reviewed rules of annotating.
Took notes on Twain's early life.
Went over format of resume, checked for understanding & asked questions.
Asked questions and calrified on the text.
For Wednesday: if you have questions on the next five chaptes of Huck, ask Wednesday.
Final Resume due Wednesday.
The reading for chapters 6-10 will be quizzed on Thursday.
Annotate text
REHUGO Due on Thursday.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
2-3-11
Take notes 162-163, parts of verbs and types of verbs
Exercise 1 page 164, correct the verb.
Discussion on Video
Due Monday:
Correct your job application, if it's high lighted, fix it.
Rough Draft Resume, refer to your job packets, have it typed and ready for review.
Read Huck Finn, 1-5, Quiz on Monday, annotate text.
Bring in your article topic along with the five sources, we will refine topics and talk about due dates.
Exercise 1 page 164, correct the verb.
Discussion on Video
Due Monday:
Correct your job application, if it's high lighted, fix it.
Rough Draft Resume, refer to your job packets, have it typed and ready for review.
Read Huck Finn, 1-5, Quiz on Monday, annotate text.
Bring in your article topic along with the five sources, we will refine topics and talk about due dates.
REHUGO #2
Zachary Cothren
Mr. Soeth
English AP 3
February 2, 2011
REHUGO #2 – Speech
A. A speech given by Elie Wiesel entitled The Perils of Indifference before President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, Ambassador Holbrooke, and other members of congress on April the 19th, 1999 in Washinton D.C.
B. Mr. Wiesel, being a survivor of the holocaust, has a better understanding of cruelty than most. During the speech he conveys this understanding by commenting on actions taken by people, such as Hilary Clinton’s providing of Health Care to impoverished nations. He speaks of her helping because it shows non-indifference, unlike anything he viewed during his time at Auschwitz, a German Death Camp. He goes on to discuss the true meaning of indifference and its impact how today’s society, reminding us continually of Auschwitz as a reference for what he believes the world should not become. He also shared his experiences of the Holocaust in his novel entitled "Night".
C. Wiesel used rhetorical questions almost to the point of becoming excessive. The entirety of paragraph three is nothing but rhetorical questions. In text form this slightly degrades the overall power of the speech, but in spoken form he makes it onto a very influential and moving section of his paper. It causes the listener to question oneself about the meaning of indifference in their lives, not just the life of leaders and politicians. He is attempting to make the average listener to question their own action, instead of the actions of their nation.
D. Wiesel starts his speech with a powerful personal anecdote telling the story of his liberation during WWII. This causes a large amount of empathy towards him, and establishes a strong position of Pathos. He uses these anecdotes several more times to describe the life is Auschwitz, which further establishes his Pathos as the reader or listener sympathize with his plight and the utter cruelly of the situation. Though he also uses these to make points throughout the speech, sich as his explination of the “Muselmanner”.
E. MLA Citation: Wiesel, Elie. “American Rhetoric: Elie Wiesel – The Perils of Indifference.” American
Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States. Web. 02 February. 2011
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
REHUGO #2
Jewel Raquidan
Mr. Soeth
English AP 3
February 2, 2011
REHUGO Analysis #2 – Historical Speech
A)A speech given by Elie Wiesel called The Perils of Indifference to President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, Ambassador Holbrooke, members of the Congress and many other on April the 19th, 1999 in Washinton D.C.
B)During this time Mrs. Clinton was out helping those in need in other countries by getting them health care. He speaks about his appreciation at her actions for he did not have as much help when he was liberated during WWII. He also was glad that Mrs. Clinton mentioned that they were commemorating the event as a so-called, “Day of Remembrance”. He continues on voicing out his words about indifference. He says indifference, “is not a beginning; it is an end”. He reminds them of his times in Auschwitz, when he was liberated and his gratitude towards those who liberated him, witnessing what he saw and being part of those many who will remember that day.
C)“Does it mean that society has changed?” Wiesel questions. His use of rhetorical questions effects the reader greatly having them ponder the reality of humanity. Had we really learned from our pasts? The reader continues to wonder about what Wiesel spoke of which was about indifference. It is true that people help children whenever they see their faces or eyes in a commercial or a newspaper. But is it really out of the kindness of their hearts or just another thing one must do so as to not corrupt themselves but to feel better about themselves? Wiesel's goal was to not only inspire people to act for themselves when they see someone in need but to also inspire them to resist the temptation of indifference.
D)The use of repetition is found when he continues to repeatedly say, “Indifference”. The word is not only embedded in the mind of the listener or reader but whenever Wiesel interjects his speech with flashbacks the listener or reader cannot help themselves think back about “indifference”. They cannot help themselves when they begin to relate Wiesel's words and their own thoughts with the word. Then there is his use in rhetorical questions throughout his speech. Similar to his book Night he asks himself, and also to his audience, questions that could be answered immediately but allows the audience to find a deeper meaning in the question when there is none. “Does it mean that we have learned from the past? Does it mean that society has changed? Has the human being become less indifferent and more human? Have we really learned from our experiences?” There was a bit of repetition in that quote, even though the words weren't exactly but they convey the same message, but these are question that the audience will think about. Whether they could be answered or not is of their own choice.
MLA Citation: Wiesel, Elie. “American Rhetoric: Elie Wiesel – The Perils of Indifference.” American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States. Web. 02 February. 2011
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Mr. Soeth
English AP 3
February 2, 2011
REHUGO Analysis #2 – Historical Speech
A)A speech given by Elie Wiesel called The Perils of Indifference to President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, Ambassador Holbrooke, members of the Congress and many other on April the 19th, 1999 in Washinton D.C.
B)During this time Mrs. Clinton was out helping those in need in other countries by getting them health care. He speaks about his appreciation at her actions for he did not have as much help when he was liberated during WWII. He also was glad that Mrs. Clinton mentioned that they were commemorating the event as a so-called, “Day of Remembrance”. He continues on voicing out his words about indifference. He says indifference, “is not a beginning; it is an end”. He reminds them of his times in Auschwitz, when he was liberated and his gratitude towards those who liberated him, witnessing what he saw and being part of those many who will remember that day.
C)“Does it mean that society has changed?” Wiesel questions. His use of rhetorical questions effects the reader greatly having them ponder the reality of humanity. Had we really learned from our pasts? The reader continues to wonder about what Wiesel spoke of which was about indifference. It is true that people help children whenever they see their faces or eyes in a commercial or a newspaper. But is it really out of the kindness of their hearts or just another thing one must do so as to not corrupt themselves but to feel better about themselves? Wiesel's goal was to not only inspire people to act for themselves when they see someone in need but to also inspire them to resist the temptation of indifference.
D)The use of repetition is found when he continues to repeatedly say, “Indifference”. The word is not only embedded in the mind of the listener or reader but whenever Wiesel interjects his speech with flashbacks the listener or reader cannot help themselves think back about “indifference”. They cannot help themselves when they begin to relate Wiesel's words and their own thoughts with the word. Then there is his use in rhetorical questions throughout his speech. Similar to his book Night he asks himself, and also to his audience, questions that could be answered immediately but allows the audience to find a deeper meaning in the question when there is none. “Does it mean that we have learned from the past? Does it mean that society has changed? Has the human being become less indifferent and more human? Have we really learned from our experiences?” There was a bit of repetition in that quote, even though the words weren't exactly but they convey the same message, but these are question that the audience will think about. Whether they could be answered or not is of their own choice.
MLA Citation: Wiesel, Elie. “American Rhetoric: Elie Wiesel – The Perils of Indifference.” American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States. Web. 02 February. 2011
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REHUGO #2
Nisha Rangel
Mr. Soeth
AP English 3
February 2, 2011
REHUGO Analysis #2 - Historical Speech
A. Elie Wiesel delivers his speech, The Perils of Indifference, to
President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, members of Congress, Ambassador Holbrooke and other
audience members on April 19, 1999 in Washington D.C.
B. At the time the first lady, Hillary Clinton, was trying complete a philanthropic
act of getting health care for other countries. She was the first person to ever
have Congress pass White House Conference on Philanthropy. Wiesel delivers this
speech to express his feelings of gratitude toward America and his feelings
gratitude towards Hillary Clinton for helping people because when he was in need for
help during the Holocaust he had no one.
C. Wiesel's speech is related to today's world because he is trying to get people to
realize that new years mean new hope for society and that instead of having
indifference, we need to contribute to change. He's trying to prove to his audience
that mistakes made in the past should not be repeated in the present because future
generations shouldn't need to experience the pain of what he and many others had to
go through. This makes his speech highly effective because he is a surviving member
of the Holocaust, so his audience is drawn to the emotional aspect of his argument,
and he also explains how indifference is more dangerous than anything because it is
an ending that does nothing but benefiting the enemy.
D. In almost every paragraph Wiesel uses a rhetorical question. For example he
uses "What is indifference?" and "Why didn't he allow these refugees to disembark?",
which add to the emotional appeal of his speech. These questions make the audience
think about their morals, life, and what they could possibly do to contribute for
societal change. He also uses comparison and contrast to show how things have
improved and can keep improving for others who are experiencing what he already
has "And then, of course, the joint decision of the United States and NATO to
intervene in Kosovo and save those victims, those refugees...In the place that I
come from, society was composed of three simple categories: the killers, the
victims, and the bystanders. During the darkest of times, inside the ghettoes and
death camps but then, we felt abandoned, forgotten. All of us did...But this time,
the world was not silent. This time, we do respond. This time, we intervene."
Wiesel also uses definition in his speech when he gives his own example of what
indifference is, "Etymologically, the word means "no difference." A strange and
unnatural state in which the lines blur between light and darkness, dusk and dawn,
crime and punishment, cruelty and compassion, good and evil." and also uses the word
indifference for repetition throughout his speech as well.
Mr. Soeth
AP English 3
February 2, 2011
REHUGO Analysis #2 - Historical Speech
A. Elie Wiesel delivers his speech, The Perils of Indifference, to
President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, members of Congress, Ambassador Holbrooke and other
audience members on April 19, 1999 in Washington D.C.
B. At the time the first lady, Hillary Clinton, was trying complete a philanthropic
act of getting health care for other countries. She was the first person to ever
have Congress pass White House Conference on Philanthropy. Wiesel delivers this
speech to express his feelings of gratitude toward America and his feelings
gratitude towards Hillary Clinton for helping people because when he was in need for
help during the Holocaust he had no one.
C. Wiesel's speech is related to today's world because he is trying to get people to
realize that new years mean new hope for society and that instead of having
indifference, we need to contribute to change. He's trying to prove to his audience
that mistakes made in the past should not be repeated in the present because future
generations shouldn't need to experience the pain of what he and many others had to
go through. This makes his speech highly effective because he is a surviving member
of the Holocaust, so his audience is drawn to the emotional aspect of his argument,
and he also explains how indifference is more dangerous than anything because it is
an ending that does nothing but benefiting the enemy.
D. In almost every paragraph Wiesel uses a rhetorical question. For example he
uses "What is indifference?" and "Why didn't he allow these refugees to disembark?",
which add to the emotional appeal of his speech. These questions make the audience
think about their morals, life, and what they could possibly do to contribute for
societal change. He also uses comparison and contrast to show how things have
improved and can keep improving for others who are experiencing what he already
has "And then, of course, the joint decision of the United States and NATO to
intervene in Kosovo and save those victims, those refugees...In the place that I
come from, society was composed of three simple categories: the killers, the
victims, and the bystanders. During the darkest of times, inside the ghettoes and
death camps but then, we felt abandoned, forgotten. All of us did...But this time,
the world was not silent. This time, we do respond. This time, we intervene."
Wiesel also uses definition in his speech when he gives his own example of what
indifference is, "Etymologically, the word means "no difference." A strange and
unnatural state in which the lines blur between light and darkness, dusk and dawn,
crime and punishment, cruelty and compassion, good and evil." and also uses the word
indifference for repetition throughout his speech as well.
2-2-11
Grammar page 160-161 1-20.
You are going to correct the sentence to it has the proper verb tense and usage.
REWRITE THE SENTENCE, IF IT IS CORRECT, JUST WRITE C. FOUR OUT OF THE TWENTYSENTENCES ARE CORRECT.
We checked out a copy of Huck Finn, if you don't have it already, go get it pronto!
First five chapters due by Monday.
We talked about the use of the "N" word in the contect of the story, Huck Finn as satire, and the dialogue of the story.
Twain is very committed to his use of dialogue, so if you are confused by a word, say the sentence out loud as the words that a character speaks will sound exactly like they are spelled.
You are going to correct the sentence to it has the proper verb tense and usage.
REWRITE THE SENTENCE, IF IT IS CORRECT, JUST WRITE C. FOUR OUT OF THE TWENTYSENTENCES ARE CORRECT.
We checked out a copy of Huck Finn, if you don't have it already, go get it pronto!
First five chapters due by Monday.
We talked about the use of the "N" word in the contect of the story, Huck Finn as satire, and the dialogue of the story.
Twain is very committed to his use of dialogue, so if you are confused by a word, say the sentence out loud as the words that a character speaks will sound exactly like they are spelled.
Please add me to the other blog
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Monday, January 31, 2011
1-31-11
Grammar page 143-144 Review A & B.
SOAPSTone Notes & FIDDS Notes
Practice on The Giving Tree
Re-read MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail and identify SOAPSTone. Due Wednesday.
SOAPSTone Notes & FIDDS Notes
Practice on The Giving Tree
Re-read MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail and identify SOAPSTone. Due Wednesday.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
REHUGO #1
Nisha Rangel
Mr. Soeth
English 3 AP
January 27, 2011
REHUGO Analysis #1 – Reading: In Search of the Good Family.
A. Essay: In Search of the Good Family. Author: Jane Howard.
B. Howard’s thesis is that all human beings need a family, clan, or a tribe in order
to survive in the world. No matter how far we move away or how we no longer keep in
touch, we will always have someplace that we came from and a home to fall back and
rely on.
C. Towards the beginning of Howard’s essay, she strongly emphasizes the importance
of family and how we should rely on them more often and even consider family as a
part of our friends,unless they do not want to be considered friends. “For this we
must rely on our families of friends. If our relatives are not, do not wish to be,
or for whatever reasons cannot be our friends,then by some complex alchemy we must
try to transform our friends into our relatives.”, this provides an example of
pathos, by showing how family needs to be valued more and considered as more than
just family. As Howard goes on she begins to provide evidence on ethos by
giving advice on how to maintain or start good families. For example, she lists
steps one through ten beginning with “1. Good families have a chief, or a heroine,
or a founder – someone around whom others cluster, whose achievements, as the
Yiddish word has it, let them kvell and whose example spurs them on to like feats.”,
and by giving advice to the reader, it shows that she has experienced these events
and is trying to help others correct what may have been something her family has and
other families may need.
D. Some of the rhetorical strategies Howard uses is process analysis, repetition,
and rhetorical questions. Howard uses process analysis by listing ten steps on how
to begin or maintain a good family, such as “1. Good families have a chief or a
founder…2. Good families have a switchboard operator…3. Good families are much to
all their members, but everything to none…4. Good families are hospitable...5. Good
families deal squarely with direness…6. Good families prize their rituals...7. Good
families are affectionate…8. Good families have a sense of place…9. Good families
find some way to connect with posterity…10. Good families also honor their elders.”
She also uses repetition throughout the essay to emphasize certain points of her
argument to her audience. In her first paragraph, for example, she opens with
repetition of the word call and you, “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a
tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. You
need one because you are human. You didn’t come from nowhere. Before you, around
you, and presumably after you, too, are others.”, this helps better her argument
because it make the audience focus on how the essay relates to themselves and how
their family is. Another strategies Howard uses is rhetorical questions. By using
questions like “What can such times teach us about forming new and more lasting
tribes in the future?” and “Have not the Japanese for years had an honored,
enduring – if perhaps by our standards rather rigid – custom of adopting
nonrelatives to fill gaps in their families?” to get the audience to think about how
their families are and what could be learned and improved within their family as
well.
MLA Citation for Essay:
Howard, Jane. In Search of the Good Family. From Families in Atlantic Magazine.
Copyright © 1978 by Jane Howard.
Mr. Soeth
English 3 AP
January 27, 2011
REHUGO Analysis #1 – Reading: In Search of the Good Family.
A. Essay: In Search of the Good Family. Author: Jane Howard.
B. Howard’s thesis is that all human beings need a family, clan, or a tribe in order
to survive in the world. No matter how far we move away or how we no longer keep in
touch, we will always have someplace that we came from and a home to fall back and
rely on.
C. Towards the beginning of Howard’s essay, she strongly emphasizes the importance
of family and how we should rely on them more often and even consider family as a
part of our friends,unless they do not want to be considered friends. “For this we
must rely on our families of friends. If our relatives are not, do not wish to be,
or for whatever reasons cannot be our friends,then by some complex alchemy we must
try to transform our friends into our relatives.”, this provides an example of
pathos, by showing how family needs to be valued more and considered as more than
just family. As Howard goes on she begins to provide evidence on ethos by
giving advice on how to maintain or start good families. For example, she lists
steps one through ten beginning with “1. Good families have a chief, or a heroine,
or a founder – someone around whom others cluster, whose achievements, as the
Yiddish word has it, let them kvell and whose example spurs them on to like feats.”,
and by giving advice to the reader, it shows that she has experienced these events
and is trying to help others correct what may have been something her family has and
other families may need.
D. Some of the rhetorical strategies Howard uses is process analysis, repetition,
and rhetorical questions. Howard uses process analysis by listing ten steps on how
to begin or maintain a good family, such as “1. Good families have a chief or a
founder…2. Good families have a switchboard operator…3. Good families are much to
all their members, but everything to none…4. Good families are hospitable...5. Good
families deal squarely with direness…6. Good families prize their rituals...7. Good
families are affectionate…8. Good families have a sense of place…9. Good families
find some way to connect with posterity…10. Good families also honor their elders.”
She also uses repetition throughout the essay to emphasize certain points of her
argument to her audience. In her first paragraph, for example, she opens with
repetition of the word call and you, “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a
tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. You
need one because you are human. You didn’t come from nowhere. Before you, around
you, and presumably after you, too, are others.”, this helps better her argument
because it make the audience focus on how the essay relates to themselves and how
their family is. Another strategies Howard uses is rhetorical questions. By using
questions like “What can such times teach us about forming new and more lasting
tribes in the future?” and “Have not the Japanese for years had an honored,
enduring – if perhaps by our standards rather rigid – custom of adopting
nonrelatives to fill gaps in their families?” to get the audience to think about how
their families are and what could be learned and improved within their family as
well.
MLA Citation for Essay:
Howard, Jane. In Search of the Good Family. From Families in Atlantic Magazine.
Copyright © 1978 by Jane Howard.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Updates
Sorry I have been off the grid for a couple of days, here is what you missed from Monday and Wednesday.
Monday:
Grammar - review A page 130
Finished group notes on the reading and sharing out what we covered/searched for as far as rhetorical devices.
Research project, we began our discussion on research projects.
Choose a topic, narrow it down (it is an argumentative paper) and create some questions to guide your research. Type this up for credit.
If you have time, start looking for sources.
Wednesday:
Grammar - Read page 137 and 138, take notes.
Complete exercise 8 and Review B on page 139-140.
We refined our research piece, if you have questions come and see me now. More info on research at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/01
REHUGO due tomorrow.
Monday:
Grammar - review A page 130
Finished group notes on the reading and sharing out what we covered/searched for as far as rhetorical devices.
Research project, we began our discussion on research projects.
Choose a topic, narrow it down (it is an argumentative paper) and create some questions to guide your research. Type this up for credit.
If you have time, start looking for sources.
Wednesday:
Grammar - Read page 137 and 138, take notes.
Complete exercise 8 and Review B on page 139-140.
We refined our research piece, if you have questions come and see me now. More info on research at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/01
REHUGO due tomorrow.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
REHUGO Assignment
Here is a link to the document
REHUGO 3rd quarter
First entry is due this Thursday. All entries should appear as blog posts. Do not forget to cite your sources, you should have a works cited appear at the end of the document.
Let me know if you have questions.
Mr. Soeth
REHUGO 3rd quarter
First entry is due this Thursday. All entries should appear as blog posts. Do not forget to cite your sources, you should have a works cited appear at the end of the document.
Let me know if you have questions.
Mr. Soeth
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
1-19-11
Grammar
—Read and take notes page 124-125 Nominative, Possessive, & Objective.
—Exercise 1 on page 126-127 1-10
HW for next Monday, bring in - either written or typed - your research topic and hypothesis. Remember, you are the funnel that narrows your topic down. Look for connections in your questions and hypothesis.
Continue work on REHUGO 1 - due on the blog by next Thursday. Additionally, email me so that you can be added to the correct blog for your class, period 1 or period 2.
We finished reading Where I Lived, and What I Lived For, answer the questions on rhetoric and style, 1-12, due tomorrow. Also, I will be asking for your notes on the reading.
—Read and take notes page 124-125 Nominative, Possessive, & Objective.
—Exercise 1 on page 126-127 1-10
HW for next Monday, bring in - either written or typed - your research topic and hypothesis. Remember, you are the funnel that narrows your topic down. Look for connections in your questions and hypothesis.
Continue work on REHUGO 1 - due on the blog by next Thursday. Additionally, email me so that you can be added to the correct blog for your class, period 1 or period 2.
We finished reading Where I Lived, and What I Lived For, answer the questions on rhetoric and style, 1-12, due tomorrow. Also, I will be asking for your notes on the reading.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
1-18-11
Hope you enjoyed your three day weekend, here is what we did today.
Grammar page 122 Preview A & B 1-20
Passed back papers
Reviewed - basic - your REHUGO's turned in thus far and looked ahead to REHUGO for this quarter.
For Wednesday, make sure you have your Job Application and make sure you have your test answer key from the final.
We will also be working on the book.
Also, check out anything you can find on Steve Jobs stepping down from Apple for a leave of absence. After this announcement, Apple's stock overseas fell 8%. Why woudl this happen?
Your REHUGO assignment will be posted online soon, I will send it out here on the blog and via Twitter, www.twitter.com/SoethEngClass.
Grammar page 122 Preview A & B 1-20
Passed back papers
Reviewed - basic - your REHUGO's turned in thus far and looked ahead to REHUGO for this quarter.
For Wednesday, make sure you have your Job Application and make sure you have your test answer key from the final.
We will also be working on the book.
Also, check out anything you can find on Steve Jobs stepping down from Apple for a leave of absence. After this announcement, Apple's stock overseas fell 8%. Why woudl this happen?
Your REHUGO assignment will be posted online soon, I will send it out here on the blog and via Twitter, www.twitter.com/SoethEngClass.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Homework Assignment
If you are in AP you need to read this article. http://ow.ly/3AvTg One to two pages, rhetorical strategies, agree or disagree and why. Due on Thursday, let me know if you have questions. I also encourage you to print out the article, high light and label just as we do in class.
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