Tuesday, April 29, 2014 and Thursday, May 1, 2014

Class Work

1. We are fortunate to have three students who are ready to share information with us from their honors' projects.

Give them your full attention.
Turn off all noise on phones.
Close computers.
Feel free to ask questions at the end of the presentations.

2. Exam notes.

• Share your graphic organizer that shows your pattern of organization.
• Share your "audience" description.

Focus on your introduction.
Have at least three clear points as noted in one of the patterns of organization.
Be sure your conclusion is memorable!
Support your wonderful ideas with expert research!

More notes: (You have a graphic organizer for this.)
An art selection or photograph
2. At least two interviews with family, friends, classmates, or others
3. A quotation from literature or music
4. A news link or history link
5. Reference to a play, movie, or television show
6. A graph or chart
7. References to at least two reliable sources of information: articles, books, pamphlets, government reports, magazine or newspaper articles, etc.

Keep track of your sources. You will submit a Working Bibliography AND a Works Cited page.

EXAM NEWS:  Our exam is Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in our regular room. Please have the final copy of your essay ready to submit.

Report to class at 2:00. We have the room until 2:45. That will be plenty of time for your to post the final copy in CANVAS and submit the pre-writing charts and outlines.

You are free to leave once the essay has been submitted.

Your essay must include most of the items noted on the "box" graphic organizer you received in class on Tuesday.

The final copy needs to be in MLA format and include a correctly formatted Works Cited page. In-text citations must be used.

Questions????? If you think of any, contact me at: patriciaeatonaz@yahoo.com.




 Here are the notes from Tuesday.

Possible topics:

• The music of war
• Honoring those who died
• War in art
• War in movies or on stage
• Those left behind
• Preparing for battle
• Survival
• Why We Fight
• Unlikely Heroes
• A personal hero
• The need for heroes
• War at home
• Returning home after war
• Military cemeteries/burial places (Punch Bowl, Arlington, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier etc.)
• Celebrations or parades
• Weapons
• PTSD
• The cost of war
• Your idea . . . this is not an all inclusive list.

You posted this to CANVAS last week.


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How do you plan to organize your essay? What pattern will you use?

Consider the possibilities . . .

Some general information:
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=29

Patterns of organization
http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/impo.htm

or
Instructions and examples:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/  (Select the essay and paragraph level and take a look at the drop-down menu. Sample essays are provided.)

This was the homework:

Determine your pattern of organization. You need to create an outline or graphic organizer. Mind maps are OK as are other graphic organizers. Bring a paper copy to class on Thursday. It is Thursday! We are going to share.

Here are a few exmples:
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/timeorder.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/stepchart_eng.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/sequence.pdf

Others, original or borrowed, are fine. These were samples.

Before you begin your draft, consider your audience.
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/planning.pdf

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/audience/

For homework, write a paragraph or two about your audience and what you hope to teach the members of that audience. Bring a paper copy to class on Thursday. (Sharing)


Repeat of Exam News!
EXAM NEWS:  Our exam is Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in our regular room. Please have the final copy of your essay ready to submit.

Report to class at 2:00. We have the room until 2:45. That will be plenty of time for your to post the final copy in CANVAS and submit the pre-writing charts and outlines.

You are free to leave once the essay has been submitted.

Your essay must the most of the items noted on the "box" graphic organizer you received in class on Tuesday.

The final copy needs to be in MLA format and include a correctly formatted Works Cited page. In-text citations must be used.

Questions????? If you think of any, contact me at: patriciaeatonaz@yahoo.com.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Class Work

Let's look back at Tuesday's post.

Today, groups will share the music! Discuss the items noted.

Class members - keep track of what you learned. (Chart provided.)


This was the homework!

Start thinking about a possible topic for the final essay.

• The music of war
• Honoring those who died
• War in art
• War in movies or on stage
• Those left behind
• Preparing for battle
• Survival
• Why We Fight
• Unlikely Heroes
• A personal hero
• The need for heroes
• War at home
• Returning home after war
• Military cemeteries/burial places (Punch Bowl, Arlington, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier etc.)
• Celebrations or parades
• Weapons
• PTSD
• The cost of war
• Your idea . . . this is not an all inclusive list.

Select a topic. Create a mind-map or brainstorm bulleted list of all that you know about the topic. Decide what you want to say. Post the mind-map or brainstorm bulleted list in CANVAS by Thursday. (25 pts.)

Start conducting research now.

For the paper that will result from this, you will need the following:
1. An art selection or photograph
2. At least two interviews with family, friends, classmates, or others
3. A quotation from literature or music
4. A news link or history link
5. Reference to a play, movie, or television show
6. A graph or chart
7. References to at least two reliable sources of information: articles, books, pamphlets, government reports, magazine or newspaper articles, etc.

Keep track of your sources. You will submit a Working Bibliography AND a Works Cited page.

The paper copy of the Graphic Organizer is due Tuesday. There is no space in Canvas. You may recreate the chart in Word if you wish to keep notes there.

Tuesday - April 22, 2014

Activity #1:
We will finish the HERO presentations.

So far we have learned about . . .

Here is a poem about Odysseus. . . home was not as expected.

http://www.famousliteraryworks.com/tennyson_ulysses.htm
Activity #2
War Art

What pictures did you find?
A. Share at your table.
B. Select one person from each table to share with the class. These must be on CANVAS.

Activity #3
We have not yet listened to any music associated with war.

1. Revolutionary War
2. Civil War
3. World War I
4. World War II
5. Korean War
6. Vietnam War
7. Iraq/Afghanistan

Join one of the seven groups.
A. Listen to at least three songs from your era.
B. Locate the lyrics
C. Tell how the lyrics relate to the war and the era. (If you don't know about the war or the era, do a bit of quick research.
D. Prepare to share one song with the class. Share how the lyrics relate to the war and the era. Consider:
 1. Why the song was popular
2. How it was representative of the war
3. Why it fit the time period. (What was going on in the world aside from the war?)
4. Explain why or why not the song would be popular today.

Homework

Start thinking about a possible topic for the final essay.

• The music of war
• Honoring those who died
• War in art
• War in movies or on stage
• Those left behind
• Preparing for battle
• Survival
• Why We Fight
• Unlikely Heroes
• A personal hero
• The need for heroes
• War at home
• Returning home after war
• Military cemeteries/burial places (Punch Bowl, Arlington, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier etc.)
• Celebrations or parades
• Weapons
• PTSD
• The cost of war
• Your idea . . . this is not a finite list.

Select a topic. Create a mind-map or brainstorm bulleted list of all that you know about the topic. Decide what you want to say. Post the mind-map or brainstorm bulleted list in CANVAS by Thursday. (25 pts.)

Start conducting research now.

For the paper that will result from this, you will need the following:
1. An art selection or photograph
2. At least two interviews with family, friends, classmates, or others
3. A quotation from literature or music
4. A news link or history link
5. Reference to a play, movie, or television show
6. A graph or chart
7. References to at least two reliable sources of information: articles, books, pamphlets, government reports, magazine or newspaper articles, etc.

NO CLASS TODAY!

Dear Students,

We will NOT be meeting today. The groups scheduled to present today will present on Tuesday.

I apologize for the late notice. Hopefully, you will be able to use to time to catch up on missing assignments, if any.

If a slot in CANVAS is locked, simply attach the assignment to a comment in CANVAS. Be sure to include the assignment number.

Enjoy the weekend! I will see you on Tuesday.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Eaton

April 15, 2014

This was the task. Presentations will be given today. Time guidelines: 3-8 minutes. Everybody must have a speaking part.

You need to complete the following tasks:

1. Locate visuals of your hero / ancient and modern
2. Find out about any super powers the hero might possess.
3. Who are the relatives and friends of the hero? Identify them. What did these relatives add to the development of the hero?
4. What challenges does the hero face? How did he or she overcome those challenges?
5. Pick one major episode in the life of your character and be ready to tell the story to the class.
6. Look for any movies that are based on the life of your hero. How faithful to the original story is the movie?

Create a PowerPoint ( 10-12 slides) or other visual presentation to use as you share the information with the class. Post in CANVAS.   Everybody in your group needs to speak. 50 PTS - 30 for the visual/20 for the presentation. Show time = Tuesday!

1. Get with your group. You have 10 minutes to finalize last minute items.

• Be sure that everybody has a speaking part.
• Check to see that your presentation is posted to CANVAS .
• All group members' names must be on the first slide.
• Look back at the guidelines and be sure that you included all of the required information.
• Add a Works Cited slide. What were your sources?

2. Take a look at the rubric. All members need to sign the paper.
3. Volunteer to go first! This must move along.

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Do we have heroes today? How would you define the term? We will discuss in class.

Your homework is to define the term "hero." Provide a "story" example from the life of the hero.  (One page - quick-write.) This is to get you to think. It will link to a longer writing activity. Post in CANVAS for Thursday.

ALS)
The space for the War Art posting is now available. I accidently placed it in my 101 class list. You have until Thursday to post.

Homework

Find a piece of art that was created to commemorate something related to war. Post the picture and the answers to the question in CANVAS. This is due Thursday. (50 pts.)

Looking at War Art

• What is the title of the work? How does the title help you to understand the message? What is the message?
• What is the most obvious image in the work. To where is your eye drawn?
• Look at the colors. Are they symbolic? Would the message be different if the colors were different? Explain.
• Study the shading and shadowing. How do these elements impact the overall message?
• Who is the artist? When was the work created?
• Is the artist's message about a specific event in history? Name that event. What was going on in the world when the work was created?
• Is the art universal - speaks to people of all times and in all places, or is it limited to the audience for whom it was created.
• How does the work relate to us in 21st century America?

Thursday - April 10, 2014

Class Work

1. Peer editing task: You will be editing the war movie reviews assigned to you by CANVAS. I will give you a paper rubric to complete.

The final copy is due Tuesday. Post in MYCOMPLAB.

2. Return to your "hero" groups. If your group decides that another hero might be a better choice, now is the time, the only time, to change.

Here is the task:
We are going to take a few minutes to gather information about eight Greek heroes.

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/heroes/tp/TopHeroes.htm



This site will give you some generic facts. You will work with a partner or two. (No groups larger than three.)  This site is an introduction to your hero - not the only place you will look.
A. Agree on the hero your group will research.
B. Write your choice on the board. (This is a one-and-done event. If your hero is already selected, adopt a different hero!

This site will give you some generic facts. You will work with a partner or two. (No groups larger than three.)
A. Agree on the hero your group will research.
B. Write your choice on the board. (This is a one-and-done event. If your hero is already selected, adopt a different hero!


C.  You need to complete the following tasks:

1. Locate visuals of your hero / ancient and modern
2. Find out about any super powers the hero might possess.
3. Who are the relatives and friends of the hero? Identify them. What did these relatives add to the development of the hero?
4. What challenges does the hero face? How did he or she overcome those challenges?
5. Pick one major episode in the life of your character and be ready to tell the story to the class.
6. Look for any movies that are based on the life of your hero. How faithful to the original story is the movie?

Create a PowerPoint ( 10-12 slides) or other visual presentation to use as you share the information with the class. Post in CANVAS.   Everybody in your group needs to speak. 50 PTS - 30 for the visual/20 for the presentation. Show time = Tuesday!

Homework

Find a piece of art that was created to commemorate something related to war. Post the picture and the answers to the question in CANVAS. This is due Tuesday. (50 pts.)

Looking at War Art

• What is the title of the work? How does the title help you to understand the message? What is the message?
• What is the most obvious image in the work. To where is your eye drawn?
• Look at the colors. Are they symbolic? Would the message be different if the colors were different? Explain.
• Study the shading and shadowing. How do these elements impact the overall message?
• Who is the artist? When was the work created?
• Is the artist's message about a specific event in history? Name that event. What was going on in the world when the work was created?
• Is the art universal - speaks to people of all times and in all places, or is it limited to the audience for whom it was created.
• How does the work relate to us in 21st century America?

 

Tuesday - April 8, 2014

Today . . .

First things first . . .For some reason, the posting space in MyCompLab did not take hold. Please take a few minutes to post the Definition Essay there now. No matter what it says, it is not late!

For homework, you watched a war movie. Today, get ready to write a review.

See the following links for tips.
http://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/students/projects/1996-97/MovieMetropolis/howto.html (You do NOT need to create a trailer for the movie. Instead, consider creating a story board to focus on the points that will interest the reader later. Limit your story board to eight or fewer scenes. PowerPoint could be great for this. Of course, stick people on paper will do just fine!)

http://www.ehow.com/how_6499755_write-movie-review-template.html (Clear steps for writing the review.)

APA Tips - MLA is much the same. http://www.ehow.com/how_7844477_write-critical-review-movie-apa.html

Here are some sample reviews: http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/r/review_writing/movies/sample_movie_reviews.pdf

Watch this one. Don't be afraid to use your voice in this assignment.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hobbit_the_desolation_of_smaug/  (Yes, this movie has war scenes!)

Now it is your turn. Write a movie review of the war movie you watched. Post in CANVAS by Thursday. (50 pts.)


Moving on . . .
We are going to take a few minutes to gather information about eight Greek heroes.

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/heroes/tp/TopHeroes.htm



This site will give you some generic facts. You will work with a partner or two. (No groups larger than three.)  This site is an introduction to your hero - not the only place you will look.
A. Agree on the hero your group will research.
B. Write your choice on the board. (This is a one-and-done event. If your hero is already selected, adopt a different hero!

This site will give you some generic facts. You will work with a partner or two. (No groups larger than three.)
A. Agree on the hero your group will research.
B. Write your choice on the board. (This is a one-and-done event. If your hero is already selected, adopt a different hero!


C.  You need to complete the following tasks:

1. Locate visuals of your hero / ancient and modern
2. Find out about any super powers the hero might possess.
3. Who are the relatives and friends of the hero?
4. What challenges does the hero face?
5. Pick one major episode in the life of your character and be ready to tell the story to the class.
6. Look for any movies that are based on the life of your hero. How faithful to the original story

Create a PowerPoint ( 10-12 slides) or other visual presentation to use as you share the information with the class. Post in CANVAS.   Everybody in your group needs to speak. 50 PTS - 30 for the visual/20 for the presentation

Thursday, April 3, 2014

This is where we left off on Tuesday:

Homework:  Post only the conclusion in CANVAS by the beginning of class on Thursday. The entire essay is due next Tuesday.
Just for fun . . . This is a classification essay - a cousin of a definition paper. See where you fit!
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/classification.htm


2. What do you carry? Take an inventory of the "things" you brought to class today. ( 3 minutes to list) Discussion to follow.

Reading Homework:

Read "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
http://www.tarleton.edu/Faculty/sword/The%20Things%20They%20Carried.pdf

Keep track of the characters and list the "things" each carried. Bring the lists to class on Thursday.

Class Work

1.Face the front board. We are going to share conclusions and give responses, praise, and suggestions. Yes, everybody is expected to read! Be sure your conclusion is posted in Canvas. Volunteers first - then everybody else if all of the volunteers have read. Your conclusion will be shown on the screen! You will read it to us. There is nothing quite as nice as the sound of an author reading his or her writing!

2. Reminder: the entire essay is due on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Post the final in MyCompLab! (100 pts.)

3. On Tuesday, we made an "inventory" of the things carried to class. Today, at your table, list all of the apps on your phones! Who at your table "carries" the most apps? Who carries the least? What apps are the same? What apps differ? Is there an app that is unique to you? This probably tells us more that the physical things you bring to class.

4. Let's discuss the short story.
"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien http://www.tarleton.edu/Faculty/sword/The%20Things%20They%20Carried.pdf

Take out your charts. Who carried what? Why?
What were the challenges? Did the things they carried make any difference.
1. Join your assigned group. Compare lists and write a master list on the board. Be prepared to discuss the questions/answers with the class.
2. What does this story say about war? What does it say about the Vietnam war? Does this compare to the "current" war?

Go to YouTube and look for official trailers of war movies.
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Prepare for the homework:

War movie trailers:
Hurt Locker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxSDZc8etg
Saving Private Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwhP5b4tD6g
Pearl Harbor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGwI-392jfE
Green Berets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xhfSWEbbhM
Great Escape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkwmIDx9RwQ
War of the Worlds 1953: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fSawuo2Rg
War of the Worlds 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msxe3yJPfyY

Suggestions?

Homework: Watch a "war" movie this weekend.  ( Brainstorm possibilities) We will write a review of the movie in class on Tuesday. You need to know the following:
A. Title
B. Copyright date
C. Director
D. Actors
E. Names of characters
F. Information about the musical score
G. Plot in four sentences or fewer
H. Setting (Time and place)
I. Awards nominated for and/or won
J. Other interesting information

Post the notes in CANVAS so that you have them with you when you come to class. (30 pts)



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Preview of coming attractions . . We will work on this on Tuesday.
We are going to take a few minutes to gather information about eight Greek heroes.

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/heroes/tp/TopHeroes.htm

This site will give you some generic facts. You will work with a partner or two. (No groups larger than three.)  This site is an introduction to your hero - not the only place you will look.
A. Agree on the hero your group will research.
B. Write your choice on the board. (This is a one-and-done event. If your hero is already selected, adopt a different hero!

This site will give you some generic facts. You will work with a partner or two. (No groups larger than three.)
A. Agree on the hero your group will research.
B. Write your choice on the board. (This is a one-and-done event. If your hero is already selected, adopt a different hero!


C.  You need to complete the following tasks:

1. Locate visuals of your hero / ancient and modern
2. Find out about any super powers the hero might possess.
3. Who are the relatives and friends of the hero?
4. What challenges does the hero face?
5. Pick one major episode in the life of your character and be ready to tell the story to the class.
6. Look for any movies that are based on the life of your hero. How faithful to the original story

Create a PowerPoint ( 10-12 slides) or other visual presentation to use as you share the information with the class. Post in CANVAS.   Everybody in your group needs to speak. 50 PTS - 30 for the visual/20 for the presentation
We are going to take a few minutes to gather information about eight Greek heroes.

April 1, 2014 - No Joke!

Class Work

1. Peer Editing Activity: CANVAS has assigned two classmates to review your essay. You have two essays assigned to you. Go to CANVAS to find your assigned essays to review.

You will need a rubric. (Handout)

2. Let's talk conclusions:

DO NOT:

• Summarize the essay.
• Use "in conclusion," "to conclude," "in summary," or other similar phrases. Also avoid the "I think, I feel, and I believe" phrases.
• Apologize
• Redefine the word
• Stating the thesis AGAIN.
• Overly sentimental statements.
• Random "stuff" that hardly relates to the essay.

Consider instead:

•  include a quotation from your research.
• use a sentence with one-syllable words (This creates drama!)
• describe a scenario where your word is in action!
• show the reader useful implications for your definition. Now that they know what you know, what do you want the readers to do with the information?
• share how the term applies to the greater scheme of things.
• Remember, the conclusion is your last chance to have the last word!

(Handout . . . follow along)



Homework:  Post only the conclusion in CANVAS by the beginning of class on Thursday. The entire essay is due next Tuesday.

Just for fun . . . This is a classification essay - a cousin of a definition paper. See where you fit!
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/classification.htm


2. What do you carry? Take an inventory of the "things" you brought to class today. ( 3 minutes to list) Discussion to follow.

Reading Homework:

Read "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
http://www.tarleton.edu/Faculty/sword/The%20Things%20They%20Carried.pdf

Keep track of the characters and list the "things" each carried. Bring the lists to class on Thursday.