Schedule for Week of 2 April

This week we will continue with The Argument Essay (Question #3-DCQ-on the AP Language and Composition Examination. I suggest you view the videos/power-points that appear below prior to entering class this week.
ALL BANDS WILL TAKE THE RHETORICAL DEVICE QUIZ-SEE POST BELOW-ON TUESDAY, 3 APRIL. (10 minutes maximum)
Bring your TEWWG novel to class on Tuesday-Do NOT ask to go to your locker to retrieve it-you will NOT be permitted to do so-you will receive a "0" for being unprepared for class!
TIMED WRITE; DCQ ESSAY-ON THURSDAY, 5 APRIL. Please refer to the resources that appear on this blog-click on "older posts". (If you plan on being absent, take it on Wednesday, 4 April.)
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: DUE THURSDAY, 5 APRIL:
Consider the Lobster Assignment Description
Consider the Lobster Text
Do NOT wait until Wednesday evening to begin this assignment. If absent, you are aware of what MUST be done-NO EXCUSES!

Active Verbs
Transform Passive to Active

Click to Watch: Pulling Together
"Why would Diedrich want us to watch this video?"

Know these terms for the Quiz referenced below for Tuesday, 3 April:
Recall my instruction-you will be required to "match" the term with the corresponding example(12 examples; 15 terms-3 will NOT apply)

parallelism enthymeme synecdoche allusion metaphor
antanaclasis synesthesia metonymy litotes hyperbole
paradox apostrophe

Rhetorical Devices: Take the Quiz

Schedule for Week of 26 March:

NOTE: Since you are required to submit "ONE" Dialectical Journal for every TWO chapters, you should work ahead without being directed to do so. Also, too many of the responses I have read are more of a "retelling" without an "analysis". Even though you are NOT writing a paragraph response, you may desire to refer to the Language Analysis Paragraph Rubric as a guide in generating a response. Furthermore, I am not seeing too many references to rhetorical devices. Carefully, select that ONE sentence/passage that stands-out for you. (Refer to your handouts and/or online resources.)

Dialectical Journal for Chapters 3 and 4 due: Thursday, 29 March.

Topic for: Rhetorical Analysis for TV Commercial/AD/ PSA due Tuesday, 27 March. Remember, I am only requesting a "brief" description, along with the url. Please remember to include the "exact" title so I will be able to view it myself if the url was not properly "copied and pasted".

For this week, you are to bring TEWWG everyday. We will also work on Question #3-the DCQ question.

I will soon post the specific devices for the next quiz-identify the term with the example. QUIZ will most likely be given on Tuesday, 3 April-ample time for preparation.

Remind your folks about the Parent Teacher meetings this week. If your parents can not make it, other arrangements can be made.

"Study" the video/power-points that appear below-especially the one on DICTION.

Project indicated above DUE: Friday, 30 March. You know what to do if absent...

They Say, I Say

Tropes and Schemes: Stylistic Devices to Add Spunk to Your Writing

Schedule for Week of 12 March:

ALL BANDS WILL SUBMIT THE RESEARCH PAPER ON MONDAY BY 1300 HOURS AS DIRECTED-EVEN IF YOUR BAND DOES NOT MEET ON MONDAY-ALONG WITH THE PAPER-YOU MUST RE-SUBMIT THE NOTE-CARDS. IF ABSENT, YOUR ASSIGNMENT MUST BE EMAILED TO ME NO LATER THAN 1300 HOURS. NO EXCUSES-NO EXCEPTIONS-NO NOTES FROM MOM OR DAD!

ALL BANDS-TEST: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND RHETORICAL DEVICES ON TUESDAY, 13 MARCH ( Part I : Matching a term with its definition 36-choices provided for you-Part II: 14 examples without the choices-however-all with the exception of one or two can be found among the choices in Part I) As previously indicated, I have included examples from other resources, but do indeed review the examples provided on Quizlet (see post below).

This week we will continue with logical fallacies, visit the book room to receive a copy of Their Eyes Were Watching God, re-visit the DCQ Essay.

Just a Reminder: Rhetorical Devices Quiz-Tuesday, 13 March-A-B-and G Bands-Format-Matching (Click on link.)

Please Note: Effective immediately, NO ONE WILL BE PERMITTED TO RE-TAKE A QUIZ OR RE-DO AN ASSIGNMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING HIS/HER GRADE!!!

ATTENTION: Research Paper Due Date Has Changed! Students from all Bands will now turn-in the assignment on Monday, 12 March-EVEN IF YOUR CLASS DOES NOT MEET ON THAT DAY...HAND DELIVER THE ASSIGNMENT TO DIEDRICH IN ROOM 404 PRIOR TO 1300 HOURS!

Schedule for Week of 5 March:

NOTE: I have decided to "exclude" the rough draft requirement from your research project. You will submit your completed research paper on Thursday, 8 March. Again, I urge you to examine the "model" MLA papers offered by Diana Hacker on her site (see post below).

This week we will continue engaging in the rhetorical analysis of passages. Eventually, you will write a paragraph in response to Soto's autobiographical excerpt using the notes you generated and recorded on page 2 and 3 of the handout distributed on Thursday, 1 March. (G-Band: Tuesday; A and B Bands: Wednesday). You will do this using the Language Analysis Paragraph Rubric. Upon completion, you will exchange paragraphs with your "table-mate" and then evaluate the paragraphs using this rubric, providing "constructive" feedback to each other. Naturally, I will ask for volunteers to share their paragraphs with the class for the purpose of providing a variety of "models" for the analysis of the targeted passage.

Thursday, 8 March: Submit research paper-you know what to do if you are absent-it must be emailed to me by the end of the school-day! It must be typed! NO EXCUSES! NO EXCEPTIONS! NO NOTES FROM MOM OR DAD!

TIMED-WRITE: Rhetorical Analysis (Question 2)

Friday, 10 March: Rhetorical Devices Quiz (Matching)-see link below

Writing a Precis

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