Welcome to English III

Mrs. Wolford

First Impressions - January 21 - #1

- Why are first impressions so important?- Are you ever able to change someone’s first

impression of you?- Do you allow first impressions to alter your

judgement of someone? Why or why not?- What would you like me to have as my first

impression of you? Explain.

About Mrs. W- Graduated Cum Laude

(3.5 GPA) from UNCC in May 2013.

- I just got married on July 19, 2014.

- I am fluent in sign language.

- I am a firm supporter of the 2nd amendment.

- When I was your age I was All-District, All-Conference, All-Area, and the WNC Player of the Year in Women’s Basketball.

Our Wedding

Classroom Procedures- Clipboard/Participation- Give Me 5 - My Pet Peeve- Entering and leaving my classroom- 3 X’s- Candy on Friday’s- Extra Credit- Turning in assignments- Notebooks- Popsicle Sticks- Exit Tickets/End of Class- Smaller assignments/classwork/how grades are taken- My teaching style/expectations from you

Research Paper

Do you have any questions regarding your research paper?

Your Interests - #2

1. What is your favorite class? And why?2. What are your plans after high school?3. My friends might describe me as…4. One interesting fact about me is…

- Be prepared to share one of these with me.

3 Goals for Yourself - # 3

- What three major goals can you set for yourself that will help you succeed in this course, other classes, and as a model citizen?

- Write each goal out in a sentence then explain how you will work all semester to perfect that goal?

- At least two of these goals should be centered around my class but might be able to apply to others as well.

Letter To Me - January 21- What are things that you believe it is important that I

know about you?- What could you tell me that you think would be

beneficial for me since you will be my student over the next semester?

- How do you learn best?- What types of strategies help you and why do you

feel that way?- What do you think makes a great teacher? List some

qualities and explain why you feel the way you do.- What commitment can you make to me as a student?- What expectations do you have for me?- What expectations do you have for yourself?

Research Paper Topics

- Brainstorm a list of at least 3 topics that interest you and that you feel that you would be interested in exploring for your junior research paper?

- Explain reasons why you are interested in each topic.

- Make sure you consider how you will use this topic to complete your product in your senior year.

What Makes an Argument? - January 22 - # 4

- What makes a valid argument? - How do you know when your argument was

successful?- When you want someone to take your side or

agree with you, what things must you consider?- What elements must go into an argumentative

essay? What must you have in your research papers to make them argumentative?

- What types of evidence make an argument successful?

CMS Approved Research Topics

- Take a look at the list of CMS approved research topics.

- Browse and consider each of the topics. - Circle at least 3 of these topics that interest you.- Explain, in your notebook, why these topics

interest you and why you could see yourself potentially using these topics for your paper.

- Consider, briefly in one complete sentence, how you might use the three topics you chose and turn them into a service project during your senior year.

Claim & Counterclaim - # 5

- In your textbooks, go to pages R123 & R124 and define the following terms: Claim, Counterclaim, and Evidence

- Why are all of these terms important in any argument?

- What types of evidence do you feel will be appropriate in your papers? What type of evidence will not?

Necessary To Protect Ourselves - pg. 1224 - # 6

1. What claim is being made against Malcolm X?2. How does Malcolm X respond to this claim?3. How do the two men, Malcolm X and Les Crane,

feel about violence? How do they support their arguments?

4. What does Malcolm X feel toward government and the law?

5. What claim does Malcolm X provide in his argument meant for citizens of the U.S.?

6. How might someone contradict (or offer a counterclaim) against Malcolm X?

TV Commercials - January 26 - # 7- Why are commercials or advertisements

successful? - How do companies market and sell items or their

services successfully? - Think of how they grab the viewer’s attention and

explain why and how it is effective.- What kinds of tv commercials grab your attention

more than others?- Why do you think that is?- Add this term to your notes. You will use it today

and will hear it often:- Rhetoric: the art of speaking or writing

effectively.

Week 1 & 2 SAT/ACT Vocabulary - January 26-Feb 6

1. Alleviate - to make more bearable.a. I hope to alleviate some stress off of my boss

by meeting my deadline this week.2. Amiable - friendly, easygoing.

a. The politician hoped to appear amiable to his audience.

3. Adamant - insisting, unyielding.a. The thief was adamant that someone else had

placed the stolen gem in her purse.

Week 1 & 2 SAT/ACT Vocabulary - January 26-Feb 6

4. Ambivalent - feelings two ways at the same time; unsure.a. She was feeling ambivalent about whether to

attend college or to travel.5. Archaic - outdated; no longer in use.

b. The expression ‘groovy’ is archaic.

Week 1 & 2 SAT/ACT Vocabulary - January 26-Feb 6 - Honors

1. Abdicate - to give up position, usually one of great power or authority.a. When King John realized that his enemies

would ultimately win, he abdicated his throne and hid himself away.

2. Ambivalent - feelings two ways at the same time; unsure.b. She was feeling ambivalent about whether to

attend college or to travel.

Week 1 & 2 SAT/ACT Vocabulary - January 26-Feb 6 - Honors

3. Audacious - excessively bold.a. An audacious freshman actually challenged the

upperclassmen to a battle of wits. 4. Anomaly - something that does not fit in the normal order.

b. Any medical mishap or anomaly will raise suspicions with doctors.

5. Abnegation - denial of self-comfort.c. The woman slept only on the floor, took cold

showers, and followed religiously many other practices of abnegation and self-denial.

Persuasive Rhetoric

Video # 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAsxyffBqm0

Video # 2 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpTb2RjbMn4

Ethos, Pathos, Logos T-Chart - # 8

Ethos PathosLogos

Definition DefinitionDefinition

Example ExampleExample

Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters - # 9

1.Who is the intended audience of the poster?

2.What is the purpose or underlying message behind the poster?

3.Which persuasive appeals are being used in this poster?

4.Explain how you came to that conclusion.

Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters

Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters

Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters

Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters

Analysis of WWII Propaganda Posters

“The Most Dangerous Job” Reading Questions - # 10

1. What do you think the author’s goal is in writing this book? Why is he writing this?

2. What makes this a particularly effective piece of writing?

3. What tactics does he use to make it more interesting than a traditional news story?

4. How would you have handled this situation?5. Make a claim about this piece of text. Do you

agree that this the “most dangerous job” and why?

Ethos, Pathos, Logos Ad/Propaganda Homework

- Find an advertisement, political cartoon, or propaganda poster that has not been used in class and print it out.

- Either on the back of the print out or on another sheet of paper, answer the following questions about your ad:- 1. What is the purpose of the ad?- 2. Who is the intended audience?- 3. Which ethical appeals are being used?

Explain in detail.- This is due Thursday, January 29th

LINCS Vocabulary Strategy - Tuesday

•Sounds like part or all of the new word. •Is a real word.

•Has a meaning that you already know.•Helps you remember what the new word means.

Denzel Washington UPenn Commencement Speech #11

1. What is the underlying theme (author’s claim) of this speech?

2. What is the speaker’s tone? 3. Identify at least 1 example of ethos, pathos, and

logos.4. What words or phrases are repeated throughout

his speech?5. What makes this speech effective?6. Could the argument or speech have been

improved? If so, how?7. List any phrases or words that stand out to you.

Direct Quotes, Summarizing, Paraphrasing

–Use quotation marks if you are copying word for word.

–Use paraphrasing to put the thoughts of the author into your own words.

–Use a summary to describe the main points of an information source.

Frayer Model - Wednesday

Word

Definition Sentence

List of Synonyms (At least 2)

List of Antonyms (At least 2)

Possible Research Paper Topics - January 29 - # 12

- Discuss some of the research topics that you researched yesterday.

- Which ones are you considering for your paper?- Why these topics in particular?- What would your claim be for these topics?- What type of evidence would you use?- What questions do you still have about your

paper?

Graffiti Art - Thursday

After a few days of practice with these terms, you now choose one

word to use in your graffiti art. Cover your sheet of paper by doing the

following things:1. Draw and decorate the word neatly in the center

of the paper.2. Write a description of the term in your own

words.3. Draw at least 3 images representing the term.4. Color in the white space.

Rhetorical Appeals

1. Alliteration - the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.a. Be bold, beautiful, and brave.

2. Antithesis - a parallelism of words that are opposites or contrast of ideas.

a. Make sworn enemies into the surest of friends.

b. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

Rhetorical Appeals3 . Apostrophe - addressing an imaginary character.a. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what

you are. 4. Allusion - a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.

b. This place is as beautiful as the Garden of Eden.

5. Anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.

c. “Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.

Rhetorical Appeals6. Euphemism - a polite, indirect expression which replaces words and

phrases that are considered harsh and impolite.

a. You are becoming a little thin on top (bald).b. He recently passed away (died/killed).

7. Hyperbole - an extreme exaggeration.c. I’ve told you a million times.

8. Parallelism - Components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter.

d. Like father, like son. Easy come, easy go.

Rhetorical Appeals

9. Rhetorical Question - a question that does not require an answer.a. Who knows?

10. Paradox - a statement that is self-contradictory.b. What a pity that youth must be wasted on the

young. 11. Repetition - the same words or phrases repeat a few times to make an idea more clear.

c. A horse is a horse, of course, of course and no one can talk to a horse, of course.