Welcome to Wednesday!

 Welcome to Wednesday block! Our goals/objectives: --To understand description and the TWO specific types of description--their similarities and differences.  To briefly understand what connotation and denotation are--any why they are so important on us.To demonstrate understanding of grade level reading The Fall of Rome --To rewrite a passage using a different method of description. 

Friday, September 17, 2021

Happy Friday! Objectives: Revise our "favorite paragraph using: 1. An example of figurative language--a comparison (simile or metaphor); and 2 specific types of imagery pertinent to the subject. Must read a loud to correct diction, sentence length and style.  2. Student Choice AoW (or podcast) and 3. Journal response from 550 Prompts. All students received mark of "M". Any student who has not submitted more than 4 assignments received grade of "D" even if that was due to quarantine/isolation.  New link: Patterns For College Writing. 

Period 4 Homework

 Finish plotting the descriptive details in your chart for passage two. Then write a paragraph answering the following: What impression of the subject or speaker do you get based on the use of description and the denotative or connotative meanings of the words chosen and/or the figurative language? Please also bring your paragraph that you wrote about your favorite cousin, shoes or restaurant to revise in class. 

Period 6 padlet link: https://padlet.com/lguy2/p9cwcprf2swh8bfp

Homework period 5 (09/14/21)

 Write a NEW paragraph either describing your favorite cousin, favorite pair of shoes or favorite restaurant. This time, include at least ONE SIMILE OR METAPHOR, at least TWO Examples of the imagery that best fits, and diction choices that present a favorable impression of the subject.  Be ready to re-write your descriptive paragraph on card stock paper in class in your best handwriting. It should be obvious that you are using the mode of description.   I will stamp your last draft before we write our final draft on card stock. Feel free to bring a thin sharpie or decorative marker to write your paragraph. 

Description in Action

 Objectives: To continue to gain facility scoring student SOAPS Analysis to allow us to transfer expectation and skill in our own SOAPS Analysis.  2. To analysis descriptive passages of individuals to analyze how diction (word choice) and the connotation of that diction, as well as the five types of imagery and figurative language create an impression of a person. 3. To transfer strategies as we work to REVISE our paragraph description of a person that creates an impression of them using at least one example of connotation, figurative language and at least two types of the five types of imagery. 4. Finally, to create a SOAPS Analysis (if needed) and respond to questions about form on "Ground Zero the article found in our online text, Patterns for College Writing. 

Welcome to Week 5

Welcome to Week 5! In honor of grading week, today we will focus on understanding grades by way of reading and discussing the Abbreviated Rubric for Scoring Reading. After reading, we will use that rubric to score two student samples SOAPS Analysis generating both a numeric score, commentary and feedback for the two student samples.  Then, we will work to complete a SOAPS Analysis of "Ground Zero" and/or the comprehension questions that follow the essay.  If time permits, we will view Learning Targets for Grades 11 and 12.  (Focus: Understanding rubrics and scoring of SOAPS + Connotation and Active Writing + Descriptive Exercises). 

Description: The How, The What, the Why

 Today, we will take some time to actually do some describing.  Describe either: (1). Your favorite pair of shoes (you may own them already or be saving up for them). (2). Your favorite cousin (3). Your favorite restaurant--it can be take-out or fancy, a hole in the wall or elaborate place.  

Goal: to help someone see or understand why the shoes, your cousin or restaurant is your favorite. 

2. Once you've done the above and shared with a neighbor, view the slide deck, slides 1-11, including the short video on imagery. Then answer the following.  In your descriptive paragraph did you use figurative language such as a metaphor or simile? Language to appeal to sight, taste, hearing, smell or touch? Where? Complete the sensory detail chart for your own paragraph and upload your chart and response in schoology.