Hello Class, Here is today's info:

Vocabulary

Rural

Urban

Pesprecitive

Values

Skill
Author's Perspective: 1.(Author's)  Worldview 2. The way that people view circumstances in their life or particular issues 3. Related to a bias or opinion but much larger/ your outlook in life in general



Characterization: giving or identifying personality traits in someone

Questions

What does Anaya’s opinion about old people say about his perspective?

Draw conclusions: Look at the picture on page 241, what conclusions can you draw about the man? What were the clues?

page 242

Reread lines 16-29, What do you learn about Anaya’s grandfather from these lines?

Page 244

What can you infer about the grandfather after reading the first full paragraph on this page? What does his advice say about him as a person?

Interpret: What do you think Anaya means in lines 57-60?

How does the author’s tone in lines 67-70 help reveal the author’s perspective on life?

It shows that..

245

How does his Grandfather change toward the end of his life?

In what way does Anaya wish to be like his grandfather?

Hello Class, today we are working on our expository essays lets take a look at this slide presentation that teaches us some writing processes.

The Writing Process from Holy Trinity RCSSD #22

Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall

Hello class today we will be reading and informational text called Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall. Here are the important notes that you need. All of the questions for today's classwork will focus on Author's Purpose, Orginizational Patterns  for writing and using Context Clues, to determine the meaning of unknown words.

Diane Ackerman has three purposes for writing why leaves turn color in the fall they are:
1. Explain a process
2. Describe a scene
3. Reflect on an idea

Diane Ackerman uses three organizational patterns.
1. Cause and effect to explain a process
2. Comparison & Contrast to show likeness and differences
3. Main Idea and supporting details to present insights

The Plot Against The People

Hello Class today we will be reading a satirical essay. Here is the classwork.

Today we will be reading a satirical essay and practice using context clues to discern the meaning of words. Before we read the essay lets go over a few reminders and announcements.

Here are the new notes for today.

Literary Terms

tone 

noun \ˈtōn\

a quality, feeling, or attitude expressed by the words that someone uses in speaking or writing

dic·tion

ˈdikSHən/

noun

noun: diction

1.

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing


Satire

ˈsaˌtīr/

noun

noun: satire

1.       1.

1.the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

1.

1.       synonyms:

1.       mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn, caricature; More irony, sarcasm 1."he has become the subject of satire"

Expository Essay

This week we will be focusing on writing expository(informational) essays. There are many different types of expository(informational) essays. A how to step-by step essay, a compare & contrast essay, or a detailed explanation of how something works is also an expository essay. Pretty much any news article is expository.  Basically any essay that is not a story and is not trying to persuade you of an opinion is an expository essay.

Great expository essays include:

1. A heading with a title and your name and the date

2. A clear focus or a purpose for writing

3. Stays on topic

4. Uses examples and details that pertain to the topic

5. An intro paragraph with a hook, background information, & a thesis

6. At least 3 detailed body paragraphs with examples, details, at least seven complex sentences that all relate to your topic

7. An effective conclusion that highlights some of your main points in a new way

Directions: Follow the step-by-step guide to get a good grade on your essay. Check off each step as you go.

Step-by-Step: Writing an Expository Essay

1. Choose a topic that is most interesting to you and write it on the Graphic Organizer______

2. Complete the graphic organizer____

3. Use research from the internet to complete your organizer____

4. Include details and examples from the internet but you must PARAPHRASE or write the information in your own words.______

5. Use the information in the graphic organizer to write a rough draft on paper.____

6. Revise your rough draft and type in a word processor.____

7. When you are done, use the rubric and this checklist to  check for mistakes.____

8. Publish a copy on a page in your blog____

9. Print out a copy and hand it in to Mr. Huston (11/6/13)____

Essay Topics

Directions: Choose a topic from the list below and write a descriptive 5 paragraph essay.

1. In order to survive, people have been known to go to great lengths and to do things they would not ordinarily do. Write an essay for your teacher that explains the lengths to which people will go in order to survive. You may use examples from real life, books, movies, or television shows to support your essay.
2. In an essay, explain the importance of being able to see a situation from another person’s point of view.

     3.  Write an essay explaining why it is important to forgive.

    4. Music plays an important role in every culture and in every individual’s life. Write an essay explaining the role music plays in your culture or in your own life.

    5. Write an essay explaining what makes a great leader.

Piktograph: Higher Costs of Higher Ed

Hello class, while studying the Johnstown flood we are going focus on some other man-made and natural disasters that have occurred. Follow the steps below to receive credit for today.

1. Work in groups of 2-4
2. Choose a topic to research out of a hat.
3. Go to www.newseum.org
4. Click on "Today's Front Pages"
5. Click on "View Archived Pages"
6. Find your topic and select one of the linked dates below
7. Choose a Newspaper
8. Read the front page story
9. Complete the graphic organizer, if there isn't enough info on the front page choose another article
10. Add the jpeg of the front page to your blog
11. Report back your findings to the class
Extra Credit: Link the picture of the newspaper to www.newseum.org

Hello class this week we will be reading the about the Johnstown Flood for the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Here are some of the important literary terms and ideas that we will be working with.

Themes: Survival, destruction/ chaos,

Historical Narrative: a story about real events that happened in the past.

Chronological Order: Telling the events of a story in the order they occurred from first to last.

Mood: the emotion of a piece of text(not to be confused with tone)

Syntax: the order of words or phrases

Diction: the choice of words (diction create mood)

Important Reminder: "Prezintations" are due Friday after the the test!

"Prezi"ntations

Hello Class today we will be working on our expository Prezis. For a complete overview click here. I wanted to give you some more ideas on what you should include for each topic.

1. Step-byStep Survival guide.
For this presentation...
You will use the twelve steps outlined in "Deep Survival" on page 99.
You will include a harsh environment illustrated with many pictures.
You will provide examples, details, images, & 1 video

2. Compare & Contrast
For this presentation...
You will compare and contrast life in the U.S. vs. life in another country.
Explore topics such as education, holidays, food, culture, sports, contributions.
Include many pictures, 1 video, many details

3. A Comprehensive History of Hip-Hop(or musical genre of your choice.)
For this presentation...
Include facts about the origin and evolution of hip hop.
Include info about different styles and eras of the genre.
Include many pictures, graphics, and 1 video

4.  A Comprehensive History of Basketball(or the sport of your choice)
For this presentation...
Include facts about the origin and evolution of basketball.
Include info about different styles and eras of the sport.
Include facts about the superstars of the sport
Include many pictures, graphics, and 1 video

5. How to...
For this presentation...
include a step by step guide for how to do something
include detailed examples and explanations  
include pictures, graphics, and 1 video

Hello Class, this week we will be reading Jack London's To Build a Fire. The reading skills are making predictions, foreshadowing, & understanding conflict. Click here for Tuesday's Classwork.

Ted Talks

Hello Class today we are going to watch use an online education tool called Ted Talks. I want you to watch one of the embedded videos below and post a 150 word comment about what you learned.

After you post your comment, I want you to embed a video from Ted Talks on your own blog and explain why you picked it.

Joshua Prager: In search of the man who broke my neck

 

Wingsuit

Skateboarding

by Rodney Mullen

Alice Walker

Hello Class, today we are going to watch "The Color Purple." Post your comments.

Narrative Poster Project

Hi class, today you are going to learn how to make online posters that you can use for your blog or for any other online social media Click here for all the information that you need. Here is what we made period three. 


Here is what we did 6th pd.

Classwork 9.24

Here is the classwork.

Notes

Making inferences/ Inferring = Drawing Conclusions = Using past knowledge with clues from the text to understand what is really going on in a story. 

Just like drawing conclusions when you make inferences you read between the lines.

To begin to infer ask yourself who? what? when? where? & WHY?

Characterization

Copy the notes to your notebook. If there are any notes that you don't understand please ask for clarification.

1. Characters are the most important part of any story.

2. An author develops characters and gives them personality traits.

3. A character might be sad, angry, happy, ambitious, quiet, passive-aggressive, immature, a bully, a daughter, a boxer, a spoiled rich girl, a young athlete, etc.........

4. The way that an author develops realistic characters is by using the techniques of characterization.

Techniques of Characterization

1.  Direct description by narrator

(Bill was a mean cowboy.)

2. Character's speech  and/or actions. 

(Bill cussed, then shot his six shooter in the air.)

3.Speech and/or actions of other characters.

( Men looked away, women hid their children when Bill went out nights in Tombstone.)

Writing Narratives

Attention!!! Harrison Bergeron Test Tomorrow!!! 9/20/13

Hello Class, today you will continue to write narratives, or stories. I included a checklist of requirements below the topics. Make sure you include each to receive a passing grade.

Before we begin let's brainstorm!.

List of Story Topics:
1. Write a Science fiction Story.(magic potions, imaginary inventions etc...)
2. Write a mystery.(Include a crime that must be solved and surprise the reader)
3. Write your memoir. (The story of your life)

Checklist of requirements:
_____ Complete the graphic organizer first.
_____Make sure you start with the exposition. (background on the characters and setting and issues)
_____Story includes realist characters(See characterization from below)
_____Story is at least 500 words long.
_____Your story makes sense to the reader.
_____You include details about the setting that make it realistic.
_____You publish the story on a page in your blog.
_____You provide a title to your story so that I can select it from your home page.
_____You include at least one picture from the internet or from your camera phone.
_____You include dialogue.
(Cursing is allowed in your story but don't use anyone from the class as a character.)
_____Their is a conflict in your story.
_____ You have no spelling or grammatical errors in your story.

Classwork and Notes 9/16/13

Hello Class,

Here is the classwork.

Copy the notes to your notebook. If there are any notes that you don't understand please ask for clarification.

1. Characters are the most important part of any story.

2. An author develops characters and gives them personality traits.

3. A character might be sad, angry, happy, ambitious, quiet, passive-aggressive, immature, a bully, a daughter, a boxer, a spoiled rich girl, a young athlete, etc.........

4. The way that an author develops realistic characters is by using the techniques of characterization.

Techniques of Characterization

1.  Direct description by narrator

(Bill was a mean cowboy.)

2. Character's speech  and/or actions. 

(Bill cussed, then shot his six shooter in the air.)

3.Speech and/or actions of other characters.

( Men looked away, women hid their children when Bill went out nights in Tombstone.)

Classwork 9/13/13

Hello Class today we will read Harrison Bergeron, and we will draw conclusions.

Here are a few things to remember about the story.
1. HB is a science fiction story.
2. HB is a dystopia
3. The vocabulary words that you must know are: Synchronizing, Vigilance, Wince, Consternation, Neutralizing.
Here is the story Euphio Question that we discussed in class.
Homework: Add a picture to your blog.

9/12/13

Hello Class, today you will be drawing conclusions and reading Harrison Bergeron. Here are the notes. Let  me know what you think by commenting.

Class

9/11/13 Classwork and Lesson

Hello, class today is the anniversary of one of the most tragic events in modern American history. Twelve years ago terrorists flew planes into the world trade center. Leading to over a decade of wars and the loss of freedom for a sense of security.

Let's have a conversation about it. For credit today I must have both your writing sample and your blog must be working and emailed to me. When you are finished you can complete your homework, which is to make a POST in your blog that talks about 9/11. The post must be at least 5 sentences long.

Classwork 9/10/13

Hello class today you will create your own blogs! I also need you to do a writing sample. The instructions for both are listed in the links to the right underneath the title, "Create your own blog" and Writing Sample.

Welcome Back

This is English 2. My name is Mr. Huston. In this class you will develop your literacy skills. You will become better readers, writers, and thinkers. With your cooperation this class will be one of the most useful and fun classes that you have taken. Without your cooperation this class will be a constant struggle for you. I am looking forward to an exciting and productive year.