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8pm reminder that class is now in B12

Class #14, Monday, October 20, 2014

Class Activity: Parallelism quiz

Family Activity: Switch around your letters (Informal Writing #8). Underline at least three pieces of evidence in the letter that back specific claims made by the author. If the evidence does a solid job of supporting the claim, put a smiley face next to it. If the claim is unspecific or weak, or if the evidence is from a non-credible source, put a sad face on your partner's paper. Revisions will be turned in to Adrienne for credit on Wednesday. Editors, please put your name on your partner's papers. 


WRITE: Gather Darkness & Miracle at Parque Chas are very different stories, yet the seem to me to be united under a single theme: hope. The stories are different in tone and style. In fact, they are different in almost every way; however, to me, they both say something different about hope. They provide a contrasting view of hopefulness, and the ways humans interface with the emotion. I want you to write about how hope is illustrated in the stories. If you are in doubt, look specifically to the characters of each. USE SPECIFIC REFERENCES to the stories. This paper will ultimately be Informal Writing #9, but this, for now this should just be a DRAFT.

READ: Read "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor. Annotate the story. I am interested in your analysis of how O'Connor uses specific devices and concepts. If you're stuck, specifically consider terms of character development.

Class #13: Wednesday, October 15, 2014

REMINDER: Class will begin 15 minutes late to allow for final prep time of fallacy presentations. 

ANOTHER IMPORTANT REMINDER: We will have truncated classes on Monday, October 20th (7pm for B12, reg time for F202) Class will be a quiz & editing proctored by Adrienne. 

Class: Tonight we will address the ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY debacle. Then discuss Heels. Here's a reminder of the questions from that story.

      A. What can you infer about the character? What evidence from the story makes these inferences viable? What do they reveal about the narrator?

      B. What would final conclusion is drawn by the author? Don't think of this only in terms of "what happened;" think of it in terms of what that means for the narrator. 

      C. Consider the "truths" of the story. What is the truth revealed by the actions of the story. They are greater than the basic struggle and tragedy unfolding, right? Why? How? Who is to blame for what takes place...think further than the heinous, threatening men. 

      D. Why right such a terrible story? Is there a greater purpose living beneath the surface? What might that be?

ASSIGNMENT #1: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY REDO: Read this article from the NY Times.  Think about the program described. Would money have better motivated you to study more in school? Do you agree or disagree that earning a financial reward diminishes the personal satisfaction that comes from earning a good grade? Or earning an education? Does money somehow cheapen the process of doing well in school? Would you be for or against such a program?

Remember what we discussed in class. The questions lead to WORKING CLAIMS. The claims will ultimately be proved by EVIDENCE. But you finding the RIGHT EVIDENCE is a PROCESS. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY is a tool in that process.

Let's try again. Find one OTHER source (NOT THE NY TIMES ARTICLE I GAVE YOU). Create one annotation. Let's get it right this time.(A DIFFERENT SOURCE...ONE YOU FOUND...ON YOUR OWN....NOT MINE...ANOTHER ONE!)

ASSIGNMENT #2: Informal Writing #8: Choose one of the following scenarios (your whole family must write from the same scenario). Write a letter that answers the questions and makes the claims called for in the scenario of your choice. Be sure to include at least one piece of researched evidence with proper documentation in your letter. Consider the range of appeals discussed in class when writing the paper.

Scenario A

Harry Heet is the president of Forthright Enterprises. You all work in Jacksonville, Florida, where the mean temperature in the summer is 92 degrees Fahrenheit daily. The humidity is 90% or more for 89 of the 90 days of summer. Mr. Heet doesn't seem to mind the heat or humidity; in fact, he seems to thrive on it. Right now, his business in advertising antiperspirants, soap, and other grooming products is at a low ebb; profits are down, and contracts are difficult to come by. His place of business has no air conditioning, but is instead cooled by electric fans of the overhead and desk type, and by keeping the windows open at night. You decide as a work force that you just can't stand the lack of air conditioning any more. Since you are president of the worker's association, you are asked to draft a letter explaining to Mr. Heet that you need to have air conditioning installed.

Scenario B:
Stockton is choosing a new mascot! It has called upon its student body to write a one to two page paper nominating a mascot. The administration wants a mascot that represents the pride and honor of the institution. The community wants a mascot that represents a relevant icon of the area. The students want something that kicks ass! There are expected to be thousands of submissions, so it needs to persuasive. Your building/floor/suite/organization nominates you to write the letter
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Gather Darkness.

Gather Darkness.

Miracle in Parque Chas.: EBSCOhost

Miracle in Parque Chas.: EBSCOhost