Sunday, July 28, 2019
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Summer Check In #3
As a replacement for the 50 point quiz, I am going to post questions for the remainder of the chapters. Each of you should choose one chapter. As luck would have it, we have 14 chapters remaining and 14 scholars in the class! Perfect! I am going to post a link to the pdf with the questions you are to answer. Please transcribe the questions along with the answers in your post.
Questions
DO NOT CHOOSE CHAPTERS 1-3. Begin with Chapter 4. Choose a chapter.
Questions
DO NOT CHOOSE CHAPTERS 1-3. Begin with Chapter 4. Choose a chapter.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Summer Check In # 2
Sorry for the delay! When I discovered that students had not had iPads since the last day of school, I decided to provide a little catch up time. I know you can all access this blog in a myriad of other ways, but it is often a good idea to just give people time to catch their breath. So, moving on.
Each of you made an argument in our first post. They include the following topics:
vivisection
educational costs
pollution
employment of youth
"medicare for all"
dog ownership
social media
the existence of God
fútbol vs. football
napping
Right to Life
In chapter 3 of Thank you for Arguing, Chapter 3 titled "Control the Tense" breaks rhetoric down into three basic issues, blame, values and choice. Go back to last weeks post and choose a topic other than your own. Comment on the post you choose and tell us whether that topic is an issue of blame, values or choice. Then, read your classmates argument and see if it follows the present-tense, past-tense, future-tense rule described on page 30. Also, is the argument demonstrative, forensic or deliberative? First come first serve. No repeats. Once a topic is taken, it no longer available.
Once a classmate has analyzed your argument, take a look at it. Consider how well you controlled the issue.
" Do you want to fix blame? Define woh meets or abuses your common values" or get your audience to make a choice? The most productive arguments use choice as their central issue. Don't let a debate serve heedlessly into values or guild. Keep it focused on choices that solve a problem to your audience's and your advantage. Control the clock. Keep your argument in the right tense. In a debate over choices, make sure it turns to the future. "(37).
For this weeks post, edit and rewrite your original argument so that it is stronger.
Each of you made an argument in our first post. They include the following topics:
vivisection
educational costs
pollution
employment of youth
"medicare for all"
dog ownership
social media
the existence of God
fútbol vs. football
napping
Right to Life
In chapter 3 of Thank you for Arguing, Chapter 3 titled "Control the Tense" breaks rhetoric down into three basic issues, blame, values and choice. Go back to last weeks post and choose a topic other than your own. Comment on the post you choose and tell us whether that topic is an issue of blame, values or choice. Then, read your classmates argument and see if it follows the present-tense, past-tense, future-tense rule described on page 30. Also, is the argument demonstrative, forensic or deliberative? First come first serve. No repeats. Once a topic is taken, it no longer available.
Once a classmate has analyzed your argument, take a look at it. Consider how well you controlled the issue.
" Do you want to fix blame? Define woh meets or abuses your common values" or get your audience to make a choice? The most productive arguments use choice as their central issue. Don't let a debate serve heedlessly into values or guild. Keep it focused on choices that solve a problem to your audience's and your advantage. Control the clock. Keep your argument in the right tense. In a debate over choices, make sure it turns to the future. "(37).
For this weeks post, edit and rewrite your original argument so that it is stronger.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Summer Check In
Greetings!
It is summer, but we do have work to do. I want to encourage you to engage in your summer assignments, so from this point on, I will be posting weekly blogs to which you should respond. In Jay Heinrich's Thank You for Arguing, he opens with a tribute to John Adams and quotes him as proclaiming, " “catch from the relics of ancient oratory those unresisted powers, which mould the mind of man to the will of the speaker, and yield the guidance of the nation to the dominion of the voice.”". Heinrichs goes on to explain that rhetoric " teaches us to argue without anger. And it offers a chance to tap into a source of social power I never knew existed."
What is something you personally care about? What do you think Heinrichs means by social power? And do you personally know how to argue without anger? Make an argument about something you care about personally. All of you should post this week about these questions I am proposing. You must also respond to the post of a classmate. You can agree or disagree or qualify their argument, but you must respond without sarcasm or anger. If done properly, your post should be at least 300 words, just to give you a ballpark in regards to what I am expecting to see. Your response to your classmate should be a minimum of 50 words.
It is summer, but we do have work to do. I want to encourage you to engage in your summer assignments, so from this point on, I will be posting weekly blogs to which you should respond. In Jay Heinrich's Thank You for Arguing, he opens with a tribute to John Adams and quotes him as proclaiming, " “catch from the relics of ancient oratory those unresisted powers, which mould the mind of man to the will of the speaker, and yield the guidance of the nation to the dominion of the voice.”". Heinrichs goes on to explain that rhetoric " teaches us to argue without anger. And it offers a chance to tap into a source of social power I never knew existed."
What is something you personally care about? What do you think Heinrichs means by social power? And do you personally know how to argue without anger? Make an argument about something you care about personally. All of you should post this week about these questions I am proposing. You must also respond to the post of a classmate. You can agree or disagree or qualify their argument, but you must respond without sarcasm or anger. If done properly, your post should be at least 300 words, just to give you a ballpark in regards to what I am expecting to see. Your response to your classmate should be a minimum of 50 words.
Friday, May 17, 2019
A Little Advice
Seniors, you have an exemption! Happy class trip weekend!
So, you are just finishing up a year of AP Language and Composition. If you think back to the beginning of the year, you might recall memorization exercises, rhetoric, Aristotle, logos, pathos and ethos, Frankenstein trial, Gatsby and so much more! On this blog, you will do two things:
1. Tell me one thing you wish we had studied. That can range from a specific piece of writing you would have liked to analyze, a topic you wish we had debated, a novel that you think would have been interesting, or a unit that you would have liked to explore. I change my curriculum every year based on what went well and what was missing. Assessing that myself is very difficult because I didn't take the class, you did. So constructive advice is appreciated! Give me a good solid idea for next year's class. s
2. Give the incoming AP Language and Composition class some friendly advice about how to get the most out of the class. You can discuss study strategies, work habits you think might be helpful, advice on how to tackle the work load or just some tips about how to enjoy the year.
PS. Barbaro winners, you are exempt since I forgot to post the blog last weekend! Be sure you post WINNER! so I know you are to receive credit!
So, you are just finishing up a year of AP Language and Composition. If you think back to the beginning of the year, you might recall memorization exercises, rhetoric, Aristotle, logos, pathos and ethos, Frankenstein trial, Gatsby and so much more! On this blog, you will do two things:
1. Tell me one thing you wish we had studied. That can range from a specific piece of writing you would have liked to analyze, a topic you wish we had debated, a novel that you think would have been interesting, or a unit that you would have liked to explore. I change my curriculum every year based on what went well and what was missing. Assessing that myself is very difficult because I didn't take the class, you did. So constructive advice is appreciated! Give me a good solid idea for next year's class. s
2. Give the incoming AP Language and Composition class some friendly advice about how to get the most out of the class. You can discuss study strategies, work habits you think might be helpful, advice on how to tackle the work load or just some tips about how to enjoy the year.
PS. Barbaro winners, you are exempt since I forgot to post the blog last weekend! Be sure you post WINNER! so I know you are to receive credit!
Friday, May 3, 2019
Leggings. Yea or Nay?
https://ndsmcobserver.com/2019/03/the-legging-problem/
What say you? What is this mother saying and do you agree or disagree?
What say you? What is this mother saying and do you agree or disagree?
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Don't check out now! ALMOST THERE!
The passage below is from Last Child in the Woods (2008) by Richard Louv. Read the passage carefully. Then, in
a well-developed essay, analyze the rhetorical strategies Louv uses to develop his argument about the separation
between people and nature. Support your analysis with specific references to the text.
Here is a link to the passage. Before you go to the passage, think through the prompt. Also provided are some examples. WRITE YOUR ESSAY BEFORE YOU LOOK AT THE SAMPLES. Looking at the samples first will ruin your chance of learning something from this exercise. It is not about getting it right on the blog, it is about putting forth the effort and being willing to fail so that you can learn what to do better.
https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/6369/Last%20Child%20in%20the%20Woods%20Prompt.pdf
Samples
1. Read and analyze prompt
2. Write essay
3. Read samples
4. Rate your own essay from 0-9 at the end of the essay
5. Analyze the essay of two classmates and give them a score. Be specific about something they did well and something they did not do well. Try to choose a classmate whose essay has not been commented on so that everyone's essay is analyzed at least by one fellow student.
a well-developed essay, analyze the rhetorical strategies Louv uses to develop his argument about the separation
between people and nature. Support your analysis with specific references to the text.
Here is a link to the passage. Before you go to the passage, think through the prompt. Also provided are some examples. WRITE YOUR ESSAY BEFORE YOU LOOK AT THE SAMPLES. Looking at the samples first will ruin your chance of learning something from this exercise. It is not about getting it right on the blog, it is about putting forth the effort and being willing to fail so that you can learn what to do better.
https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/6369/Last%20Child%20in%20the%20Woods%20Prompt.pdf
Samples
1. Read and analyze prompt
2. Write essay
3. Read samples
4. Rate your own essay from 0-9 at the end of the essay
5. Analyze the essay of two classmates and give them a score. Be specific about something they did well and something they did not do well. Try to choose a classmate whose essay has not been commented on so that everyone's essay is analyzed at least by one fellow student.
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