"What Is The Value of A Human Life?

Good Morning!

*Independent Reading -- please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*Activity #31 -- This activity has been assigned for homework and should be complete.  

*Charting Multiple Texts -- please fill in the information for "What Is A Life Worth?" 

*"What Is The Value Of A Human Life? (Kenneth Feinberg)-- Please read this text written by Kenneth Feinberg and write a well-composed summary of what he says in your Writers Journal.

HOMEWORK:  Independent Reading

"What Is A Life Worth?"

Good Morning!

*Independent Reading -- please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*"What Is A Life Worth?"  -- Yesterday I asked you to write about this text in your  Writer's Journal considering the following:
     *What main points caught your attention?  
     *What surprised you about the article? 
     *What did you learn from the article? 

Kenneth Feinberg

HOMEWORK:  In your WRITER'S JOURNAL respond to Activity #31   

"What Is A Life Worth?"

Good Morning!

*Independent Reading -- please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*"What Is A Life Worth?"  -- In your Writer's Journal write about this text.  What main points caught your attention?  What surprised you about the article? What did you learn from the article?  Look over your annotation to respond to these questions.  I would like to discuss this article based on your responses.

HOMEWORK:  In your WRITER'S JOURNAL respond to Activity #31   

"What Is A Life Worth?"

Good Morning!

*Independent Reading -- please have your independent reading book out and read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*Reading Rhetorically -- yesterday I asked you to respond to Activity #24 which asked you to describe your process for reading a text rhetorically.  To read rhetorically is to not only understand what a writer says  but how the writer says it and the purpose of a particular chunk of text.  Please quietly read the rest of "What Is A Life Worth" and annotate each paragraph.

HOMEWORK:  Independent Reading

"What Is a LIfe Worth?"

Good Morning!

*Independent Reading -- Let's begin today the first day of the second semester with independent reading .

*Student Sample of Book Review

*Module #4 -- We have two more texts to read for Module #4.  Before we begin with the third text, let's review some of the ideas in the Ebert text and record some information on "Charting Multiple Texts."

*Activity #24 -- This activity asks you to reflect on your strategies in reading.  Please respond in your Writer's Journal. I know that you might have questions about what this activity is asking you to do.  I would like you to interpret this on your own.

*"What Is a Life Worth?" 

*Homework:  Independent Reading

"Robert Ebert: The Essential Man"

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*"Robert Ebert:  The Essential Man"  -- we will finish reading this today.  What we are doing as we read this text is taking note not only of what the writer is saying but the purpose of what is being said.  

*Annotate as we read  -- be sure to take notes on your copy of the text as we read.  You will be writing an essay on the value of life, so you will want to have notes to refer back to since you will be discussing what this writer has said.

HOMEWORK:  Start making your selection of an independent reading book for the start of the new semester (next Monday).

"Robert Ebert: The Essential Man"

Good Morning!

I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

*"Robert Ebert:  The Essential Man"  -- we will finish reading this today.  What we are doing as we read this text is taking note not only of what the writer is saying but the purpose of what is being said.  

*Annotate as we read  -- be sure to take notes on your copy of the text as we read.  You will be writing an essay on the value of life, so you will want to have notes to refer back to since you will be discussing what this writer has said.

HOMEWORK:  Start making your selection of an independent reading book for the start of the new semester (next Monday).

Book Review

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Get your netbook when you arrive.

*Writer's Journal -- I will be checking your Writer's Journal today.

*NOTE:  We will finish the article "Robert Ebert: The Essential Man" on Tuesday.

*Book Review --  Please follow the rubric.  There should be a discussion in your body paragraph of theme, characters, setting, plot, writer's style, and connections.  You have an introduction and a conclusion (recommendation).

*NOTE:  If you have completed the book review, please work quietly on something else as I indicated yesterday (studying for finals, etc.) 

"Robert Ebert: The Essential Man"

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*Note: Book Reviews are due tomorrow.  I will give you class time to ensure that all submit their review on Goodreads.  If you have already submitted your review, then be prepared to use the time tomorrow to study for finals or other work.

*Have your WRITER'S JOURNAL tomorrow (you should have it everyday with you).

*"Robert Ebert: The Essential Man" -- yesterday we began reading this text.  Annotate as we read.  I will pause at each paragraph to consider what the writer is describing -- and you will too.  Think about the possible significance the details might be suggesting.  The operative word here is "THINK."

HOMEWORK:  Book Review

"Roger Ebert: The Essential Man"

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*Note:  Please have your Writer's Journal available to me on Friday.  If you are absent on Friday, you need to make sure that I have the opportunity to review your responses.  On Friday I will give you class time to complete your book review to ensure that all submit a review on Goodreads.

*Charting Multiple Texts Form -- please locate this form in your packet and complete the information for Hamlet's soliloquy.

*TEXT -- "Roger Ebert: The Essential Man" -- Look at Activity #14 & #15  (we will discuss)

*HOMEWORK: Book Review

Hamlet's Soliloquy

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*Hamlet's Soliloquy -- you have seen Hamlet up to Hamlet's soliloquy so you now should have more of a sense of the context for Hamlet's thoughts in the soliloquy

*WRITER'S JOURNAL -- Complete Activities #10, #11, and #12 -- label each activity.  These activities focus on noticing the use of language, main ideas in the soliloquy, and the genre of the soliloquy.

  

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading -- book reviews are due this Friday, January 16.  If you have not submitted a book review on a book from the recommended list, you need to do so for this last book review for this semester.  FOLLOW THE RUBRIC.

Hamlet's Soliloquy

Good Morning!

I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

*Hamlet's Soliloquy -- a little bit more of the movie

*Complete Activities #10, #11, and #12 -- label each activity.  These activities focus on noticing the use of language, main ideas in the soliloquy, and the genre of the soliloquy.

  

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading -- book reviews are due this Friday, January 16.  If you have not submitted a book review on a book from the recommended list, you need to do so for this last book review for this semester.  FOLLOW THE RUBRIC.

Hamlet's Soliloquy

Good Morning!

*Independent Reading -- let's get back to that each day for a few minutes at the beginning of the period.

*Hamlet's Soliloquy -- yesterday we read the soliloquy and you took notes as it was read and explained.  Under Activity #6 in your Writer's Journal, please write a thorough explanation of what Hamlet says in this speech.   Include specific details.  THEN, explain how you would compare your view of life to Hamlet's view of life.

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading -- book reviews are due January 16.  If you have not submitted a book review on a book from the recommended list, you need to do so for this last book review for this semester.

Hamlet's Soliloquy

Good Morning!

*Independent Reading -- let's get back to that each day for a few minutes at the beginning of the period.

*Activity #5 -- let's finish this activity

*Activity #6 --  Read the activity and then we will read the soliloquy.  Please take notes on your copy. 

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading -- book reviews are due January 16.  If you have not submitted a book review on a book from the recommended list, you need to do so for this last book review for this semester.

Hamlet's Soliloquy

Good Morning!

*Independent Reading -- let's get back to that each day for a few minutes at the beginning of the period.

*Module #4 -- We have completed activities 1-3 with a little bit of adjustment.  Please label each activity in your Writer's Journal as we go along.  

*Activity #4 and Activity #5:  We began to read the Hamlet soliloquy yesterday, but before we resume please respond to questions 1 and 4 for Activity #4 in your Writer's Journal and then go on to Activity #5.  Please record your responses in your Writer's Journal.

*Reading the Soliloquy -- take notes on your copy

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading -- book reviews are due January 16.  If you have not submitted a book review on a book from the recommended list, you need to do so for this last book review for this semester.

Module #4

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*Before vacation you received the packet for Module#4, and we completed Activity #1.  The goal of this module is to inquire into different ways writers have probed and represented the value of human life.  We will read a diverse set of texts that address a shared question: How should human life be valued?  The key objective is to make connections among the various texts and to notice the rhetorical conventions used by specific genres to explore similar questions.

*Activity #2 -- In your Writer's Journal list as many synonyms that you can think of for life.

*Activity #3 -- What is your experience with Shakespeare?  What do you know about his plays?  Do you know any lines from a play?

 HOMEWORK:  Independent reading -- book reviews are due January 16.  If you have not submitted a book review on a book from the recommended list, you need to do so for this last book review for this semester.

Four Poems

Good Morning and Happy New Year!

I hope that you had a very enjoyable vacation and are ready to get back to work! 

*On this first day back from vacation I would like us to read four poems -- poems that suggest some positive thoughts for the new year.  Please read the first one quietly and provide three thoughts in response to the poem.  We will discuss your thoughts before reading the next poem.

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading -- book reviews are due January 16.  If you have not submitted a book review on a book from the recommended list, you need to do so for this last book review for this semester.