Write
Opening line: I believe in ...
You have 40 minutes to write, review, and practice your TIB. You can write about anything you believe in. Think about the topics you've read for homework and the essays you've listened to. Think about what makes a good spoken essay. Your writing must be between150-225 words (approx 1.5-2 mins). You can do it.
Present
Each person will stand at the front of the room and read their TIB. We will clap and cheer when you're done.
Discuss
Best parts of what you heard? How could we all improve?
Review TIB from homework. What worked in the recordings? What didn't?
Monday, November 30, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
Day 30: This I Believe (food edition)
Writing: Write about a favorite family related food memory (20 mins). Start with :I believe in ..."
Review: What is This I Believe?
Discuss
Small groups --> Share your TIBs with each other. Identify SAS and belief. What stands out on each one? Use of ethos, pathos, logos?
Large group -->
There is No God
Be Cool to the Pizza Dude
Finding Acceptance in Mac N Cheese
Review: What is This I Believe?
- Be brief: Essay of no more than 500 words
- Be positive
- Name your belief: make it clear and obvious
- Be personal: speak from the I and talk about something that's had an impact on who you are
Discuss
Small groups --> Share your TIBs with each other. Identify SAS and belief. What stands out on each one? Use of ethos, pathos, logos?
Large group -->
There is No God
Be Cool to the Pizza Dude
Finding Acceptance in Mac N Cheese
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Day 29: Finalizing letter
1. Group check-in: what do you love the most about your letter? What is your intention?
2. Workshop with 1-2 peers as you feel comfortable.
3. Hand letter in
2. Workshop with 1-2 peers as you feel comfortable.
3. Hand letter in
- dropitto.me/mcollie
- EnglishRocks
- File name --> Essay4_Name.pdf
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Day 28: SAS + opening + closing
1. Check-in ... how is everyone doing?
2. Small groups --> discuss SAS, How, Why, So What?
3. Large group --> best opening phrase. best closing phrase.
4. Work on letter. Ask Mary questions. Workshop with peers.
2. Small groups --> discuss SAS, How, Why, So What?
3. Large group --> best opening phrase. best closing phrase.
4. Work on letter. Ask Mary questions. Workshop with peers.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Post #11: Letter from your writer
Now that you've written a letter to your writer (super great job!), I want you to get creative, embrace the style and tone of your writer, and write a letter to yourself FROM your writer. Have some fun. Capture their voice as best you can. We will share these in class.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Day 27: Workshopping the letter
Some letter reading to inspire your letter writing ...
Amy Poehler, Apology Letter from Heart and from the Brain --> response?
Caitlin Moran, Advice letter to her daughter --> response?
1. Check in around who is ok with working with others and who is not.
2. Break into groups and talk out what you're thinking of writing ... for those not working with others, quick check-ins with me.
3. Review the timeline of this essay.
Group 1: Kyndelle, Brodie, Jaq, Nora
Group 2: Douglas, Jez, Andrew, Michelle
Amy Poehler, Apology Letter from Heart and from the Brain --> response?
Caitlin Moran, Advice letter to her daughter --> response?
1. Check in around who is ok with working with others and who is not.
2. Break into groups and talk out what you're thinking of writing ... for those not working with others, quick check-ins with me.
3. Review the timeline of this essay.
Group 1: Kyndelle, Brodie, Jaq, Nora
Group 2: Douglas, Jez, Andrew, Michelle
Monday, November 9, 2015
Post #10: Letter to your writer
Write a short (think 7-9 sentences) letter to your writer. Tell the writer whatever you like, but make sure you include some specifics about what you've read, enjoyed, loathed, or learned.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Day 25: Letter of thanks & lots of audio
Writing: Write a thank you note to someone at MA. I will deliver.
Discussion
Small Groups --> what did you respond to in the homework?
Ken Burns
Listen
1. Snap Judgment: Unspoken --> Prison Librarian (6 mins)
Thoughts?
2. This American Life: Parent Trap --> Act 1 (14 mins)
Thoughts?
Discussion
Small Groups --> what did you respond to in the homework?
Ken Burns
What does this letter tell us about war time? What does it reveal about family?
Ted Talk
How has letter writing changed in the digital age? What is the societal loss of letter writing? What's the gain?
NPR Story
Listen
1. Snap Judgment: Unspoken --> Prison Librarian (6 mins)
Thoughts?
2. This American Life: Parent Trap --> Act 1 (14 mins)
Thoughts?
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Day 24: Letters of advice and to family
Writing: Write a letter of advice. You need to pick a topic you have yet to explore.
Discussion:
HW: How does using the structure of a letter complement the content of the letter? In other words, why is the format of a letter the most successful form to convey this information?
A Letter to my Nephew // Letter to My Daughter // Things to Worry About
small groups --> discuss homework, SAS (entire triangle)
Listen
Snap Judgment: Unspoken
Discussion:
HW: How does using the structure of a letter complement the content of the letter? In other words, why is the format of a letter the most successful form to convey this information?
A Letter to my Nephew // Letter to My Daughter // Things to Worry About
small groups --> discuss homework, SAS (entire triangle)
Listen
Snap Judgment: Unspoken
Monday, November 2, 2015
Post #9: Steal a line
What's the best line in the entire piece and why? Think about our discussion with MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail. Think about MLK's use of sentence structure and language. Where has your writer dazzled you, but only in one sentence. Be sure to share that sentence.
Day 23: Letter writing and MLK
Writing: Write a letter calling attention to something. You can call attention to a global injustice, a familial argument, a personal matter. Whatever it is you write about, it should be serious in tone and subject.
Review: What is a letter?
1. Parts: greeting, body, closing, signature
2: Purpose: communication between two people ... family, heads of state, companies, etc
3. Value today?
4. Ethos, Pathos, Logos are back!!
Assignment: write a letter to someone. This will be personal and it will be mailed (by me). I will be looking for sincere expression, clarity of ideas, precision of language, organization of ideas, articulation of a clear point (thesis). I understand that this assignment might be more personal in nature, but you must write a letter to someone about something that you feel comfortable with me reading. You will not have to swap with peers if you're uncomfortable doing so.
Discussion
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Small groups --> review homework questions (1. In “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. invokes passages from “The Gettysburg Address,” The Declaration of Independence, and the Bible. Why do you think he references these sources? How do these sources help make his letter more powerful? 2. Select a paragraph or section of this letter and talk about the tone. Define the tone. Is it effective? What is King trying to convey?)
Structure
1. This is a very persuasive essay with lots of argumentation. How does he organize his ideas, transition between different examples, and maintain the reader's attention?
Content
Review: What is a letter?
1. Parts: greeting, body, closing, signature
2: Purpose: communication between two people ... family, heads of state, companies, etc
3. Value today?
4. Ethos, Pathos, Logos are back!!
Assignment: write a letter to someone. This will be personal and it will be mailed (by me). I will be looking for sincere expression, clarity of ideas, precision of language, organization of ideas, articulation of a clear point (thesis). I understand that this assignment might be more personal in nature, but you must write a letter to someone about something that you feel comfortable with me reading. You will not have to swap with peers if you're uncomfortable doing so.
Discussion
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Small groups --> review homework questions (1. In “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. invokes passages from “The Gettysburg Address,” The Declaration of Independence, and the Bible. Why do you think he references these sources? How do these sources help make his letter more powerful? 2. Select a paragraph or section of this letter and talk about the tone. Define the tone. Is it effective? What is King trying to convey?)
Structure
1. This is a very persuasive essay with lots of argumentation. How does he organize his ideas, transition between different examples, and maintain the reader's attention?
Content
1. In King’s response he writes, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a
single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
What are the implications of this statement for all people in relation to social
injustices? Do you believe he is right? Why or why not?
2. Where do you hear King's passion? His desire to demonstrate his point?
2. Where do you hear King's passion? His desire to demonstrate his point?
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