Friday, April 6, 2018

1. Go back to your extreme sports Journal and add the quick write below  to the top of your document, on top

If you never made an extreme sports doc - you can make a cop of this one 

Extreme Sports and Risk Taking Journal - Make your own copy 


Quick Write:
Explain the quote below and then write about the extent to which you agree or disagree with it.

“The proper function of man is to live, not exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” -Jack London 

2. Try the Post rhetorical strategies quiz  on your own!!!

3. Finish any assignments from the week you have not completed. 

Thursday April 5, 2018 defining extreme sports

1. Defining Extreme Sports Intro & Article #1 The World's Most dangerous Sports Assignment  Due Friday 4/6/18

  The World’s Most Dangerous Sports by Clare Davidson  
Davidson, Clare. “The World’s Most Dangerous Sports.” Forbes.com. 7 Aug. 2008. Web. 6 

1. Get into a group of 4 - 6 people

2. Everyone make a copy of defining extreme sports document Defining Extreme Sports

3. Follow the prompts and answer as a group. Yes, everyone needs to type on their own document, but you are working together.

Previewing extreme sports Wednesday April 4, 2018

Your essays should be finished.. time to move on.. 

1. Grab a partner - Preview some Extreme sport videos with a partner & Fill out this Extreme sports questionnaire 

2. Start Risk Taking Quote Journal 

Open up a new Google Doc 
Title it ___(Per) ____________(First and last name) Extreme Sports & Risk Taking  

Share with me at jmurphy@sandi.net 

Copy & paste the following into your English journal and respond 

1. What is the most extreme sport or activity you have done? Describe 

2. Quick write: “Security is a kind of death.”  -Tennessee Williams 

Explain the quote below in your own words. 

Then explain how much you agree or disagree with it.

3. Homework: Rhetorical Strategies Quiz - Please take in class or at home by Thursday 

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Ready to Move on ....

Classwork / Homework :Assignment for Tuesday, April 3, 2018 After essay is done... 

1a. Find a book 150 - 300 Pages you would like to read. Please bring this book for Monday.

Use today to finish unfinished class work from before the break.

1. Review the terms Ethos, Pathos, & Logos using one of the following links or your own search.

• You may check out these comics at storyboard to review the concepts or 
• this you tube video 

2. Fun Quiz on Ethos, Pathos, Logos Then practice identifying Ethos, Pathos and logos by going to https://join.quizziz.com and plugging in the game code

3: Homework: Grab and Bring a book by Friday to read in class!

GAME CODE

792274

Ask your students to join game with this code at https://join.quizizz.com

Final Compare Contrast Essay / project for unit

Welcome Back. I hope you had a good break!

Monday March 2, 2018 Please take today and tomorrow to edit and finalize your essay or project. We will be headed into some article reading on risking taking.

Remember you could write on Night of the Hunter and Cask
or one of the ones we read in class and a Film / short story of your choice.

If you are stuck please look at these sample....

make sure you have shared with me at jmurphy@sandi.net

Intro paragraph 

Body paragraph 

Concluding Paragraph 



The Final Essay  or Final Comparative Analysis Project      

Comparative Project outline 

Read 1 of the 2 stories below.

These are both stories of Revenge.

For You Mother - Sarah Cortez 

Dolan's Cadillac - Stephen King (this will take you longer than a period)

start to Take Notes on ONE of the stories - This can be done on PAPER or COMPUTER

The Cask of Amontillado

Task # 8:  Cask of Amontillado Quiz 

About Film Noir 

Task # 9: Notes on Film Noir and Part I Night of the Hunter

Attention:  for AP students.... 
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Task #7: Cask film paragraph see assignment below

Film version of the Cask of Amontillado

Cask Film Analysis Paragraph Finish by Friday March 9, 2018 and share with me at jmurphy@sandi.net by the end of class. 


Film Analysis notes Per. 6 

Task # 6: Notes on Film Techniques


Task # 5: Poe paragraph - (new link - it should be fixed) write a paragraph how creates the feeling of uneasiness and a mood of dread in the story. This assignment is on your own, this should be completed individually by Wed 2/28/18. 

Be sure to comment on your quotes ...see example below 
For example, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” (pg. 73) This was the opening sentence to the story and with the vocabulary used, it has set an unsettling mood because Montresor was vowing revenge on someone else. Poe used the word ‘vow’ in a powerful manner and it helped shape the mood of the story so early on.

Task #4: Grab a partner and complete the partner evidence quiz. You may also work alone if you choose. Partner Cask Evidence Find - This is due at the end of the period Monday, Feb. 26th. 

Please turn in reading for evidence quotes in the box for per. 3 & 6. 

Task # 3: Reading for Evidence in the "Cask of Amontillado" Link to Text of Cask in left hand column under the story 

Task #2: Questions to help Annotate the story for understanding of character & plot, if you missed this in class, you would want to answer the questions in the right hand column of the assignment on your own hard copy. 

Previewing the Cask of Amontillado with Vocabulary - due Wed 3/1

Task #1a: Create a short story after word mapping some of the key vocabulary - due Wed 3/1

or

Task #1b: Viewing words in history and categorizing them to create a fictional summary - due Wed 3/1

Extra Credit  (2 assignments)
True Story Behind the Cask 
How much are you like Montresor Quiz (Extra Credit) 

Possibility of Evil

Possibility of Evil Quiz 

Exploring setting, irony, characterization and how it influences theme in a story.

Possibility of Evil Paragraph Option A

Possibility of Evil Paragraph Option B