Irony Quiz

Take the practice Irony quiz once you have

finished your writing on The Possibility of Evil

Take the Possibility of Evil Quiz 

The Possibility of Evil

 

"The Possibility of Evil" On Demand Paragraph 

The Story 


Elements of a short story 

• Exposition - Background information regarding the setting, characters, plot.
• Rising Action - The process the story follows as it builds to its main conflict
• Crisis / Climax - A significant turning point in the story that determines how it must end
• Resolution/Denouement - The way the story turns out.

Roane State College https://www.roanestate.edu/owl/elementslit.html 
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I.      PLOT

The plot is the storyline, the plan, the sequence of related events or actions in a short story. An author may include elements such as foreshadowing, flashbacks, epiphany.  A traditional plot structure, however, has a section of expositions which gives the readers important background information. It is followed by rising action which breaks the existing equilibrium and introduces the conflict of the story. Once the major conflict is established, the action of a traditional plot generally moves toward a climax, how the story will turn out. Falling action is the point at which the tension subsides and the plot moves to its appointed conclusion and resolution or denouement which records the outcome of the conflict and/or establishes some new equilibrium or stability.

http://3102ingl.weebly.com/elements-of-the-short-story.html College of General Studies  

3. Research Banned Books - Notes for Friday Banned Books conversation
What books have been banned and why? 
What is your opinion in these examples? 
Is banning a book a move in securing and protecting our community or censorship and an infringement of free speech? 

List of Challenged Books 

Reading Inventory

Journal Writing: Best Book (s)  you have ever read ....
I haven't read a book I loved, the best story I have seen is ...  
Turn in ... / present for extra credit

We're taking a "Reading Inventory" assessment today. Click on this link to get started!

This will show you us your Lexile level. (To see what that means, check this site.)



When you finish, you can look at your score and how it corresponds to grade levels by clicking here.
If you're interested in looking up books that correspond with your Lexile score, go to this site.

            Book Project 

Reading Free Books on your mobile devices or e-readers....

Borrow books from your public Library for free on your phone. 
 
Here's how you can get started with Overdrive:

1. If you haven't applied for a Public Library card, here's how you can do that.
2. Go to this site for step-by-step instructions on how to install and use Overdrive. If you don't have a Kindle or other e-reader, it's easy to install the Kindle app on your mobile device. Just search for and then download the app, and you can send your Overdrive books to that device.
3. Overdrive has a ton of books for you. Among other things, you can place holds on popular titles and create wish lists. (You should see my list--I use it for binging on my favorite book series!)
 
Schedule:
Reading / Planner 
Notebook for English  
Comparitive  

Final Assignment

The Final Assignment of the semester ...

The Midterm

Writing Hop Hop Planet due today

Thank you for a fascinating discussion yesterday.

You have until the end of the period to make a copy and answer 3 - 4 questions. Please answer in paragraph form.

Assignment: Hip Hop Planet writing (Due Friday, Jan. 20th) 

Use formal language for school please.

I am attaching the notes from our socratic yesterday. You may refer to someone in your paper.

20 points in the writing category, don't skip.

Mini Essay: Hip Hop, Music & The message today

( 3 - 4 paragraphs) 20 points in writing category (don’t skip)

Answer questions 1,2,4 - 3 is optional

1.     James McBride states, “Over the years, the instruments change, but the message is the same. The drums are pounding out a warning. They are telling us something,” and suggests it is “a cry of ‘I am’ from the youth of the world. We’d be wise to start paying attention.”

·         Paraphrase McBride’s statement

·         Do we still need to pay attention to the music of today? What reasons? (be specific… it is warning us that people are becoming… it is cry of I am ______ ) What has become of the message and the warning?

·         Cite songs as examples of messages

2.     In your perspective, discuss how do you see Hip Hop (or other music) contributing to society and culture today? To what extent? (How much, whom is this influencing and why)

·         Provide one or two ways music is contributing to (teaching us to stand up for ourselves) or taking away (or teaching us to go w/ the flow and not think for ourselves) from society

·         Do these influences help or hinder? Us, explain.

                                         i.    They cause teens to … adults to….

                                        ii.    This is concerning or should be concerning because….

                                       iii.    Include personal experience, observations, or quotes from artic as evidence.

3.     Whose responsibility is it to monitor music? How much (To what extent?) Why (Optional paragraph)

·         If the most of the inappropriate music being played is due to airplay on the radio and social media, do we have a responsibility to monitor music more and whose responsibility is that? Why?

4.     What would James McBride (author of Hop Hop Planet) say of today’s music? Why?

·         Describe McBride’s individualistic responses to today’s music. It can be a response to hip hop or any music. State why. Explain where he is coming from again. Quote

·         How do you respond to today’s music? Define it. What more is needed or you would like to see happen in the music industry and why? Give specific examples.

Do	Avoid
·         More specific language (yes, to an extent. When it music starts to….. / The music is powerful because …) ·         Answer each question ·         Use 2 quotes from Mc Bride ·         Use specific songs or current events as examples	·         Vague language (yes and no, good and bad, anything) ·         Informal  / slang – “kinda” / music is “lit” ·         Not supporting your questions with examples

Socratic on Hip Hop and Music

1. Socratic Notes due Thursday 

Answer the questions ahead of time using quotes from the James McBride article, song lyrics, and articles below. You must have 2 - 3 quotes.

1. Hip Hop's influence on society  
2. Hip Hop is resistance to the inequities in society 
3. Mic Check - Here's why Hip Hop hasn't grown up yet
4. The Evolution of Hip Hop: Is it even Hip Hop anymore?
5. The Evolution of Rap 
6. Does Hip Hop Degrade or enhance society 
7. Has music's quality degraded over time ?
8. Dirty song lyrics can prompt early teen sex

2.  Begin Notes for timed write on Friday - 2-3 paragraphs based on the socratic
What does McBride argue and to what extent do you agree with him?
Hope is Hip Hop and other music influencing society?
To what extent is this helping or holding back?
Respond in a paragraph using examples from the assigned reading,

Hip Hop

2. Read article by James McBride  by Tuesday 
annotate: circle unfamiliar vocab, write synonym 
summarize the point of each paragraph 

3. Hip Hop Planet assignments  
make a copy of the                     Hip Hop unit 

1. charting the text for Hip Hop Planet due by Wednesday, January 11 
2. soapstone for Hip Hop Planet due Thursday, Jan. 12 
3. Precis for Hip Hop Planet due Friday, Jan. 13 

Sentence One (What?)

___________________________ in the ______________________________________(year)
   (author)                                                        (A. genre)                                 (title)

__________________________ that ____________________________________________ .
   (B. verb)                                                      (major assertion or thesis)

Sentence Two (How?)

___________________ supports (her) (his) ________________________ by _________
   (author's last n                    (claims, assertions, arguments, etc.)       

_________________________________________________________________________ .
 (B. and C. types of evidence from text in order presented in text)

Sentence Three (Why?)

(The author's purpose is to) __________________________ (in order to, so that, etc.)
                                                                  (D.)

_______________________________________________________________________ .

Sentence Four (To Whom?)

(The author writes in a) ________________ (tone for) _________________ as a way to
                                                  (E.)                                 (apparent audience)   
___________(what relationship, larger goal the author wants and why this is important). 

Here are examples of terms that can be used:

A. genre	B. rhetorically accurate verb	C. verb followed by evidence	D.in order to	E. the author's tone is
article	argues	comparing . . . .	convince	formal
book	asserts	contrasting . . . .	inform	earnest
book review	claims	defining . . . .	persuade	grave
chapter in ___	explains	describing	point out	humorous
excerpt from ___	implies	exploring . . . .	demonstrate that	concerned
column	suggests	explaining . . . .	show	informal
editorial	questions	illustrating . . . .	suggest that	serious

Adapted from 
http://www2.bakersfieldcollege.edu/gdumler/Engl%201A/Supplements/rhetorical_precis_examples.htm

sample precis from Oregon State 

A.              In her article "Who Cares if Johnny Can't Read?" (1997), Larissa MacFarquhar asserts that Americans are reading more than ever despite claims to the contrary and that it is time to reconsider why we value reading so much, especially certain kinds of "high culture" reading. MacFarquhar supports her claims about American reading habits with facts and statistics that compare past and present reading practices, and she challenges common assumptions by raising questions about reading's instrisic value. Her purpose is to dispel certain myths about reading in order to raise new and more important questions about the value of reading and other media in our culture. She seems to have a young, hip, somewhat irreverent audience in mind because her tone is sarcastic, and she suggests that the ideas she opposes are old-fashioned positions.

1. VHI precis (Background of Hip Hop) 

Watch the start and end of VH1's video documentary "And you don't stop, 30 years of Hip Hop" 

and write a precis on the video about Hip Hop (VH1) 

Due Wednesday Per. 1 & Per. 6