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If you kept track of the roots in your notebooks, you will also want to review vocabulary definitions and usage. All roots can be found on previous blog posts in the event you did not keep a record of them.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
One way of the Way - Practice, Practice, Practice...
If you kept track of the roots in your notebooks, you will also want to review vocabulary definitions and usage. All roots can be found on previous blog posts in the event you did not keep a record of them.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Book 4 or 5 Blog Post DUE Wednesday
Write a blog post on one of the Analects from Book 4 or 5 of the Analects that you liked from our in-class reading.
Use this website for any terms you are having trouble understanding.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Welcome Back!
Revise what you drafted in class on "Three things I learned over break" for conciseness. You should write a couple of pages, so that you can develop your thinking about the significance of what you learned. Bring evidence of this process to class (meaning - bring in a marked up paper).
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Film Forum - Spellbound
Bloggingheads videos are due on Wednesday. We'll be watching them in class. Be sure to look here for details on how you'll be graded and what you need to do to submit your video to me.
In celebration of the conclusion of our spelling quizzes, we're going to watch Spellbound this week. Choose any two of the following questions to answer. Post your completed answers on your blog by Friday.
- Choose one subject (person). Describe how winning the spelling bee is important to that subject.
- Do homonyms get you down? Pick some that you commonly mix up, and come up with a creative way to remember how to tell them apart in the future.
- Write down five words that you did not know how to spell until seeing them in Spellbound.
- Do you have something in your life like the National Spelling Bee? Describe some of the pressure you feel.
- Should we still have spelling bees? Why? Why not?
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Bloggingheads - Day 2
Take a look at the blog post from Tuesday for more details on the steps you need to follow for your Bloggingheads recordings. Also, bloggingheads.tv has plenty of arguments for you to watch and consider.
Before class on Monday, you need to upload your recorded argument to this Dropbox folder. Your file name should contain your block number, title and both bloggers' names (example - block8_deathpenalty_ferrebee).
Lastly, you will be graded on the following criteria, so please be aware of what you need to accomplish if you want to earn an advanced score on this summative assignment:
Rhetorical Techniques (40%)
Speaker uses all rhetorical techniques at least once in a persuasive and effective way. Evidence provided for ethos and logos is accurate and comes from a reliable source. The presenter excels in using the following argumentative order ethos > logos > pathos.
Rhetorical Issue (30%)
Speakers argument maintains a single rhetorical issue throughout and uses it accurately (forensic, demonstrative, or deliberative). The selected rhetorical issue fits the topic.
Register/Public Speaking (30%)
Speaker excels in using informal register throughout.
Conversation flows naturally and does not sound scripted. Speaker speaks clearly and confidently. Speaker uses good eye contact while speaking and listening. He or she also allows silence instead of filler words (um, ehhh, ugghh, like) to distract the audience. The listener maintains focus on the listener.
Before class on Monday, you need to upload your recorded argument to this Dropbox folder. Your file name should contain your block number, title and both bloggers' names (example - block8_deathpenalty_ferrebee).
Lastly, you will be graded on the following criteria, so please be aware of what you need to accomplish if you want to earn an advanced score on this summative assignment:
Rhetorical Techniques (40%)
Speaker uses all rhetorical techniques at least once in a persuasive and effective way. Evidence provided for ethos and logos is accurate and comes from a reliable source. The presenter excels in using the following argumentative order ethos > logos > pathos.
Rhetorical Issue (30%)
Speakers argument maintains a single rhetorical issue throughout and uses it accurately (forensic, demonstrative, or deliberative). The selected rhetorical issue fits the topic.
Register/Public Speaking (30%)
Speaker excels in using informal register throughout.
Conversation flows naturally and does not sound scripted. Speaker speaks clearly and confidently. Speaker uses good eye contact while speaking and listening. He or she also allows silence instead of filler words (um, ehhh, ugghh, like) to distract the audience. The listener maintains focus on the listener.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Let the Bloggingheads Arguments Begin!
Looking ahead to next week, you'll need to complete the steps below for your Bloggingheads Argument Project with your partner.
STEP 1: First, choose your topic and the mode of rhetoric (forensic, demonstrative, or deliberative) with your partner.
STEP 2: Using your mode of rhetoric, start preparing individually for the argument by developing your three points (ethos>logos>pathos)
STEP 3: Rehearse and record your conversation by sitting together in front of a webcam and recording your conversation or by trying the Bloggingheads method of recording a Skype call in split-screen using one of the following programs:
http://www.pamela.biz/en/
http://www.evaer.com/index.htm
We'll watch (and I'll grade your arguments) next Wednesday and Friday.
STEP 1: First, choose your topic and the mode of rhetoric (forensic, demonstrative, or deliberative) with your partner.
STEP 2: Using your mode of rhetoric, start preparing individually for the argument by developing your three points (ethos>logos>pathos)
STEP 3: Rehearse and record your conversation by sitting together in front of a webcam and recording your conversation or by trying the Bloggingheads method of recording a Skype call in split-screen using one of the following programs:
http://www.pamela.biz/en/
http://www.evaer.com/index.htm
We'll watch (and I'll grade your arguments) next Wednesday and Friday.
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