AICE GP-Today we completed the SATIRE & Parody Lit Cards in class; discussion of how Satire is used for typically Political change versus Parody which focuses on the humor of the situation:
Additionally the students were able to spend time analyzing their Sonnets, looking for:
- Vocabulary (Please define the words & highlight)
- Figurative Language (Please highlight in an alternative color from the Vocab)
- Circle the current punctuation (in Red)
- Please put a / for any thought/pause breaks that you feel pact the meaning of the piece (in Red)
- Add in Up arrows for any lighter/positive tones, add in a Down Arrow for any low tone/negative Inflections (in Red)
- Complete the Paraphrasing of the Sonnect
- Complete the SOAPSTone for the Sonnet
- They were able to look through my art books for pieces of Classical art.
**Annotated Sonnets and a potential piece of art (the art can be on your phone)**
Essay Revisions due NO LATER THAN 11:59pm SUNDAY!!!
- For those RE-WRITING the FSA Practice you will be responding to the following Prompt:
- “Write an argumentative essay, using the 2 passages, discussing what would make the most effective leader of the United States.”
- You will be using the following sources:
- Source 1: “If” by Rudyard Kipling
- Source 2: “The_7_habits_of_Highly_Effective Leaders” by Victor M. Parachin
- For those RE-WRITING a DEBATE Essay, you have access to the UPFRONT Magazine Articles on that debate in the WORLD CONNECTIONS LINK.
- For those RE-WRITING the COST OF COLLEGE essay, you have your notes from the sources from IN CLASS, I cannot post those sources for access at home as it is an AP Exam Prompt.
Have you signed up for your Sonnet Presentation date yet??? Look on the GP Link for the Sign-up Genius!
English 3 Honors-Today we took time to review the Figurative Language that is the PRIMARY Foundation for the Grade on the Dystopian Novel Journals (due next class-do NOT be absent!)
Students are reminded:
- To List the Device: “before the quote”(add the PG #) and then AFTER THAT have the ANALYSIS of the device, for Example:
- Hyperbole: “…crying baby: my baby, my mother, my only, only love” (47). The use of hyperbole here is to exaggerate the brutality of the past world; this shows the ignorance of this generation.
- Hyperbole: “…crying baby: my baby, my mother, my only, only love” (47). The use of hyperbole here is to exaggerate the brutality of the past world; this shows the ignorance of this generation.
- Use the stems that are in the foldable to start your analysis.
- Connect to WHY the moment/device is important in context to the entire story
- Use Specific Details in your explanation, like character names or settings.
- NEATNESS COUNTS!!!! Please be organized in your journaling!! Check the Purple Handout that you glued in the front of your journal and follow the directions! HIGHLIGHT All your Categories, stuff like that!
