April 2, 2019

Hello! Welcome back! Here's what we're up to today:

Lit 10

1. Checking in.
2. Looking back, and looking ahead; a peek at the Online Daybook
3. Coming back to the Novel Study
4. Coming back to A4 - let's build a rubric!
5. Coming back to the Oratorical
6. Time to work on the Oratoricals. Here's what needs to get done:

a. Brainstorm topics. Ask yourself: What do I know, and what do I want people to know?
b. Choose a topic.
c. Brainstorm support for the topic
d. Do research - find out not only evidence that supports your point, but that disagrees with your point (confirmation bias is a real thing!)
e. Create an outline
f. Write a first draft
g. Say it out loud, and make changes
h. Say it to someone else, and ask for feedback.
i. Create a final draft, and time it.
j. Prepare cue cards
k. Rehearse, and time it.
l. Present your oratorical!

English 12

1. Checking in.
2. Looking back, and looking ahead; a peek at the Online Daybook
3. Coming back to the Novel Study
4. Coming back to A4 - Let's build a rubric!
5. Note upcoming quiz: 12 points, based on 4-5 texts we'll examine. Please take notes as we go.
6. Freewrite
7. "This is Water" (Video here, Text here)
8. Initial Reaction
9. For next class, read through the speech again, and we'll conduct an activity for the entire lesson.

New Media

1. Checking in.
2. Looking back, and looking ahead; a peek at the Online Daybook
3. Coming back to the Novel Study
4. Coming back to A4 - Let's build a rubric!
5. Coming back to the Oratorical
6. Time to work on the Oratoricals. Here's what needs to get done:

a. Brainstorm topics. Ask yourself: What do I know, and what do I want people to know?
b. Choose a topic.
c. Brainstorm support for the topic
d. Do research - find out not only evidence that supports your point, but that disagrees with your point (confirmation bias is a real thing!)
e. Create an outline
f. Write a first draft
g. Say it out loud, and make changes
h. Say it to someone else, and ask for feedback.
i. Create a final draft, and time it.
j. Prepare cue cards
k. Rehearse, and time it.
l. Present your oratorical!