April 4, 2019

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

Lit 10

1. Time for your Oratoricals! Please use this time wisely - there's not a lot of time to get this done. By the end of this lesson, you should be at "e"

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!

2. Next class, we'll talk about how to build a solid speech, and we'll touch base on A4 and the Novel Study.

Eng 12

Please note: lockdown drill today, as well as a drop in Survey.

1. Freewrite
2. Activity on "This is Water"

1. What are your thoughts on the speech? Liked it, disliked it, why?
2. Do you agree that people are inherently self-centered? Why?
3. “This is Water” discusses many parables. Choose a parable that 
   you know, and analyse it for its darker meaning.
4. How does this speech connect to your own plans after graduating 
   high school? What do you believe is the value of continuing education?
5. David Foster Wallace has a remarkable vocabulary. Choose five words 
   of his that you don’t know, or aren’t clear on. Use them in your own sentence, 
   which shows a clear understanding of its meaning.

3. Time to develop A4

New Media

1. Time for your Oratoricals! Please use this time wisely - there's not a lot of time to get this done. By the end of this lesson, you should be at "d"

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!

2. Next class, we'll talk about how to build a solid speech, and we'll touch base on A4 and the Novel Study.