Unit 1:MEMOIRS THROUGH GENOCIDE

1. Unit 1:MEMOIRS THROUGH GENOCIDE • (MATERIALS FOR FIRST WEEK)

2. Do Now for Monday, August 29th: • DROP OFF HOMEWORK IN THE BIN!!!!! • “It is more important to know your weaknesses more than your strengths”--Ray Lee Hunt • “Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak and to know it.” --Herman Mellville. • Please read and analyze the following quotes. Do you agree with the following quotes? Why or Why not? What relevance do these quotes have for the 10th grade writing test?

3. Writing/ Reading Diagnostic • In order to improve on who you are as a person and a student, you need to know what your strengths are and areas of improvement. • As an instructor, I need to know so I can help you improve!!!

4. Do Now for Wednesday, August 31st: (5 min) • “One forgets words as one forgets names. One'svocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.”-- Evelyn Waugh • “Men are more influenced by words than by the facts of surrounding reality.”--Ivan P. Pavlov • “Complex human thought is impossible without words.”--Stuart Chase • “Words are the means to nearly all we are or hope to be on this planet.”--Ward S. Miller • “Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.”-- Confucius • Please read and analyze the following quotes. Do you agree with the following quotes? Why or Why not? Do any of these quotes have relevance for your life? How so?

5. Vocab for this week: PSAT anyone? (8 min) • Abstract- adj. complex, difficult to understand • Benevolent- adj.-good natured/ kind • Devious- adj.- not straightforward, shifty, sketchy • Diligent- adj. hard working • Eccentric- adj. bizarre or very different from the norm • Pertinent-adj.-relevant to a specific situation • Plausible- adj.- possible, believable • Arbitrary- adj.- random • Cognizant- adj.- to be aware of • Stringent- adj.- very strict or rigid in nature • (Quiz on vocab on Tuesday) • Arb

6. Developing Gestures for each word • In partners, I will give you one word and with your partner, you will have to develop gestures for each word.

7. Breaking down prompts • The prompt for the Writing Test will be an informational prompt, which means that you could be asked to do one of two types of writing: • 1. definition • 2. cause and effect

8. Extended Definition vs. Cause and Effect Prompts • Extended Definition: In an extended definition prompt, the writer identifies a key word or concept • Explain it to the reader and answers the question “What is it?” • A definition composition (prompt) goes beyond the concise, formal dictionary definition

9. Extended Definition • A definition composition often explores the nature of something, considering such aspects as: • Where and how the word originated • What the word is not • Denotations and connotations of the word • Cultural contexts of the word

10. What would an extended prompt look like? • “I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”- Abraham Lincoln“ • Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.”- Aristotle • “True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.”- Martin Luther King, Jr. • “That the poor are invisible is one of the most important things about them. They are not simply neglected and forgotten as in the old rhetoric of reform; what is much worse, they are not seen.”- Michael Harrington • “Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst.” – Walter Weckler • Write a speech to an audience of ex-convicts defining the meaning of justice. You may use the following information, your own experiences, observations, and/or readings.

11. Cause and Effect Prompts • Cause-and-Effect writing gives reasons and explanations for events, conditions, or behavior. It answers the need most of us have to understand the world around us.

12. Sample Cause and Effect Prompt • “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed at to imitate them.”-- James Baldwin • “Child obesity is not a problem with the children. It is a problem with adults in society.”--Dr. Hamilton • “Obesity in children stores up a lifetime of poor health. These children are at a greater risk of having high blood pressure, developing diabetes and heart problems.” • Statistics show that the obesity rate of children under the age of 16 is growing at an alarming rate. Obesity in childhood can have life-long effects. You have been asked to speak to a group of 5th graders about this topic. In your speech include what you feel is a major cause contributing to obesity in children and explain the effect of this problem.

13. Today, for both prompts, we’re going to work on.. • Reading AND identifying the type of prompt, identifying the purpose, identifying the audience, and identifying the context. • Identification-What kind of prompt are we dealing with? • Purpose – Who are you writing for? What assumptions can you make about them? • Audience- Identify the purpose (to define, to persuade, to explain, etc…) • Context- What are you writing about?

14. The iPAC Chart Purpose Identification • Identify what is the type of prompt • Turn the prompt into a question • and list some possible answers • Eventually one of these answers will become the thesis statement Rewrite the purpose in your own words: The purpose of this {insert format} is to _____________________. Audience Context Describe your audience List three assumptions you can make about your audience Is it a letter, an article, an editorial, etc..?

15. Let’s check out some prompts-Ex-1! • “Character is what you are in the dark”-Unknown • “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. and success achieved.”--Helen Keller • “The measure of a man’s character is what he would do if he knew he he would never be found out.”--Baron Thomas Babington • “Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in marching forward.”--Henry Ford • As citizens of this country we want our leaders to show character. It is election time and it is critical that our leaders have character. You have been asked to deliver a speech to a leadership group at your school. Write a speech on character and how it relates to our government leaders today. • Identification of prompt: • Purpose: • Audience: • Context:

16. Let’s check out some prompts: Ex-1! • “Character is what you are in the dark”-Unknown • “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. and success achieved.”--Helen Keller • “The measure of a man’s character is what he would do if he knew he he would never be found out.”--Baron Thomas Babington • “Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in marching forward.”--Henry Ford • As citizens of this country we want our leaders to show character. It is election time and it is critical that our leaders have character. You have been asked to deliver a speech to aleadership group at your school. Write a speech on character and how it relates to our government leaders today. • Identification of prompt: extended definition • Purpose: to define what it means to have character for our government leaders • Audience: Leadership group at school (probably know a lot about leadership) • Context: Speech

17. More practice....Ex-2 • Many articles and essays have been written about the influence of television on adolescents. Some of these are negative, and some are positive. Using your personal experiences, personal observations, or other types of evidence, write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper explaining the negative effects of television on our society. • Identification of prompt: • Purpose: • Audience: • Context:

18. More practice....Ex-2 • Many articles and essays have been written about the influence of television on adolescents. Some of these are negative, and some are positive. Using your personal experiences, personal observations, or other types of evidence, write aletterto the editor of your local newspaper explaining the negative effects of television on our society. • Identification of prompt: Cause/ Effect Prompt • Purpose: to identify the effects of television • Audience: editor of your local newspaper • Context: letter

19. More practice...Ex-3 • “If you call forth what is in you, it will save you. If you do not call forth what is in you, it will destroy you.”-- Gospel of Saint Thomas. • “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.”--Mark Twain • “The men who succeed best at public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.”-- James A. Garfield • “To find yourself, think for yourself.”-- Socrates • “You got to be who you are when you are.”--Snoop Dogg • In our society, we will often hear people talk of “being real.” Merriam Webb’s Dictionary definition defines authentic as “being fully trustworthy as according with fact.” To be authentic means to be genuine and true. Write a letter to an important adult whom you respect on what it means to be authentic. • Identification of prompt: • Purpose: • Audience: • Context:

20. More practice...Ex-3 • “If you call forth what is in you, it will save you. If you do not call forth what is in you, it will destroy you.”-- Gospel of Saint Thomas. • “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.”--Mark Twain • “The men who succeed best at public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.”-- James A. Garfield • “To find yourself, think for yourself.”-- Socrates • “You got to be who you are when you are.”--Snoop Dogg • In our society, we will often hear people talk of “being real.” Merriam Webb’s Dictionary definition defines authentic as “being fully trustworthy as according with fact.” To be authentic means to be genuine and true. Write a letter to an important adult whom you respect on what it means to be authentic. • Identification of prompt: extended definition • Purpose: define what it means to be authentic • Audience: An important adult whom you respect • Context: letter

21. More practice....Ex-4 • Small farms are disappearing in rural America. The family owned farm which was once passed down through the generations is almost non-existent. Why has farming been taken out of the hands of the farm family and given to industries? Using your experiences, observations, and/ or readings, write an essay explaining why this change is taking place. • Identification of prompt: • Purpose: • Audience: • Context:

22. More practice....Ex-4 • Small farms are disappearing in rural America. The family owned farm which was once passed down through the generations is almost non-existent. Why has farming been taken out of the hands of the farm family and given to industries? Using your experiences, observations, and/ or readings, write an essay explaining why this change is taking place. • Identification of prompt: Cause/ Effect Prompt • Purpose: explain why there are fewer family owned small farms • Audience: None given (assume you are writing to an adult) • Context: Essay

23. Independent Practice (10 min) • Work on worksheet with the person next to you! • We will be going over this in 10 minutes.

24. Switch to Reading • “It’s not about what you think.It’s not about what you think you know. It’s about what you know.”-Author JAR

25. The art of annotation • To annotate means.... • Why is it important to annotate when you read?

26. The Art of Annotation • Class Reading of “Girl” by Jamaica Kinkaid • Partner reading of “Girl” using annotation technique. Answer questions “Food for thought” at the bottom.

27. Do Now: Wednesday, August 31st • Subject-Verb Agreement--How much do you really know? Please write the correct verb in parentheses (Note: you do not need to write the sentence.) • Shana and I (is/are) going to the party Friday afternoon. • Love and happiness (is/are) essential to life-satisfaction. • The piano as well as the pipe organ (has/have) to be tuned for the big concert. • The mayor together with his two brothers (are/is) are going to be indicted for accepting bribes. • Neither of my two suitcases (is/are) adequate for this trip. • The jury (take/takes) their seats in the courtroom. • Neither the teacher nor the students (seem/ seems) to understand this assignment. • (Has/have) either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house? • Some of the grain (has/have) gone bad. • John or his brother (are/is) going to be responsible for this.

28. What does a sentence NEED? • Subject (Who or what is acting) • Verb (what is the action?) • Subject verb agreement (does the subject agree with the verb) • Object (what is the subject acting upon?)

29. Example 1: • Nolan (subject) wants (verb) to go shopping (object). • Ask yourself, does this sentence have a subject? • Does the sentence include a verb? • Is there subject verb agreement?

30. How do you know if there is subject verb agreement? • Singular subject (only 1 of something) = add an “s” at the end of the verb • Ex: Shawn wants ice-cream. • Plural subject (more than 1 of something) = no “s” at the end of the verb • Ex: They went to the movies.

31. How do you know if there is subject verb agreement? • How do conjunctions play into this? • Conjunctions are words used to connect different parts of a sentence (AND/ OR) • AND=plural • Meita and Akashia were cheerleading afterschool. • OR=singular • Adai or Passion is going to be cheerleading captain.

32. Review of prompt analysis! • When you see a prompt, what are the steps you need to take to break down the prompt?

33. Prompt Analysis Ex-1: • “My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.”-Oscar Wilde • “Individuality is freedom lived.”- John Dos Passos • “Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with some definite work; dare to be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace that you are not; and to believe in your own individuality.”-Henri Frederic Amiel • “”To have one’s individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows out of light.” • Write an editorial to a teen magazine on what individuality means to teenagers. • Identification of prompt: • Purpose: • Audience: • Context:

34. Prompt Analysis Ex-1: • “My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.”-Oscar Wilde • “Individuality is freedom lived.”- John Dos Passos • “Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with some definite work; dare to be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace that you are not; and to believe in your own individuality.”-Henri Frederic Amiel • “”To have one’s individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows out of light.” • Write an editorial to a teen magazine on what individuality means to teenagers. • Identification of prompt: • Purpose: to define what individuality means • Audience: Teenagers • Context: editorial

35. Prompt Analysis Ex-2 • “American Medical Journal of Pediatrics released yesterday new statistics which indicate that the number of babies born dangerously under the recommended birth weight is rising. If these babies survive, they will face lifelong troublesome consequences. In a well written essay which will be read to high school students, explain what you feel is the reason more babies are being born underweight and explain what would be the consequences for them. • Identification of prompt: • Purpose: • Audience: • Context:

36. Prompt Analysis Ex-2 • “American Medical Journal of Pediatrics released yesterday new statistics which indicate that the number of babies born dangerously under the recommended birth weight is rising. If these babies survive, they will face lifelong troublesome consequences. In a well written essay which will be read to high school students, explain what you feel is the reason more babies are being born underweight and explain what would be the consequences for them. • Identification of prompt: Cause/ Effect • Purpose: the causes of why more babies are being born underweight and the consequence of being born underweight • Audience: high school students • Context: essay

37. Prompt Analysis Ex-3 • “Without courage, justice is weak.”--Benjamin Franklin • “The more laws, the less justice.”--Cicero • The world has many definitions for failure. Some see a homeless man as a failure, other see him not as a failure but as a victim of circumstances. Some see a student who drops out as a failure, others see the student as a person who has been failed by the education system. Based on your personal experiences, observations, and readings, how do you as a 10th grader define failure. • Identification of prompt: • Purpose: • Audience: • Context:

38. Prompt Analysis Ex-3 • “Without courage, justice is weak.”--Benjamin Franklin • “The more laws, the less justice.”--Cicero • The world has many definitions for failure. Some see a homeless man as a failure, other see him not as a failure but as a victim of circumstances. Some see a student who drops out as a failure, others see the student as a person who has been failed by the education system. Based on your personal experiences, observations, and readings, how do you as a 10th grader define failure. • Identification of prompt: Extended definition • Purpose: how do you define failure • Audience: NOT GIVEN • Context: ASSUME IT IS ESSAY FORMAT

39. Prompt Analysis Ex-4 • The body of Jon Benet Ramsey was found on December 26th in the basement of her home. Media surged with pictures of the beautiful little girl dressed in provocative clothing, wearing heavy adult makeup competing in pageant after pageant. The child’s murder was appalling, but many people felt that it was equally appalling that she was forced to compete as a beauty queen. In an essay, explain the reason why parents want their children to compete at a young age and explain how this could affect the child. • Identification of prompt: • Purpose: • Audience: • Context:

40. Prompt Analysis Ex-4 • The body of Jon Benet Ramsey was found on December 26th in the basement of her home. Media surged with pictures of the beautiful little girl dressed in provocative clothing, wearing heavy adult makeup competing in pageant after pageant. The child’s murder was appalling, but many people felt that it was equally appalling that she was forced to compete as a beauty queen. In an essay, explain the reason why parents want their children to compete at a young age and explain how this could affect the child. • Identification of prompt: Cause/ Effect • Purpose: explain the reason why parents want their children to compete at a young age and explain how this could affect the child. • Audience: NOT GIVEN (assume that you are writing to an adult) • Context: essay

41. Independent Practice • Do worksheet with partners. • Scholar of the week gets to pick music choice..albeit appropriate.

42. Introduction to Memoirs!

43. Reaidng of “A Million Little Pieces” by James Frey