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English 10 - 2/7/11. Would you be willing to go to a slaughterhouse and kill a cow? Do you eat meat? How do sheep in Mexico say Merry Christmas? Bezonian – A mean, low person. Goals – Create topic sentences, closing sentences, and transitions for body paragraphs.
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English 10 - 2/7/11 • Would you be willing to go to a slaughterhouse and kill a cow? Do you eat meat? • How do sheep in Mexico say Merry Christmas? • Bezonian – A mean, low person. • Goals – Create topic sentences, closing sentences, and transitions for body paragraphs. • Homework – Finish any body paragraphs that are not done yet.
English 10 - 2/8/11 • In “Absolutely True” several characters escape their lives through “literature,” e.g. Rowdy and comic books, Mary and romance novels, and Junior and his drawings. What kind of relationship do you have with “literature”? • Don’t take life so seriously; nobody gets out alive. • Anhedonia – an inability to be happy. • Goals - Write the closing paragraph with a link to the hook. • Homework – Make sure you have a draft done for peer review tomorrow in class.
English 10 - 2/9/11 • How are cultures and traditions different between the Rez and Reardan? What traditions do they share? • How do you fix a pumpkin? • Onomatophobia – fear of hearing a given word or words • Goals – Peer review and finishing touches to papers and PowerPoints. Hook – first sentence; Link – last sentence. • Homework – None.
English 10 - 2/10/11 • Is it possible to make oneself popular? Can anyone do it? • Why are there so many Johnsons in the phone book? • Mysophobia – fear of dirt. • Goals – Present PowerPoints and Inspirations. Share ideas about big ideas. Discuss what makes something a “big idea.” • Homework – Don’t forget to study for Vocabulary Quiz #22 tomorrow.
English 10 - 2/11/11 • What is the key to success in high school? Explain. • How many doctors does it take to screw in a light bulb? • Homilophobia – fear of sermons. • Goals – Complete vocabualry #22 study. Present PowerPoints and Inspirations. Share ideas about big ideas. Discuss what makes something a “big idea.” • Homework – None.
English 10 - 2/14/11 • What is your favorite subject? Why? • How many Amish does it take to screw in a light bulb? • Aboulia – loss of willpower. • Goals – Finish PowerPointsand Inspirations. Share ideas about big ideas. Discuss what makes something a “big idea.” Introduce extra credit essay contest; watch the Stossel video. • Homework – None.