Poetry January 2

Assignment:

Go to Poetryoutloud.org and read 4 poems looking for metaphors, similes, and imagery. 

Give me the name of the poem, the author and explain the figurative language (mentioned above). 

Tuesday November 13

Please read the following website and identify the elements of a narrative.
Elements of a narrative

In a document, please write the elements from the powerpoint.

Read the story and identify the elements of a narrative in this example:
Narrative

Write your findings in the same document as above.

Monday October 29 (For the Final)

This week you will be researching the following topics and writing notes about them for your final.

The topic: Voting for President of the United States

For each of the following topics, please indicate what the candidate's position is and give evidence of their plan to handle it while in office. 

What : Notes
How: You may make a Google Doc or a Word File
When: This week to be used on the final
Why: I am planning to ask you specific questions related to these topics and you may only use your notes


Topics to be researched:

• Economy
• Education
• Immigration
• Foreign Policy
• Healthcare

Monday October 22

Today you are going to look at this website: Write Source

On this page, you will find a list of topics by grade.
Click on Grades 9-12
I want you to pick three topics and begin brainstorming and writing about it. Ultimately you will write on the three topics and then choose one to submit for publication.

Please send me an email with the three topics you have chosen.
staci.carroll@umahs.org

Monday Oct 15

Using this website: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82310.html

Read or Watch the Vice-Presidential Debate and write about their views on Libya and Iran in an email or Google Doc. Explain their positions, and whether they are using Ethos, Pathos, Logos or a combination of both. 

Tuesday October 9, 2012

Today you are going to watch ads from each of the presidential candidates and analyze them for persuasive techniques.

The persuasive techniques that you need to analyze are: Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Remember:
Ethos - Credibility
Pathos - Emotional Appeal
Logos - logical argument

Assignment: Review at least six ads from the Presidential candidates (three from each) and write about each of them.

For each ad write the following in a Google Doc:
1. Who is the ad for? (Which Candidate?)
2. What is the ad saying?
3. Explain the type of persuasive technique used (identify and then explain how it is used.

Go to this site to watch the ads:
Presidential Ads

Research the different types of persuasive techniques. Begin with this site.

Create a Google Doc (not an email, but a Google Doc) and describe each of the sections from the page. Please look for an example of each.