Classwork 4/28/06

Work on the parenthetical citation in you research papers.

Use the following sites:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html#Handling
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/MLA.htm
http://iws.ohiolink.edu/~sg-ysu/mlaguide.html

Journal #7 4/28/06

Read the following quote and respond by either analyzing what is being said or reflecting personally through your own experience. Please use the SAT Word of the Day in your answer.

Word of the Day:
Itinerant (eye TIN uh runt)--traveling from place to place
Examples:
Circus performers lead an itinerant life, performing in a different town every night.
I’m looking forward to giving up this itinerant lifestyle of going from apartment to apartment, and finally settling down in a house.

Quote:
Most men act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, we are scared, weak, and fragile. Men, not women, are the weaker sex.

Jerry Rubin

Classwork 4/27/06

Construct a four paragraph essay, word processed and double-spaced...

Using Eliot's description of "Hollow Men" from his poem, describe the ways that both Kurtz and Willard are "hollow." Give at least three examples from the film for both characters.

DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD!

Journal #6 4/27/06

Read the following quote and respond by either analyzing what is being said or reflecting personally through your own experience. Please use the SAT Word of the Day in your answer.

Word of the Day:
Repugnant (ree PUG nent)-causing disgust or hatred Examples: I find it repugnant that some cultures consider chocolate-covered bugs a delicacy. Your ability to belch the entire alphabet is repugnant and I won’t listen to it.

Quote:
As long as one keeps searching, the answers come.

Joan Baez

Homework due Thursday, 4/27

Complete the following questions on Apocalypse Now.

Use this website to help you recall moments and lines from the film.

Journal # 4 4/20/06

Read the following quote and respond by either analyzing what is being said or reflecting personally through your own experience. Please use the SAT Word of the Day in your answer.

Word of the Day:
Insolent (IN suh lunt)--insulting in manner or speech
Examples:
It was extremely insolent of him to yell rude things at his father.
You won’t be able to have that insolent attitude at military school.

Quote:
I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.

Jack Kerouac

Journal # 3 4/19/06

Read the following quote and respond by either analyzing what is being said or reflecting personally through your own experience. Please use the SAT Word of the Day in your answer.

Word of the Day:
Ingrate (IN grayt)-an ungrateful person
Examples:
It is a true ingrate who can accept favor after favor and never offer anything in return.
I bought Delores flowers for watching my cat while I was away—I didn’t want her to think I was an ingrate.


Quote:
If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.

John Lennon

Homework due Wednesday, 4/19

Respond to the following prompt in a brief (2-3 paragraph) essay:

Use logical and emotional appeals to convince your audience that they must take action on a particular issue affecting our school or our community. To make your argument more convincing, use at least one ethical appeal to show that you are competent, sincere, fair, anf knowledgable.

logical appeal--speaking to the brain
emotional appeal--speaking to the heart
ethical appeal--speaking to the sense of right and wrong

Journal # 2 4/18/06

Read the following quote and respond by either analyzing what is being said or reflecting personally through your own experience. Please use the SAT Word of the Day in your answer.

Word of the Day:
Fractious (FRAK shus)--quarrelsome; unruly
Examples:
Leonard was a fractious child who disagreed with everything and refused to listen.
I could never live with Jesse; she is so fractious we’d fight about everything.

Quote:
To live outside the law, you must be honest.

Bob Dylan

Homework for Tuesday, 4/18

Respond to the following prompt in a brief (2-3 paragraph) essay:

Analyze the character of the hollow men as it is revealed through their appearance, words, actions, or lack of action. Use the following questions to guide your essay:

• What are the hollow men like socially, religiously, and personally?
• What are their values?
• How are they like or unlike most people?

Based on your analysis, what can you infer about Eliot's attitude toward the human condition?

Link to the poem...

Journal # 1 4/17/06

Read the following quote and respond by either analyzing what is being said or reflecting personally through your own experience. Please use the SAT Word of the Day in your answer.

Word of the Day:
Feral (FEER ul) savage, fierce, or untamed
Examples: Normally mild-mannered, Nick became feral when he turned into a werewolf.
We found a cat in the woods, but we didn’t pet it--it was feral, and might have had rabies.

Quote:
Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.

Allen Ginsberg

Extra Credit

Create a PowerPoint presentation that details the process that we have undergone in creating your research paper. Highlight all of the steps that we have committed to and bullet the process involved in each step.
The best PowerPoint will earn the most extra credit points!

Journal # 38 4/5/06

Read the following quote and respond by either analyzing what is being said or reflecting personally through your own experience. Please use the SAT Word of the Day in your answer.
SAT WORD:
scrupulous

DEFINITION:	(adjective) acting with extreme care.
EXAMPLE:	Disney theme parks are famous for their scrupulous attention to small details.
SYNONYMS:	careful, conscientious, heedful

QUOTE:
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

Vince Lombardi

PLAYS DUE!!!

YOUR COMPLETED PLAYS ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH.

Journal # 37 4/4/06

Read the following quote and respond by either analyzing what is being said or reflecting personally through your own experience. Please use the SAT Word of the Day in your answer.

SAT WORD:
Substantiated (sub STAN shee ayt id)--supported with proof or evidence; verified Examples:

• The discovery of fingerprints substantiated the detective’s claim that the suspect had been at the scene of the crime.

• You need more proof--you have nothing to substantiate your claim that Jamie stole your bracelet.

QUOTE:
The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.

Bill Cosby

Introduction and Conclusion

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YOUR INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY 4/5/06!!!