On Monday we will peer edit original op-ed. Students should have their best effort with them. We will start the unit on the Value of Life. We will get your first thoughts on the value of life.
On Tuesday I will collect the op-ed and the precis of three professional op-eds.
We will begin readings in The Value of Life. The first reading is Hamlet's To Be or Not to Be soliloquy.
Note: This is a short unit. Students will need to work on readings and writing outside class. On about Nov. 10 we will begin our final unit on the novel Brave New World.
Thursday and Friday we will continue with the unit. The site will be updated after class on Tuesday.
UPDATE
This is the text of the email that I sent to all students Wednesday morning. It covers what is coming up for the week and a little beyond.Hello All,
I know some of you have busy lives, so I wanted to give you a heads up on some homework assignments that are coming up. For the rest of this Value of Life unit, you will read articles outside of class. Some of the articles will be read out of the order they are assembled in the reading packet. For Friday, you will have read "Essential Man." For Monday, you will have read "What is a life worth?" For these and for all readings in this unit, as homework you will do two activities that you have already practiced. First you will chunk the reading, breaking it into sections (intro, conclusions and at least four sections of the body....much more for longer pieces.) You will write what the gist (quick summary) and big idea of each section is and notice something about the writer's rhetorical moves. So, you will notice and record what the writer is saying and and what the writer is doing. After reading, you will complete a rhetorical precis similar to what you did for the op-eds you read outiside of class. Here are simple instructions:
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl201/modules/rhetorical-precis/sample/peirce_sample_precis_click.html
First thing when you come into class on the day the reading is due you will take a short reading quiz. This won't be nit-picky, but it will trip up anybody who just copied somebody else's reading notes and precis. If you are late for class you will not be able to make this up. You know when the quiz will be, so don’t let another teacher or friend hold you up. If you are absent the you will have to take a challenging make up quiz after school the day you return.
So that's it. If you want to start on Friday's or Monday's reading, go for it. There are really interesting texts in this unit. Otherwise, enjoy your Wednesday and watch out for the life's slings and arrows.
Warmest regards,
Mr. M
On Tuesday I will collect the op-ed and the precis of three professional op-eds.
We will begin readings in The Value of Life. The first reading is Hamlet's To Be or Not to Be soliloquy.
Note: This is a short unit. Students will need to work on readings and writing outside class. On about Nov. 10 we will begin our final unit on the novel Brave New World.
Thursday and Friday we will continue with the unit. The site will be updated after class on Tuesday.
UPDATE
This is the text of the email that I sent to all students Wednesday morning. It covers what is coming up for the week and a little beyond.Hello All,
I know some of you have busy lives, so I wanted to give you a heads up on some homework assignments that are coming up. For the rest of this Value of Life unit, you will read articles outside of class. Some of the articles will be read out of the order they are assembled in the reading packet. For Friday, you will have read "Essential Man." For Monday, you will have read "What is a life worth?" For these and for all readings in this unit, as homework you will do two activities that you have already practiced. First you will chunk the reading, breaking it into sections (intro, conclusions and at least four sections of the body....much more for longer pieces.) You will write what the gist (quick summary) and big idea of each section is and notice something about the writer's rhetorical moves. So, you will notice and record what the writer is saying and and what the writer is doing. After reading, you will complete a rhetorical precis similar to what you did for the op-eds you read outiside of class. Here are simple instructions:
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl201/modules/rhetorical-precis/sample/peirce_sample_precis_click.html
First thing when you come into class on the day the reading is due you will take a short reading quiz. This won't be nit-picky, but it will trip up anybody who just copied somebody else's reading notes and precis. If you are late for class you will not be able to make this up. You know when the quiz will be, so don’t let another teacher or friend hold you up. If you are absent the you will have to take a challenging make up quiz after school the day you return.
So that's it. If you want to start on Friday's or Monday's reading, go for it. There are really interesting texts in this unit. Otherwise, enjoy your Wednesday and watch out for the life's slings and arrows.
Warmest regards,
Mr. M