1. Journal 10/27/2016 ½ page
What is your most prized possession? Who gave it to you? Why is it so important to you?

2. ELA Journal 10/27/2016 ½ page
What does it take to be a good leader? List at least 5 things. Why are these attributes important?

3. The Race To Save Apollo 13
If your answers are NOT in complete sentences then take the time to re-do them now. I will not grade them until they are in complete sentences. If you finish those questions then move on to questions 8,9, and 11. Put them on the same sheet of paper. When you are finished, put them in the tray and study vocabulary and independent read. This is not free time.

4. EXIT TICKET ELA II 10/27/2016
Choose two of the following vocabulary words. Put the definition in your own words and write a meaningful sentence
Trajectory
Innovative
Mandate
Collaborative
Replenish
Respite

5. Journal ELA II 10/26/2016 ½ page
What is your favorite quote? Why is it important to you? (lines from a song can count also)

6. ELA Journal 10/27/2016 ½ page
What does it take to be a good leader? List at least 5 things. Why are these attributes important?

7. Reading check 10/26/2016
Write down a summary of everything you remember from “The Race to Save Apollo 13”
You must include at least 5 details from the story that you remember.
Turn it in when you’re done.

8. Once you are finished…
Revisit your questions from Monday. Some of you did not finish or give adequate work.
Then do questions 5,9, and 10 on pg 133. (on the same sheet of paper)
Once you are finished, turn in your work and then work on something quietly or independent read.

9. While reading…
Answer the “Take Notes” questions on the side of the pages. The first question appears on pg. 122

10. Journal 10/19/2016 ½ page
What would you consider as your greatest strength? How has that helped you in your life so far?

11. Independent reading
Pick a quote from the book or novel that you are reading. What makes that quote powerful? What word choices in that quote make it significant?

12. Lincoln’s address
Take another careful look at Lincoln’s Second Inaugural. Divide it into parts- as many as you think are sensible. Then, with a classmate or in a group, describe what each part does to contribute to the construction of the main idea, the achievement of a purpose, and the creation of tone.

13. Journal 10/17/2016 ½ page
Do you agree with Prince Ea? What would your ideal school look like? How could we change education right now?

14. Journal 10/19/2016 ½ pg
What do you want to achieve in your life? How do you want to be remembered? What do you want to be your legacy? Why is that important to you?

15. Examining tone through Diction
Word Choice

16. tone
Tone is the writer’s or speaker’s attitude in regard to the subject and the audience. Understanding tone depends on the reader’s knowledge of word choice, details, imagery, and language.

17. diction The connotation of the word choice
Connotation is the emotional associations one makes with a word.
It is different from denotation, which is the dictionary/literal definition of a word.

18. Formal Language
Characterized by a serious tone, a careful attention to word choice, longer sentences, and a strict adherence to traditional conventions.

19. Informal Language
Characterized by a personal tone, the occasional use of popular expressions, shorter sentences, the use of contractions and personal references (I, he, you), and an adherence to basic conventions.

20. Colloquial Language Casual or conversational language
Varies by culture
Attempts to capture the sound of a region, culture, or class dialect

21. Descriptive language
Language that describes in great detail

22. Denotation The exact, literal meaning of a word.
A dictionary definition.

23. Connotation Ideas implied by a word.
Involve associations and emotional overtones that go beyond a word’s definition.

24. Divide the following words among three headings: Positive, Negative, Neutral

25. harmony, sound, racket, shriek, melody, music, noise, pitch, voice
2. talkative, articulate, chattering, eloquent, vocal, verbose, gossipy, fluent, gabby

26. Slang
A kind of colloquial language, it is coined words and new meanings for existing words.
Not appropriate for most academic writing.

27. Jargon (technical) Specialized vocabulary of a particular group
Exists in every field
Reserve jargon for specialist audience.

28. Regional Language
Language specific to a geographical area.
Pop v soda

29. Abstract and Concrete Abstract words
Abstract terms refer to ideas or concepts; they have no physical referents.
Examples of abstract terms include love, success, freedom, good, moral, democracy, and any -ism (Communism, feminism, racism, sexism)

30. Journal 11/1/2016 ½ page
Describe your favorite childhood Halloween memory. Use as many details as possible.

31. Concrete words
Concrete terms refer to objects or events that are available to the senses. [This is directly opposite to abstract terms, which name things that are not available to the senses.] Examples of concrete terms include spoon, table, velvet eye patch, nose ring, sinus mask, green, hot, walking.

32. Frozen language
Memorized or quoted language, such as from scriptures, prayers, or rites, such as wedding vows.

33. ELA Journal 11/2/2016 ½ page
Describe your favorite childhood Halloween memory. Use as many details as possible. How old were you? What happened? What made it so memorable?

34. ELA II 11/2/2016 Instructions
IF you didn’t finish your Apollo 13 vocabulary or questions do so now (pg 133 #1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10)
IF you didn’t finish the Pit and the Pendulum Making Inferences questions (along the pages during reading starting on pg 858) do so now…
IF you get finished with everything, study your vocabulary sheet and then independent read. We will be having a vocabulary quiz today before we move on…

35. Vocabulary ELA II 11/2/2016
Choose two of the following vocabulary words. Put the definition in your own words and write a meaningful sentence
Trajectory
Innovative
Mandate
Collaborative
Replenish
Respite

36. Journal 11/2/2016 ½ page
What did you think of the latest episode of the Serial podcast? How did the information add to the case? Was this episode vital?

37. Analyzing Tone Through Imagery and Details

38. II. Imagery
Ex: “a thundering downpour of rain” To what senses does this example appeal? What image does it create?
Imagery: Vivid descriptions that re-create sensory experiences for the reader, creating “word pictures” Sensory Language: Words and phrases that appeal to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and/or taste. Sensory details create…

39. Visual Imagery Something seen in the mind’s eye
Tactile Imagery Touch or feel
Gustatory Imagery Represents a taste
Auditory Imagery Represents a sound
Olfactory Imagery Represents a smell
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40. Purpose of imagery
The function of imagery in rhetoric is to generate a vibrant and graphic presentation of a scene that appeals to as many of the reader's senses as possible. It aids the reader's imagination to envision the characters and scenes in the piece clearly.

41. II. Imagery
The writer "shows" rather than "tells," thus allowing the reader to participate in the experience more fully. Therefore imagery helps to produce mood and tone.
When reading a piece containing imagery, you need to ask yourself two questions.
What do I hear, taste, smell, or feel?
What effect is the author trying to convey with these messages?

42. To what sensory experience is each of the following images appeals?
“The air, tinged with chlorine, created a calm that rippled through the guests.”
“It took just one clumsy clod to bring it all to a screeching halt.”

43. III. Details
Details: The facts included OR omitted by the writer/speaker. The kinds of details that a writer includes about his subject are very helpful in determining his attitude toward that subject or tone. The speaker’s perspective shapes what details are given.

44. LANGUAGE
Language is the entire body of words in a piece of text. This is not the same as diction, which involves merely isolated examples of words. The language used in a text helps shape its tone. For example, a wedding invitation might use formal language, an to a friend will use informal language, and a text message might use a series of symbols and abbreviations that form an altogether different kind of language.

45. Example Tone Words:
Patronizing (condescending) Satiric (ridiculing) Somber(gloomy)
Read the following YouTube comment and characterize the tone of it using one of the above tone words. What about the language of the passage informed your choice?
“I really had no intentions of laughing but I just couldn’t contain myself. What on earth was the best man thinking? His walking appeared as if he was detached from reality.”

46. Language
What is the overall impression of the language the author uses? Does it reflect education? A particular profession? Intelligence? Is it plain? Ornate? Simple? Clear? Figurative? Poetic?

47. Sentence Structure/Syntax
How a sentence is constructed affects what the audience understands.
To vary the rhythm of their work, authors/speakers arrange the content of their sentences in different ways.

48. Syntax
Loose sentence: the basic idea is complete before the sentence ends, so that we get the main idea right from the start. The remainder merely provides supporting details.
Ex. Jerry slowly emptied the box of scraps, watching bits of paper drifting quietly to the floor.

49. Parallel Sentence
In order to balance the relative importance of two or more ideas, writer give them parallel forms and set them opposite each other, often divided by a conjunction or a semicolon. Also called a compound sentence
Ex: To err is human; to forgive divine.

50. Periodic Sentence
The main idea is NOT complete until the end, creating a punch line effect in which the main information is reserved for the end to enhance the dramatic effect.
Ex: Standing quietly by the door, his hands in the pockets of his faded trench coat, the inspector noticed the woman from the pet-grooming salon.

51. Syntax- long and short sentences
One of the basic ways to achieve sentence variety is to use both long and short sentences.
“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.”
(Gary Provost, quoted in Roy Peter Clark, Writing Tools. Little, Brown, )

52. Other ways for variation in sentences:
Sentence Types: Declarative-Statement Imperative-Command Interrogative-Question Exclamatory-Strong Feeling Punctuation Usage