1. Juniors week 11: benchmark exam next week!!!  Comma test per.5  Brainstorm: Richard and religion. Now find 3 quotes from pages 111-118 that show his and explain what his philosophy of God is (6 sent. Minimum)  “I WILL FIGHT NO MORE FOREVER” BY CHIEF Joseph. Very famous piece! Youtube video only.  6 questions on benchmark.  Homework:  Ch. 4 and assgn. Due on block. Know ethos, logos, pathos= benchmark terminology  EAP ESSAY TEST ON Wed/THURSDAY! REVIEW OLD ESSAYS!

2. Tuesday  Absentees: see yesterday’s agenda on back wall and make up comma on own time.  REVIEW WHAT TO DO ON EAP ESSAY. Take out old essays, worksheets.  Evaluate how you need to improve  Worksheet for EAP!!!  VOC. LESSON: B OR d  Give benchmark sheet  Homework:  Finish ch. 4/assgn. Due on block  FINISH IN CLASS WORKSHEET  Prepare for Benchmark by studying sheet; it’s on next week on block  EAP TEST IS ON BLOCK! WRITE AN ESSAY IN 45 MINUTES!

3. EAP ESSAY  IN INTRO:  HOOK, LEAD INTO AUTHOR’S NAME  TITLE OF PIECE IN INTRO.  HIS POSITION, WHAT HE’S ARGUIING  DO YOU AGREE?  BODY PARAGRAPHS:  1-2 great reasons per paragraph with solid evidence from books, movie, history, important people.’  3 reasons=3 cds.  Don’t write less than five paragraphs.  Write neatly!!!

4. Block:  EAP ESSAY TEST!  Entry due  pg. 455  Read Chief Joseph’s speech and answer questions following it.  You will have six questions on this speech regarding ethos/logos/pathos  The purpose of the speech, a line that shows his desire to stop fighting, motifs that come up and what they show.  Homework:  Voc. Test  Ch.5 for next week by March 27.  Benchmark in one week!!!

5. The Seniors want you to know:  “I wished I would’ve tried harder.”  “If I would’ve known it was this important, I would’ve done my best.”  “I could’ve saved myself a Sat. at Palomar taking their test.”  “If I don’t pass the CSU placement test, I have to go to their summer school, $$$.”  “Tell them they’ll feel stupid if a bunch of their classmates pass and they don’t.”  “Say, ‘Just try and then you’ll know how much harder you need to work as a Senior in math and English.’”  “I thought it was another essay; I didn’t know it could benefit me in such a huge way.”

6. EAP: YOU ARE MORE PREPARED THAN ANY OTHER JUNIOR CLASS I’VE EVER TAUGHT!  COMPUTER LOOKS THAT YOU ADDRESSEDTHE AUTHOR’S ARGUMENT BY USING HIS WORDS THROUGHOUT THE ESSAY AS YOU VOICE YOUR OPINION.  HAVING STRONG EXAMPLES FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, BOOKS, TV/MOVIES, ARTICLES, ETC.  GOOD ORGANIZATION AND LACK OF MISTAKES.

7. Friday Voc. Test: CANCELLED READING QUIZ: LATE ENTRY?  Benchmark prep(test next block!!): words commonly confused. Worksheet  Per.6: chief Joseph pg.454-456 questions 1-6  Semi-colons & colons & dashes  Analogies  Connotation: a word’s emotional meaning  HOMEWORK: CH.5 BY March 27(Tuesday!)