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https://www.dropbox.com/request/vkkEoAeiqvHd8zpvnVX6 Here it is as a link. Wednesday 4 September: Welcome; Policies; What is rhetoric? Flannery O'Connor SQs; Short stories assigned; poem practice Here are the assigned short stories: Aggie: "Good Country People" (Hulga) Aleksandra: "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" (Mr. Shiftlet) Chiara: "The Lame Shall Enter First" (Sheppard, Rufus) Carly: "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" (Grandma...Florida) Maria: "Parker's Back" Use your assigned story to inform your SQ answers along the way; you'll give a presentation about the rhetoric of the story in late September; you should read it as soon as practical. Thursday 5 September: Practice poem; Using SOAPSTone elements, the rhetorical triangle, the appeals, discuss the assigned poem; HW: Be ready to recite poem; go over notes to be able to participate in discussion about poem Friday 6 September: Poem due in class; Poem analysis (graded) discussion; HW: Write up poem analysis (one paragraph) Monday 9 September: Poem analysis due; In-class work/discussion on Spiritual Writings overall; questions about jargon; discussion of Sources question Tuesday 10 September: Questions due: Sources question (from discussion) and Preface question; discussion of preface and introduction; vocabulary words assigned (three words/student) Wednesday 11 September: Introduction question due; vocabulary word due to Dropbox before 8am; discussion of introduction; some vocab discussed Thursday 12 September: Christian Realism question due; finish vocabulary discussion; HW: Read Rhetorical Grammar Intro and Chapter 1 (pp. 1-16) Friday 13 September: Grammar Friday! Rhetorical Grammar Intro and Chapter 1 due for discussion Monday 16 September: Mother and Teacher question due; discussion of section; vocab review; have you read your assigned story? Tuesday 17 September: Revelation question due; discussion of "Revelation"; vocab practice quiz Wednesday 18 September: No class: Summer reading meetings; A Reason to Write question due to tray or Dropbox before class time Thursday 19 September: Sample vocabulary quiz; A Reason to Write discussion Friday 20 September: Vocabulary quiz; Grammar Friday! Rhetorical Grammar Chapter 2 (pp. 17-32) due for discussion (read only) Monday 23 September: The Province of Joy question due; Workday for presentation about assigned story Tuesday 24 September: Workday #2 for presentations with questions Wednesday 25 September: Story presentations; Prep for in-class writing (in response to one of the ***ed questions on the handouts) Thursday 26 September: In-class writing: Flannery O'Connor: Spiritual Writings (Abbreviated class: begin writing in class; turn in tomorrow or Tuesday 1 October.) Friday 27 September: Last presentation; Debrief and review of O'Connor unit; Grammar review; Usage review Monday 30 September: Quiz on Rhetorical Grammar Chapters 1 and 2 Tuesday 1 October: In-class writing (pushed to completion outside of class) due; finish Chapter 1 Wednesday 2 October: No school; Funeral of Joseph W. McPherson Thursday 3 October: Rewritten SQ due; Mrs. Walsh at a meeting; Finish reading through Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby; complete one study question for discussion on Monday (not to be collected; can be loose notes) Friday 4 October: Hand in homework; No classes, all-day festival day Comments are closed.
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