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Composition

March 28/29, 2017

60 Second Fix

• Feet flat on the floor
• Hands in lap or on legs
• Legs not crossed
• Wiggle your toes (gives a sense of being grounded)
• Back on the back of the chair (sense of connection)
• Cleansing breathe through nose (in nose, out of nose)
• Notice your breathing. Distracted? Refocus.
• Let the stress out with each breathe
• Close your eyes, look at the ground or focus on a visual
• calm.com

Othello: The Moor of Venice

• After we watch Othello, Discuss on www.turnitin.com discussion board:
• What is Iago’s motive?
• Why is Iago effective in his goal to usurp Othello’s power?
• What is Othello’s fatal flaw?

Othello Analysis Team Presentations

• Othello Team Presentation Group - Instructions
• Text of Othello
• Divide up the responsibilities equally among team members. Individually, compose your assigned section. Presentations start Wednesday/ Thursday after spring break. Paper copies of passage and team essay to Ms. Shires 24 hours in advance. Or make your own...

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Othello Analysis Team Presentations

• Prompt for team essay…
• Discuss the purpose of the dominant rhetorical devices used in the passage your team has chosen from Othello. How do those rhetorical devices help to communicate the message of your passage? Remember to identify 2 tones in your passage, as well as connect your chosen passage to important themes from the play.

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March 28/29, 2017 Homework

• Rhetorical Terms Test #48 to #58 - March 30/31, 2017.
• SOAPSTONE reader-
• Syntax-Page 18- P
• Page 19 - H and list 5 strategies
• Bring SOAPSTONE to next class.

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• readOthello /Othello Audio.
• Complete Othello Team Analysis Presentations in Class by Friday.. Presentations begin the Wednesday/Thursday after spring break.

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After Break, work on...Qualified Argument Format Worksheet

• Fill in the activities for the Qualified Argument Worksheet.
• When done…
• Work on SOAPSTONE
• Study rhetorical terms for test next week

AP Language Arts

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Sound Vs. Valid Mini-Lesson

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