Welcome.

Staple your AoW & have it ready to be collected.

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Agenda:

1. Collect AoW

2. Vocabulary: Test Thursday

Unit Vocabulary #1

Quiz Thursday

1. Rhetorical Precis
2. Invariant
3. Consensus
4. Stipulate
5. Disconcerting
6. Contingent
7. Intrinsic
8. Meritocracy

9. Metonymy

10. Censured

11. Personification

12. Anaphora

13. Allusion

14. Connotation

15. Myriad

16. Vindicate

17. Abolition

18. Resistance

19. Coming-of-Age Story

20. Tone

K.I.M. Chart:

1. Key Word + Part of Speech
2. Image or sentence that uses the word
3. Meaning: Definition

Complete chart for homework.

Unit Vocab #1

K.I.M

1. Rhetorical Precis: (N) analyzes both the content (the what) and the delivery (the how) of a unit of. spoken or written discourse. It is a highly structured four-sentence paragraph blending summary. and analysis.

2. Invariant: (Adj) Never Changing

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3. Consensus: (N) General agreement

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4. Stipulate: (V) demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement.

5. Metonymy: (N) the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant �“The pen is mightier than the sword.”

6. Personification: (N) the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Vocab #1

7. Anaphora: (N) the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition

*Intentionally repeating words or phrases to emphasize meaning: “I have a dream”

8. Allusion: (N) an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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9. Connotation: (N) an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

10. Coming-of-Age Story: (N) genre of literature and film that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to adulthood

Happy Tuesday.

Have your vocab out to be stamped.

Agenda:

1. Journal Write
2. Alfie Kohn Article
3. Personal Artifacts

Vocab Quiz Thurs!

Watch the news coverage of 9/11:

“Teaching Sept. 11th” �From NPR

Journal Write: 9/11

• How should future generations be educated about September 11? In your opinion, will Americans' perceptions of the attacks change as time passes?
• How has September 11 impacted American culture? For example, how have movies and TV programs been affected? Do you think movies and TV programs should emphasize more patriotic themes? Explain.
• Do you feel that the September 11 events have brought out both the "worst" and the "best" in people? What’s an example of the "worst" in people (ex. racism, violence, etc.)? What’s an example of the "best" (ex. donations, volunteerism, strangers helping strangers, etc.)?
• How best can Americans commemorate September 11? Should September 11 be a national holiday? Why or why not?

What does it mean to be well-educated?

Anticipation Guide

Complete for HW

• On the blank line, write your opinion:
• disagree strongly disagree somewhat �no opinion/unsure �agree somewhat agree strongly
• In the blank space, explain your rationale. 3-5 Complete sentences.

What does it mean to be well educated? By Alfie Kohn

Pair Share

• What is the purpose of schooling?
• Does being well- educated change over time?
• Why can it be dangerous to come to a consensus on a definition of being well-educated?

Work with your partner to come to consensus on “what it means to be well-educated”

1. Find another pair. Come to a consensus.
2. Find another square, come to a consensus.
3. Find a group of 8, come to a consensus.
4. Choose one definition.

2 Minutes

What does it mean to be well-educated?

Pair- Share

• What is the purpose of section 4?
• Can you relate to any of Kohn’s “poor definitions” in section 4?
• In your opinion, what qualities make a “good” school? Do you see those in your schooling?
• What kind of systemic issues face becoming well-educated?

Kohn Questions 3-5 Sentences

1. According to Kohn, what does it mean to be well-educated?
2. In the introduction, Kohn uses paradox: “...brilliant people cannot spell or punctuate” (1). What effect does this have on the reader?
3. Kohn writes: “To a disconcerting extent, high scores on standardized tests signify a facility with taking standardized tests.” What does Kohn mean?
4. Kohn states: “To be sure, not every individual who favors this approach is a right-winger, but defining a notion of educational mastery in terms of the number of facts one can recall is well-suited to the task of preserving the status quo” (3). What is Kohn arguing regarding “memorization of a bunch o’ facts”?

Welcome.

Have your anticipation guide out.

Ready, $et, Go.

Agenda:

1. Journal Write
2. Personal Artifacts
3. Finish Kohn Article
4. Argument Essay
5. Vocab Quiz

Journal Write: Alfie Kohn

Kohn writes, “I continue to be impressed on a regular basis by the agility of her mind as well as by how much she doesn’t know” (1).

What does the quote mean (Interpret)? How can Kohn be impressed with his ex-wife’s agile mind & all that she doesn’t know? Can someone be intelligent without being all-knowing or lacking common sense, like Kohn’s ex?

Anticipation Guide Discussion: �2 Minutes to discuss - We’ll randomly share out�Groups of two-three

1. Same Suit: #1
2. Same Color: #13
3. Same Card: #4

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What does it mean to be well educated? By Alfie Kohn

Pair Share

• What is the purpose of schooling?
• Does being well- educated change over time?
• Why can it be dangerous to come to a consensus on a definition of being well-educated?

Work with your partner to come to consensus on “what it means to be well-educated”

• Find another pair. Come to a consensus.
• Find another square, come to a consensus.
• Find a group of 8, come to a consensus.
• Choose one definition.

2 Minutes

What does it mean to be well-educated?

Pair- Share

• What is the purpose of section 4?
• Can you relate to any of Kohn’s “poor definitions” in section 4?
• In your opinion, what qualities make a “good” school? Do you see those in your schooling?
• What kind of systemic issues face becoming well-educated?

Kohn Questions 3-5 Sentences

• According to Kohn, what does it mean to be well-educated?
• In the introduction, Kohn uses paradox: “...brilliant people cannot spell or punctuate” (1). What effect does this have on the reader?
• Kohn writes: “To a disconcerting extent, high scores on standardized tests signify a facility with taking standardized tests.” What does Kohn mean?
• Kohn states: “To be sure, not every individual who favors this approach is a right-winger, but defining a notion of educational mastery in terms of the number of facts one can recall is well-suited to the task of preserving the status quo” (3). What is Kohn arguing regarding “memorization of a bunch o’ facts”?

Argument Essay #1

The first chapter of Ecclesiastes, a book in the Bible, concludes with these words:

"For in much wisdom is much grief, and in increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow."

Write a carefully reasoned, persuasive essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies this assertion. Use evidence from your observation, experience, or reading to develop your position.

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Have a great weekend.

HW: AoW #5

Kohn Article Q’s