Friday, February 6, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Group Question
Hey,
Are those of you reading the same book talking to one another or writing monologues? I'm open to all suggestions to make this a more open dialogue next time.
Mrs. Myers
Are those of you reading the same book talking to one another or writing monologues? I'm open to all suggestions to make this a more open dialogue next time.
Mrs. Myers
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Second Book Selection
As we are finishing our first free choice book assignment, it’s time to decide what you will read next. The next unit is titled, “A Sense of Place, A Sense of Self.” The essential questions for the unit are: What is our responsibility to nature and the environment? What place anchors us? How does the sense of place affect our sense of self? Use the unit theme and the guiding questions to help you select a book that will deepen your understanding of these concepts.
You are encouraged to work on this assignment with one or two other students who read the same book (Hand out for the assignment will be available next week). Please start exchanging ideas and book recommendations here.
You are encouraged to work on this assignment with one or two other students who read the same book (Hand out for the assignment will be available next week). Please start exchanging ideas and book recommendations here.
Style
Try applying what we've been learning about rhetorical strategies to your free choice reading book: Analyze the author's style of writing. What appeals do you notice (logos, ethos, pathos)? What rhetorical devices is the author using (diction, syntax, imagery, analogy, etc.)? Provide specific examples to illustrate your point. This post will help your classmates decide if it's a style that they enjoy reading.
Friday, January 23, 2009
More Questions to Ponder
You may want to strike up a conversation about your book with one of these:
1. What does the author do to make the book interesting? Is she or he successful?
2. Does the author of your book fulfill Faulkner's definition of the "writer's duty"?
3. What is the best book you have ever read? How does this book compare?
Happy blogging!
Mrs. Myers
1. What does the author do to make the book interesting? Is she or he successful?
2. Does the author of your book fulfill Faulkner's definition of the "writer's duty"?
3. What is the best book you have ever read? How does this book compare?
Happy blogging!
Mrs. Myers
If "Everything's an Argument" . . .
Here are some questions for the group to wrestle with this weekend:
1. What are some of the author's best arguments? What makes them compeling?
2. Which arguments or points made by the author do not make sense to you? Do you disagree with? Why?
3. How does your book connect to our class readings?
Remember, the purpose of the blog is to inform, to make connections, and to exchange ideas.
1. What are some of the author's best arguments? What makes them compeling?
2. Which arguments or points made by the author do not make sense to you? Do you disagree with? Why?
3. How does your book connect to our class readings?
Remember, the purpose of the blog is to inform, to make connections, and to exchange ideas.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
To The Sound and the Fury readers (and others reading one of the classics): Check out this website that is still under construction but already has some great literature resources.
http://www.shmoop.com/literature/
Mrs. Myers
http://www.shmoop.com/literature/
Mrs. Myers
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