The content of the AP exam was the main topic of discussion in today's class. We also began talking about rhetorical analysis, especially as it is concerned with close-reading.
Homework: Students need to finish their note cards, which are due on Thursday. They also need to study for their summer reading tests, which will be given on Friday. Finally, they need to have their parents sign the "Plagiarism Contract" as well as the last page of the syllabus. These are all due on Thursday.
Pre-AP English 9
Passive reading and active reading were the main topics today. To prove that we are most often passive in what we read and watch, I showed the class six different advertisements that had "hidden images" in them, and the class had to try and see if they could find the incongruities in the pieces. We then discussed how actively seeing and reading art, literature, and advertising can cause us to see things that the general, unconcerned public would not see.
Homework: Homework: Students need to finish their note cards, which are due on Thursday. They also need to study for their summer reading tests, which will be given on Thursday. Finally, they need to have their parents sign the "Plagiarism Contract" as well as the last page of the syllabus. These are all due on Thursday.
Advanced English 9
Much like the Pre-AP class, we also studied active and passive seeing and reading in today's class. We took it one step further, however, and began to discuss annotation, a necessary and beneficial ingredient with close-reading.
Homework: Students need to finish their note cards, which are due on Thursday. They also need to study for their summer reading tests, which will be given on Thursday. Finally, they need to have their parents sign the "Plagiarism Contract" as well as the last page of the syllabus. These are all due on Thursday.
I feel the sorority and fraternity were not in the wrong. Yes, people were offended, but anymore someone is always being offended. They obviously did not throw the "bloods and crips" themed party just to hurt someones feelings. The NAACP might have taken things to a higher level than they should have. The sorority and fraternity both apologized and realized after the fact it might have not been such a great theme idea. Different races should not be punished for dressing as another race/social group. I'm sure there are more important issues to be addressed.
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